10 songs that feel like Shake It Off
Matched to Shake It Off by Taylor Swift on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 93% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 44/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — sits a little calmer at 44/100. Measured 91% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 43/100. Same layered texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — sits a little calmer at 45/100. Measured 89% alike.
Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.
A 88% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and sits a little calmer at 45/100.
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Shake It Off is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 35/100, down from 51.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 40/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 29/100, versus the original's 51.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 29/100, down from 51.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 27/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 51.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga, “Stupid Love” by Lady Gaga, “Waterloo” by ABBA — the top match scores 93% 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 “Shake It Off” but calmer?
“Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Shake It Off”?
It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 160 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 8/10, layered texture, no sudden 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2014 in context
The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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