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10 songs that feel like She's Not There

Matched to She's Not There by Santana on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

She's Not There
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She's Not There
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moderate 45/100 intensity 120 BPM
Wish the Lads Were Here — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Funeral Pyre — Julien Baker moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Ripples — Genesis safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

A Fragile Thing — The Cure moderate 110 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

Heretics — Andrew Bird moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100).

I Need a Drink Or Two to Go On — American Football moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders — Sufjan Stevens moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Kid Charlemagne — Steely Dan moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Ain't Wastin' Time No More — Allman Brothers Band moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Klaus I Love You — M83 moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when She's Not There is more than you want right now.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 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 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dumb — Nirvana 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 45.

August by Taylor Swift
August — 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 35/100, down from 45.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 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 26/100.

Thumbing My Way by Pearl Jam
Thumbing My Way — Pearl Jam safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 23/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “She's Not There” by Santana?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wish the Lads Were Here” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Funeral Pyre” by Julien Baker, “Ripples” by Genesis — 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 “She's Not There” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Dumb” by Nirvana, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “She's Not There”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 59% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity45
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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