"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Nathan Jones" by The Supremes. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. balanced composition. Mood: cathartic, melancholy. Visual style: 1970s editorial print aesthetic, sun-faded color. 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."
Nathan Jones
The Supremes
Touch (1971)
Easy, low-key calm, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
112
BPM
Nathan Jones by The Supremes is 112 BPM — Moderato (moderate).
Half-time 56 BPM · Double-time 224 BPM · released 1971
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Song DNA
Notes: emotional and poignant
Recommended for: deep listening emotional release
A calm, low-key track. The track moves moderately between quiet and loud with no sudden shifts to brace for, over a even texture. A big, expressive vocal out front, at a steady, walkable tempo. It’s fairly predictable, with a shape you can follow. Against the 19,209 songs we’ve measured, it sits more energetic than 25% of songs, calmer than the rest.
Cultural Context
A later hit showcasing the Supremes' evolution in sound.
Listening Prompt
Feel the depth of longing in the lyrics.
What to Expect
Building emotion with a smooth melody.
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Moods: cathartic, melancholy
At a glance
"Nathan Jones" by The Supremes
112 BPM, dynamic range 6/10, smooth texture, dynamic vocals. Sits in the middle band — neither built for stillness nor pitched at workout intensity. Whether it works for a given moment depends more on mood and lyrical content than on the acoustic profile. The full sensory breakdown follows.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 6/10 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 medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in The Supremes's catalog
We have 21 songs from The Supremes in the library. Of those, 11 are rated Safe, 10 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits at the artist average of 6.0, making it the #14 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
1971 context
Released in 1971. We have 257 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 1970s.
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How fast is "Nathan Jones"?
112 BPM — Upbeat (dance-pop / running warm-up)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Steady cardio, power walking, light weights.
For daily life
Cooking, casual listening, cleaning, dinner music.
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When "Nathan Jones" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
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Running / workout
Maybe — at 112 BPM this is more warm-up or cool-down pace than peak-effort running.
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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.
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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.
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37/100 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
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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
Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype4/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1971 in context
The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1971 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, 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
Intensity37
Dynamics56
Tempo40
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Nathan Jones"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Nathan Jones" by The Supremes?
"Nathan Jones" by The Supremes has a tempo of 112 BPM (Moderato (moderate)). At half-time that is 56 BPM, and at double-time 224 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Nathan Jones" by The Supremes?
"Nathan Jones" by The Supremes rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, none sudden changes, smooth texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Nathan Jones" — what is its dynamic range?
"Nathan Jones" has a dynamic range of 6/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Nathan Jones" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "Nathan Jones" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "Nathan Jones" best for?
In our library "Nathan Jones" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Nathan Jones" released?
"Nathan Jones" is from 1971, on the album "Touch". It appears in our 1970s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Nathan Jones"?
We tag "Nathan Jones" as cathartic, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Nathan Jones"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "Nathan Jones" good for running?
Not really — at 112 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Nathan Jones" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (6/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Nathan Jones" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "Nathan Jones"?
"Nathan Jones" 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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