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10 songs that feel like The Archer

Matched to The Archer by Taylor Swift 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 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
Vertigo — Khalid moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

By Any Means — Jorja Smith moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Love Drought — Beyonce moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Ms Stress — Floetry moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Favor — Julien Baker moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Feel a Way — H.E.R. moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Anna Mae — Summer Walker moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

Skinny Love — Bon Iver moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Idontwannabeyouanymore — Billie Eilish moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Things You Say — Weyes Blood moderate 90 BPM

99% 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 The Archer is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Die Hard — Kendrick Lamar safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 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.

The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 8/100, down from 38.

Joe Hill — Joan Baez safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — 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.

New Years Day — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 20/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Archer” by Taylor Swift?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Vertigo” by Khalid, “By Any Means” by Jorja Smith, “Love Drought” by Beyonce — 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 “The Archer” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Die Hard” by Kendrick Lamar, “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” by John Prine keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Archer”?

It measures 38/100 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 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.

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.

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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