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10 songs that feel like Think

Matched to Think by Aretha Franklin 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 48/100 intensity 120 BPM
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What Have You Done for Me Lately — Janet Jackson moderate 116 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

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Find You — Zedd featuring Liam Payne and Rita Ora moderate 123 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same smooth texture.

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You Make Me — Avicii moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Say So — Doja Cat moderate 111 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same smooth texture.

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Ain't Got No, I Got Life — Nina Simone moderate 130 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Can't Feel My Face — The Weeknd moderate 108 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same smooth texture.

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No Tears Left to Cry — Ariana Grande moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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I Want You To Know — Zedd featuring Selena Gomez moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same smooth texture.

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Memories — David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi moderate 126 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Losing My Religion — R.E.M. moderate 125 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 by Antonio Vivaldi

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pulcinella Suite — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 120 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 7. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Jamming — Bob Marley and the Wailers safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 31/100, versus the original's 48.

Bemsha Swing by Thelonious Monk
Bemsha Swing — Thelonious Monk safe 180 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 44/100, down from 48.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 21/100.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 32/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Think” by Aretha Franklin?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “What Have You Done for Me Lately” by Janet Jackson, “Find You” by Zedd featuring Liam Payne and Rita Ora, “You Make Me” by Avicii — 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 “Think” but calmer?

“Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580” by Antonio Vivaldi, “Pulcinella Suite” by Igor Stravinsky, “The Girl from Ipanema” by Antonio Carlos Jobim keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Think”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth 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 59% 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
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1968 in context

The 182 songs we’ve measured from 1968 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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