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10 songs that feel like stain

Matched to stain by Soccer Mommy 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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moderate 25/100 intensity 85 BPM
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Better as a Memory — Kenny Chesney safe 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

Diamonds and Rust — Joan Baez safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Measured 95% alike.

She's Already Made Up Her Mind — Lyle Lovett safe 70 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

Marshmallow — IU safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

End of the Road — Eddie Vedder safe 80 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

Things Change — Tim McGraw safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Measured 94% alike.

Someday Soon — Judy Collins safe 70 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

By the Time I Get to Phoenix — Glen Campbell safe 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

She Just Started Liking Cheatin Songs — Alan Jackson safe 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 25. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everything Means Nothing to Me — Elliott Smith safe 75 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 25. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 22/100, down from 25. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 26/100, versus the original's 25. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “stain” by Soccer Mommy?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Male Fantasy” by Billie Eilish, “Better as a Memory” by Kenny Chesney, “Diamonds and Rust” by Joan Baez — 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 “stain” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths, “Everything Means Nothing to Me” by Elliott Smith, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “stain”?

It measures 25/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 84% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 25/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus9/10
Workout1/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity25
Dynamics33
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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