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10 songs that feel like Save the Overtime for Me

Matched to Save the Overtime for Me by Gladys Knight and the Pips on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Save the Overtime for Me
The song you love
Save the Overtime for Me
Gladys Knight and the Pips
moderate 51/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Delta Lady — Joe Cocker moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Too Good at Goodbyes — Sam Smith moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Angel of Mercy — Dire Straits moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Exile — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Nothing Short of Dying — Travis Tritt moderate 80 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Whatever Happens — Michael Jackson moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Share Your Love with Me — Aretha Franklin moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Run — Hozier moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Ca Ja Devo — Milton Nascimento moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Tonton — Salif Keita moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Save the Overtime for Me is more than you want right now.

The 1 by Taylor Swift
The 1 — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Good Guy by Frank Ocean
Good Guy — Frank Ocean safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Abstract (Psychopomp) by Hozier
Abstract (Psychopomp) — Hozier safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100.

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Tomorrow Never Came — Lana Del Rey (feat. Sean Lennon) safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 12/100, versus the original's 51.

Henry, Come On by Lana Del Rey
Henry, Come On — Lana Del Rey safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 51.

Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue
Where the Wild Roses Grow — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Dance Me to the End of Love — Leonard Cohen safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Didn't Have Your Love by Leonard Cohen
If I Didn't Have Your Love — Leonard Cohen safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 12/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Save the Overtime for Me” by Gladys Knight and the Pips?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Delta Lady” by Joe Cocker, “Too Good at Goodbyes” by Sam Smith, “Angel of Mercy” by Dire Straits — 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 “Save the Overtime for Me” but calmer?

“The 1” by Taylor Swift, “Good Guy” by Frank Ocean, “Abstract (Psychopomp)” by Hozier keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Save the Overtime for Me”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 66% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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