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10 songs that feel like bye

Matched to bye 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.

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safe 45/100 intensity 118 BPM
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happier — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 92 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same bittersweet pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100).

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Right by Your Side — Eurythmics safe 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (117 BPM).

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Kodachrome — Paul Simon moderate 118 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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You Are the One — a-ha moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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So Jah Seh — Bob Marley and The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) — Arcade Fire 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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The Muppet Show Theme — The Muppets safe 120 BPM

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

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Seven Wonders — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Featherweight — Fleet Foxes safe 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “bye” by Ariana Grande?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “happier” by Olivia Rodrigo, “Right by Your Side” by Eurythmics, “When Tomorrow Comes” by Eurythmics — the top match scores 93% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “bye”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 118 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 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
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 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

Intensity45
Dynamics56
Tempo43
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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