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10 songs that feel like Goodbyes

Matched to Goodbyes by Post Malone feat. Young Thug on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Goodbyes
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Goodbyes
Post Malone feat. Young Thug
moderate 33/100 intensity 77 BPM
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One Tree Hill — U2 moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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She's Got You — Patsy Cline moderate 72 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

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Were You There When They Crucified My Lord — Mahalia Jackson moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 95% alike.

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How Can You Mend a Broken Heart — Al Green safe 76 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

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Shirtsleeves — Ed Sheeran moderate 80 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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You Know I'm No Good — Amy Winehouse moderate 90 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.

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Modern Romance — Yeah Yeah Yeahs moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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A Picture of Me (Without You) — George Jones moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

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Everybody Here Wants You — Jeff Buckley moderate 80 BPM

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

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Too Much — Drake moderate 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Goodbyes 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 33.

Almost Is Never Enough by Ariana Grande feat. Nathan Sykes
Almost Is Never Enough — Ariana Grande feat. Nathan Sykes safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Halah by Mazzy Star
Halah — Mazzy Star safe 72 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 5. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 33.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 5, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Al Green
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart — Al Green safe 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 37/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Honky Tonk Blues by Hank Williams
Honky Tonk Blues — Hank Williams safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 33.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Goodbyes” by Post Malone feat. Young Thug?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “One Tree Hill” by U2, “She's Got You” by Patsy Cline, “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord” by Mahalia Jackson — the top match scores 96% 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 “Goodbyes” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Almost Is Never Enough” by Ariana Grande feat. Nathan Sykes, “Halah” by Mazzy Star keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Goodbyes”?

It measures 33/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 77 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
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 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

Intensity33
Dynamics44
Tempo21
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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