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10 songs that feel like Emily I'm Sorry

Matched to Emily I'm Sorry by boygenius on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Emily I'm Sorry
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safe 16/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Femme Fatale — The Velvet Underground safe 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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In the Cold, Cold Night — The White Stripes safe 112 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Outra Vez — Tom Jobim safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Like Dylan in the Movies — Belle and Sebastian safe 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Lady D'Arbanville — Cat Stevens safe 115 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Crying, Waiting, Hoping — Buddy Holly safe 115 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Mama Said — Metallica safe 125 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Stay on These Roads — a-ha safe 112 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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After Hours — The Velvet Underground safe 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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She Belongs to Me — Bob Dylan safe 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Emily I'm Sorry” by boygenius?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Femme Fatale” by The Velvet Underground, “In the Cold, Cold Night” by The White Stripes, “Outra Vez” by Tom Jobim — 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 “Emily I'm Sorry”?

It measures 16/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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 95% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 16/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, 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 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2023 in context

The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 3/10, 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

Intensity16
Dynamics22
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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