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10 songs that feel like Bad Together

Matched to Bad Together by Dua Lipa on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Bad Together
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Bad Together
Dua Lipa
moderate 48/100 intensity 105 BPM
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Dakiti — Bad Bunny feat. Jhay Cortez moderate 105 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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Gypsy — Shakira moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Ebony Eyes — Rick James moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Superfly — Curtis Mayfield moderate 105 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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I'll Bet You — Funkadelic moderate 105 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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What Katie Did — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Feel That Fire — Dierks Bentley moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Dimelo — Marc Anthony moderate 90 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) — The Four Tops moderate 108 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).

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King of My Heart — Taylor Swift moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Bad Together is more than you want right now.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 38/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans
Waltz for Debby — Bill Evans safe 112 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 40/100, down from 48.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
One Piece at a Time — Johnny Cash safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 29/100.

That's the Way It Is by Celine Dion
That's the Way It Is — Celine Dion safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 36/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Bad Together” by Dua Lipa?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dakiti” by Bad Bunny feat. Jhay Cortez, “Gypsy” by Shakira, “Ebony Eyes” by Rick James — the top match scores 99% 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 “Bad Together” but calmer?

“Let's Dance” by David Bowie, “Waltz for Debby” by Bill Evans, “Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Bad Together”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 105 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered 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 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

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
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo36
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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