10 songs that feel like As It Was
Matched to As It Was by Harry Styles on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).
93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 58/100. Same complex texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 92% alike.
Measures 92% the same. It runs a little hotter at 71/100. Same complex texture.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (168 BPM).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — sits a little calmer at 57/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (172 BPM).
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 56/100.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and sits a little calmer at 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 53/100.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when As It Was is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 64.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 40/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 64.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 29/100, down from 64.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 38/100, versus the original's 64.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “As It Was” by Harry Styles?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Celebrated Summer” by Hüsker Dü, “Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits, “How High the Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald — the top match scores 94% 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 “As It Was” but calmer?
“Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “As It Was”?
It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 174 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
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 97% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2022 in context
The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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