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10 songs that feel like Coming of Age

Matched to Coming of Age by Jorja Smith on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Coming of Age
Jorja Smith
moderate 38/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Call It What You Want — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Tolerate It — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Down Bad — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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La Maza — Mercedes Sosa moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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La Arenosa — Mercedes Sosa moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Hear You Me — Jimmy Eat World moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Mutineer — Warren Zevon moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Heart Is a Drum — Beck moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Strong Enough — Sheryl Crow moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Stories — Bill Withers moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Coming of Age is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 38.

Chanel by Frank Ocean
Chanel — Frank Ocean safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Going to California — Led Zeppelin safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Re Stacks by Bon Iver
Re Stacks — Bon Iver safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Coming of Age” by Jorja Smith?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Call It What You Want” by Taylor Swift, “Tolerate It” by Taylor Swift, “Down Bad” by Taylor Swift — 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 “Coming of Age” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Chanel” by Frank Ocean, “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Coming of Age”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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