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10 songs that feel like Since I've Been Loving You

Matched to Since I've Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Since I've Been Loving You
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Since I've Been Loving You
Led Zeppelin
intense 60/100 intensity 72 BPM
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I Need a Doctor — Dr. Dre moderate 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100).

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Inconsolable — Backstreet Boys intense 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same complex texture.

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Don't Let Me Down — The Chainsmokers moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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A Change Is Gonna Come — Sam Cooke intense 75 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same complex texture.

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Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 50/100.

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Civil War — Guns N' Roses moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same complex texture.

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Ghostin' — Ariana Grande intense 72 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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No Quiero Saber — Selena intense 85 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same complex texture.

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Melt My Heart to Stone — Adele moderate 72 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) — Otis Redding moderate 72 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 49/100.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Since I've Been Loving You is more than you want right now.

Cold by Chris Stapleton
Cold — Chris Stapleton moderate 65 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 59/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Light Blue by Snail Mail
Light Blue — Snail Mail moderate 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child by Mahalia Jackson
Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

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 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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What Sarah Said — Death Cab for Cutie moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 26/100, versus the original's 60.

Chained and Bound by Otis Redding
Chained and Bound — Otis Redding moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 60.

I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) by Otis Redding
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) — Otis Redding moderate 72 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Save Yourself by Sharon Van Etten
Save Yourself — Sharon Van Etten moderate 85 BPM

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 46/100.

Speak to Me by Depeche Mode
Speak to Me — Depeche Mode moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 57/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Since I've Been Loving You” by Led Zeppelin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I Need a Doctor” by Dr. Dre, “Inconsolable” by Backstreet Boys, “Don't Let Me Down” by The Chainsmokers — the top match scores 95% 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 “Since I've Been Loving You” but calmer?

“Cold” by Chris Stapleton, “Light Blue” by Snail Mail, “Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” by Mahalia Jackson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Since I've Been Loving You”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 72 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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 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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo18
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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