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10 songs that feel like Time and Time Again

Matched to Time and Time Again by Counting Crows on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Time and Time Again
Counting Crows
moderate 46/100 intensity 80 BPM
Knives Out — Radiohead moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Garden — Pearl Jam moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Rent Man — Black Uhuru moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Lonesome On'ry and Mean — Waylon Jennings moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Trouble Stay Away from My Door — Lightnin Hopkins moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Broken Whiskey Glass — Post Malone moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Someday — Steve Earle moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

John Walker's Blues — Steve Earle moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

A Good Run of Bad Luck — Clint Black moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Heartbreak Warfare — John Mayer moderate 84 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift
Right Where You Left Me — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

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 its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 26/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Time and Time Again” by Counting Crows?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Knives Out” by Radiohead, “Garden” by Pearl Jam, “Rent Man” by Black Uhuru — 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 “Time and Time Again” but calmer?

“Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M., “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Time and Time Again”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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