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10 songs that feel like Team

Matched to Team by Lorde 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 35/100 intensity 90 BPM
Pusherman — Curtis Mayfield moderate 92 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Pretty Pimpin — Kurt Vile moderate 95 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

I Will Possess Your Heart — Death Cab for Cutie moderate 125 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 93% alike.

Choo Choo — Mac DeMarco moderate 110 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

Color Bars — Elliott Smith moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

The Day Before You Came — ABBA moderate 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

Mad World — Tears for Fears moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Closedown — The Cure moderate 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Someone Great — LCD Soundsystem moderate 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Enola Gay — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark moderate 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

New Years Day — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 20/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Seven by Taylor Swift
Seven — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

No 1 Party Anthem — Arctic Monkeys safe 80 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 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 13/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr. Schwartz by Arctic Monkeys
Mr. Schwartz — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 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 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Flume — Bon Iver safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Eugene by Sufjan Stevens
Eugene — Sufjan Stevens safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 18/100.

I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You by Tom Waits

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 35.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Team” by Lorde?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pusherman” by Curtis Mayfield, “Pretty Pimpin” by Kurt Vile, “I Will Possess Your Heart” by Death Cab for Cutie — the top match scores 96% 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 “Team” but calmer?

“New Years Day” by Taylor Swift, “Seven” by Taylor Swift, “No 1 Party Anthem” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Team”?

It measures 35/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 23% of songs, calmer than the other 77%. Its intensity reading of 35/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, bigger: Machine Gun — Slowdive

What it’s good for

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

Intensity35
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load38

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

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