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10 songs that feel like Be Alright

Matched to Be Alright by Ariana Grande on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Be Alright
The song you love
Be Alright
Ariana Grande
moderate 46/100 intensity 115 BPM
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Zion Train — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 125 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

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I Saved the World Today — Eurythmics safe 110 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Can You Picture That? — Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Come On Up to the House — Tom Waits moderate 72 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Wall of Death — Richard & Linda Thompson moderate 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Fun Day — Stevie Wonder moderate 105 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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This Is Nowhere — The Black Keys moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Loves Me Like a Rock — Paul Simon safe 116 BPM

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

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Golden Years — David Bowie moderate 113 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (113 BPM).

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Only Love Matters — The Black Keys moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Waitin' on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen
Waitin' on a Sunny Day — Bruce Springsteen safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 31/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Time I Know It's for Real by Donna Summer
This Time I Know It's for Real — Donna Summer safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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I Saved the World Today — Eurythmics safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roanoke by Bill Monroe
Roanoke — Bill Monroe safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 18/100.

Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela
Grazing in the Grass — Hugh Masekela safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Be Alright” by Ariana Grande?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Zion Train” by Bob Marley & The Wailers, “I Saved the World Today” by Eurythmics, “Can You Picture That?” by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem — the top match scores 95% 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 “Be Alright” but calmer?

“Waitin' on a Sunny Day” by Bruce Springsteen, “Stand” by R.E.M., “Holiday” by Vampire Weekend keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Be Alright”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 115 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 / hype5/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo42
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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