"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "The Other Woman" by Nina Simone. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. balanced composition. Mood: intimate, melancholy. Visual style: 1967 vintage painting aesthetic, warm aged tones. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
The Other Woman
Nina Simone
Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967)
Easy, low-key calm, gentler than 83% of our 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
80
BPM
The Other Woman by Nina Simone is 80 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 40 BPM · Double-time 160 BPM · released 1967
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Song DNA
Notes: sorrowful and poignant
Recommended for: anxiety relief meltdown recovery
An easygoing, settled feel. Predictable and even, it’s easy to settle into and let run. It lurches between soft and loud with nothing abrupt to catch you off guard, even in texture, with gentle vocals riding over it at an unhurried mid-tempo. On our 19,209-song scale, it reads gentler than 83% of everything we’ve measured.
Cultural Context
A song reflecting the pain of unrequited love.
Listening Prompt
Feel the heartache.
What to Expect
A steady, emotional journey throughout.
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Moods: intimate, melancholy
Volume Warning
"The Other Woman" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Nina Simone built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture: smooth.
Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Nina Simone's catalog
We have 32 songs from Nina Simone in the library. Of those, 6 are rated Safe, 22 Moderate, and 4 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits above the artist average of 6.6, making it the #12 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Nina Simone Sings the Blues
We have 3 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair — moderate DR 7
- I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl — moderate DR 6
1967 context
Released in 1967. We have 289 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1960s.
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Guides that may help
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much — A guide for sensory-sensitive…
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm — A guide for sensory-sensitive li…
How fast is "The Other Woman"?
80 BPM — Slow (downtempo / ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Morning coffee, deep work, commute wind-down.
Browse more songs at 80 BPM.
When "The Other Woman" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✗
Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
✗
Running / workout
No — 80 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
Related reading
Editorial guides that cover this song's use cases, moods, or artist.
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
Music for Anxiety and Panic Attacks: What Actually Helps, Acoustically
Most "anxiety music" playlists are curated by vibe and include songs that can escalate symptoms. This guide breaks down the acoustic propert…
Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
This song in the Music Studio
27/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-05. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 83% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 27/100 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 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
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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
Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype1/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1967 in context
The 289 songs we’ve measured from 1967 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
Intensity27
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "The Other Woman"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "The Other Woman" by Nina Simone?
"The Other Woman" by Nina Simone has a tempo of 80 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 40 BPM, and at double-time 160 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "The Other Woman" by Nina Simone?
"The Other Woman" by Nina Simone rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, none sudden changes, smooth texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "The Other Woman" — what is its dynamic range?
"The Other Woman" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "The Other Woman" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "The Other Woman" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "The Other Woman" best for?
In our library "The Other Woman" is recommended for: anxiety relief, meltdown recovery. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "The Other Woman" released?
"The Other Woman" is from 1967, on the album "Nina Simone Sings the Blues". It appears in our 1960s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "The Other Woman"?
We tag "The Other Woman" as intimate, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "The Other Woman"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "The Other Woman" good for running?
Not really — at 80 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "The Other Woman" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "The Other Woman" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "The Other Woman"?
"The Other Woman" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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