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10 songs that feel like SeeSaw

Matched to SeeSaw by Jamie xx feat. Romy on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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SeeSaw
Jamie xx feat. Romy
moderate 42/100 intensity 128 BPM
Nocturnal — Disclosure moderate 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

Babel — Massive Attack moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

For Love — Lush moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Renaissance Fair — The Byrds moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Witch — Alex G moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Gretel — Alex G moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Coffee & TV — Blur moderate 125 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

Cross Bones Style — Cat Power moderate 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

State Forest — Burial moderate 135 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

Hand It Over — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift 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 35/100.

Shades of Cool by Lana Del Rey
Shades of Cool — Lana Del Rey safe 46 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 14/100, versus the original's 42.

Heroin by Lana Del Rey
Heroin — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 42.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 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 6. Reads 15/100.

Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Push the Sky Away — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 42.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “SeeSaw” by Jamie xx feat. Romy?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Nocturnal” by Disclosure, “Babel” by Massive Attack, “For Love” by Lush — the top match scores 98% 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 “SeeSaw” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin, “August” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “SeeSaw”?

It measures 42/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 128 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 38% of songs, calmer than the other 62%. Its intensity reading of 42/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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 6/10, 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

Intensity42
Dynamics56
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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