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10 songs that feel like Free Spirit

Matched to Free Spirit by Khalid 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
Free Spirit
Khalid
moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Maria Tambien — Khruangbin moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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God Is Love — Marvin Gaye safe 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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We Are All Made of Stars — Moby moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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The Happiest Girl — Blackpink moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Revival — Allman Brothers Band moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Mountain to Move — Nick Mulvey moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Hold On — Dwele moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

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No More Rain — Angie Stone moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Evan Finds the Third Room — Khruangbin moderate 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Andar com Fe — Gilberto Gil moderate 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Redemption Song — Bob Marley safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100.

Long Walk to Freedom by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Long Walk to Freedom — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 29/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Hymn to Freedom — Oscar Peterson safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Bound for Glory — Woody Guthrie safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 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 6. Reads 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Free Spirit” by Khalid?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Maria Tambien” by Khruangbin, “God Is Love” by Marvin Gaye, “We Are All Made of Stars” by Moby — 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 “Free Spirit” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M., “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Free Spirit”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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