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10 songs that feel like Strawberry Blond

Matched to Strawberry Blond by Mitski 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 51/100 intensity 140 BPM
Tongue — R.E.M. moderate 124 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

Low — SZA moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Pied Piper — BTS moderate 122 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike.

Courtship — Björk moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

lovergirl — Madison Beer moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

Sugar Never Tasted So Good — The White Stripes moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

China Cat Sunflower — Grateful Dead moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Zack And Codeine — Post Malone moderate 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Atrás Do Trio Elétrico — Caetano Veloso moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Silence Kid — Pavement moderate 140 BPM

99% 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 Strawberry Blond is more than you want right now.

Return to Sender by Elvis Presley
Return to Sender — Elvis Presley safe 132 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

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

Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 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 20/100.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 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 51.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 51.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.

Video Games by Lana Del Rey
Video Games — Lana Del Rey safe 60 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 14/100.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 19/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Strawberry Blond” by Mitski?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tongue” by R.E.M., “Low” by SZA, “Pied Piper” by BTS — the top match scores 97% 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 “Strawberry Blond” but calmer?

“Return to Sender” by Elvis Presley, “Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, “Cornerstone” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Strawberry Blond”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 6/10, layered texture, mild 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 90% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity51
Dynamics56
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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