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10 songs that feel like Everwanting

Matched to Everwanting by Maxwell 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
Everwanting
Maxwell
moderate 41/100 intensity 75 BPM
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Still You Turn Me On — Emerson Lake and Palmer moderate 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Long Long Way — Damien Rice moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Seven Bridges Road — Eagles moderate 76 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (76 BPM).

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Love Me in Whatever Way — James Blake moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Treacherous — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Maroon — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Evermore — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Lua Nha Testemunha — Cesaria Evora moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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The First Cut Is the Deepest — Sheryl Crow moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Come On in My Kitchen — Robert Johnson moderate 80 BPM

96% 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 Everwanting is more than you want right now.

Good Guy by Frank Ocean
Good Guy — Frank Ocean safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cayendo by Frank Ocean
Cayendo — Frank Ocean safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The 1 by Taylor Swift
The 1 — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 24/100, versus the original's 41.

Cowboy Like Me by Taylor Swift
Cowboy Like Me — Taylor Swift safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 22/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

In a Week by Hozier
In a Week — Hozier safe 78 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Abstract (Psychopomp) by Hozier
Abstract (Psychopomp) — Hozier safe 80 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 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Million Dollar Man by Lana Del Rey
Million Dollar Man — Lana Del Rey safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Everwanting” by Maxwell?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Still You Turn Me On” by Emerson Lake and Palmer, “Long Long Way” by Damien Rice, “Seven Bridges Road” by Eagles — 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 “Everwanting” but calmer?

“Good Guy” by Frank Ocean, “Cayendo” by Frank Ocean, “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Everwanting”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 75 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1998 in context

The 339 songs we’ve measured from 1998 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity41
Dynamics67
Tempo19
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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