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10 songs that feel like Same Old Love

Matched to Same Old Love by Selena Gomez on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Same Old Love
The song you love
Same Old Love
Selena Gomez
moderate 21/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Here's Where the Story Ends — The Sundays safe 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Somebody Else — The 1975 moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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The A Team — Ed Sheeran safe 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Happier — Ed Sheeran safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Too Good — Drake moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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My Hometown — Bruce Springsteen moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Blowin' Smoke — Kacey Musgraves moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Give Me One Reason — Tracy Chapman safe 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Same Old Love is more than you want right now.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 27/100, down from 21. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 19/100, versus the original's 21.

Waterfalls by TLC
Waterfalls — TLC safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 21. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens
Mystery of Love — Sufjan Stevens safe 80 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Here's Where the Story Ends by The Sundays
Here's Where the Story Ends — The Sundays safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Why Does It Always Rain on Me? by Travis
Why Does It Always Rain on Me? — Travis safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 20/100, versus the original's 21. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Same Old Love” by Selena Gomez?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, “Here's Where the Story Ends” by The Sundays, “Somebody Else” by The 1975 — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Same Old Love” but calmer?

“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Same Old Love”?

It measures 21/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 87% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 21/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity21
Dynamics44
Tempo28
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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