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10 songs that feel like Untitled (How Does It Feel)

Matched to Untitled (How Does It Feel) by D'Angelo on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Untitled (How Does It Feel)
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Untitled (How Does It Feel)
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moderate 33/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Lose You to Love Me — Selena Gomez intense 67 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (67 BPM).

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Alison — Slowdive moderate 85 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

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The Heart Wants What It Wants — Selena Gomez intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 89% alike.

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Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair — Nina Simone moderate 70 BPM

Measures 82% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Since I Don't Have You — The Temptations moderate 70 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Love in the Dark — Adele safe 75 BPM

82% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same smooth texture.

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I Will Always Love You — Dolly Parton safe 66 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 82% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (66 BPM).

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Here Today — Paul McCartney safe 78 BPM

Measures 82% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same smooth texture.

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Beast of Burden — The Rolling Stones moderate 83 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100).

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Kehna Hi Kya — A.R. Rahman moderate 85 BPM

82% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Untitled (How Does It Feel) is more than you want right now.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 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 7. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Video Games by Lana Del Rey
Video Games — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 14/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

First Love by Utada Hikaru
First Love — Utada Hikaru safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor
Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O'Connor safe 67 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sodade by Cesaria Evora
Sodade — Cesaria Evora safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” by D'Angelo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lose You to Love Me” by Selena Gomez, “Alison” by Slowdive, “The Heart Wants What It Wants” by Selena Gomez — the top match scores 90% 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 “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” but calmer?

“Someone Like You” by Adele, “Photograph” by Ed Sheeran, “Liability” by Lorde keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Untitled (How Does It Feel)”?

It measures 33/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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, calmer: Fingertips — Lana Del Rey
Same feeling, bigger: Lose You to Love Me — Selena Gomez

What it’s good for

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity33
Dynamics67
Tempo17
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability100
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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