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10 songs that feel like When It's All Said and Done

Matched to When It's All Said and Done by Giveon 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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When It's All Said and Done
Giveon
moderate 44/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Make It to Me — Sam Smith moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Mr. Intentional — Lauryn Hill moderate 72 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.

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Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) — Roy Orbison moderate 98 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Star Spangled Banner — Marvin Gaye moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same smooth texture.

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Winterreise — Franz Schubert moderate 80 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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I Know I'm Not the Right One — Sam Smith moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

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Cry Me a River — Michael Buble moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Shine — John Legend moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

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Dead and Gone — T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Leave Your Lover — Sam Smith moderate 80 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 When It's All Said and Done 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 44.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 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 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 25/100.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 35/100, versus the original's 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “When It's All Said and Done” by Giveon?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Make It to Me” by Sam Smith, “Mr. Intentional” by Lauryn Hill, “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)” by Roy Orbison — the top match scores 98% 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 “When It's All Said and Done” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Broken-Hearted Girl” by Beyoncé, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “When It's All Said and Done”?

It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth 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 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 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 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
Dinner9/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity44
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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