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10 songs that feel like Fitness

Matched to Fitness by Lizzo 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
Fitness
Lizzo
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Things Can Only Get Better — Howard Jones moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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I'm Outta Here — Shania Twain moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Figure Eight — They Might Be Giants moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Rally — Phoenix moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Yes or Yes — Twice moderate 130 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Like I Can — Sam Smith moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Stronger — Faith Hill moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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High Fashion — Roddy Ricch moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Word to the Mother Land — Big Daddy Kane moderate 100 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Fall Back Down — Rancid moderate 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100.

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Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 40/100, versus the original's 49.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 49.

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

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

I've Got the World on a String by Louis Armstrong
I've Got the World on a String — Louis Armstrong safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Got the World on a String by Frank Sinatra
I've Got the World on a String — Frank Sinatra safe 120 BPM

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

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fitness” by Lizzo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Things Can Only Get Better” by Howard Jones, “I'm Outta Here” by Shania Twain, “Figure Eight” by They Might Be Giants — 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 “Fitness” but calmer?

“When Tomorrow Comes” by Eurythmics, “Roar” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fitness”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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

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 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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