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10 songs that feel like Cool

Matched to Cool 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.

Cool
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Cool
Dua Lipa
moderate 49/100 intensity 107 BPM
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She Did It Again — Tyla & Zara Larsson moderate 105 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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I Just Want to Make Love to You — Etta James moderate 108 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Texas Hold 'Em — Beyoncé moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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South of the Border — Ed Sheeran feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B moderate 98 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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No Particular Place to Go — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Blue Jean — David Bowie moderate 118 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Who's Zoomin' Who — Aretha Franklin moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Chelsea Girl — Ride moderate 151 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Anything Goes — AC/DC moderate 120 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Unbelievers — Vampire Weekend moderate 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 39/100, down from 49.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge.

Oh Diane by Fleetwood Mac
Oh Diane — Fleetwood Mac safe 92 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 7. Reads 17/100.

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Late Night Talking — Harry Styles safe 122 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 33/100, versus the original's 49.

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Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 40/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Kinky Reggae by Bob Marley
Kinky Reggae — Bob Marley safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

Honey Honey by ABBA
Honey Honey — ABBA safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 23/100.

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do — ABBA safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 35/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Cool” by Dua Lipa?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “She Did It Again” by Tyla & Zara Larsson, “I Just Want to Make Love to You” by Etta James, “Texas Hold 'Em” by Beyoncé — 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 “Cool” but calmer?

“22” by Taylor Swift, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Oh Diane” by Fleetwood Mac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Cool”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 107 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 56% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo37
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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