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10 songs that feel like Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

Matched to Don't Think Twice, It's Alright by Bob Dylan 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
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Bob Dylan
safe 22/100 intensity 110 BPM
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One of Us — ABBA safe 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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A Face in the Crowd — Tom Petty safe 106 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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(Forever) Live and Die — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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So Far Away — Dire Straits safe 104 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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Cryin Time — Buck Owens safe 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100).

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Oh Daddy — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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Jesus Etc — Wilco safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Oblivions — The National safe 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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If It Takes a Lifetime — Jason Isbell safe 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Big City — Merle Haggard safe 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Don't Think Twice, It's Alright” by Bob Dylan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “One of Us” by ABBA, “A Face in the Crowd” by Tom Petty, “(Forever) Live and Die” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — 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.

How intense is “Don't Think Twice, It's Alright”?

It measures 22/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 110 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 86% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 22/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1963 in context

The 116 songs we’ve measured from 1963 average a dynamic range of 5.7/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity22
Dynamics44
Tempo39
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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