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10 songs that feel like Does Your Mother Know

Matched to Does Your Mother Know by ABBA on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Does Your Mother Know
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Does Your Mother Know
ABBA
moderate 51/100 intensity 137 BPM
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Genie in a Bottle — Christina Aguilera moderate 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Greedy — Ariana Grande moderate 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Anything Goes — AC/DC moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Blue Jean — David Bowie moderate 118 BPM

Measures 96% the same. 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

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Why Can't I Touch It — Buzzcocks moderate 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Saint-Tropez — Post Malone moderate 125 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Texas Hold 'Em — Beyoncé moderate 110 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Vicious — Lou Reed moderate 120 BPM

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

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Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair — Arctic Monkeys moderate 120 BPM

94% 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 Does Your Mother Know is more than you want right now.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 40/100, down from 51.

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly safe 135 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 34/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 51.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

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

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac 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 41/100.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Does Your Mother Know” by ABBA?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Genie in a Bottle” by Christina Aguilera, “Greedy” by Ariana Grande, “Anything Goes” by AC/DC — 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 “Does Your Mother Know” but calmer?

“Skateaway” by Dire Straits, “Not Fade Away” by Buddy Holly, “Roar” by Kidz Bop Kids keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Does Your Mother Know”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 137 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1979 in context

The 245 songs we’ve measured from 1979 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo54
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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