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10 songs that feel like I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am

Matched to I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am by Arctic Monkeys on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am
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I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am
Arctic Monkeys
moderate 30/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Racing Like a Pro — The National moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Bela Lugosi's Dead — Bauhaus moderate 145 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) — Bob Dylan moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Wild Reputation — AC/DC moderate 128 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It runs a little hotter at 47/100. Same layered texture.

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Dear Prudence — Siouxsie and the Banshees moderate 72 BPM

A 84% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and runs a little hotter at 46/100.

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Europe Endless — Kraftwerk moderate 120 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

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Highlands — Bob Dylan moderate 78 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 94% alike.

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People Are Strange — The Doors moderate 92 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 36/100. Same layered texture.

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All the World Is Green — Tom Waits moderate 90 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and runs a little hotter at 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Other Voices — The Cure moderate 90 BPM

82% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am is more than you want right now.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 20/100, down from 30. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August 10 by Khruangbin
August 10 — Khruangbin safe 95 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 13/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr. Schwartz by Arctic Monkeys
Mr. Schwartz — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 16/100, versus the original's 30. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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He Doesn't Know Why — Fleet Foxes safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 30.

Islands by Philip Glass
Islands — Philip Glass safe 72 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 12/100.

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

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 28/100, versus the original's 30. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am” by Arctic Monkeys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Racing Like a Pro” by The National, “Bela Lugosi's Dead” by Bauhaus, “One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)” by Bob Dylan — 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 “I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am” but calmer?

“Horizon” by Tycho, “August 10” by Khruangbin, “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am”?

It measures 30/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 30/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden 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 97% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, bigger: I Turn My Camera On — Spoon

What it’s good for

Sleep7/10
Focus9/10
Workout2/10
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 4/10, 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

Intensity30
Dynamics33
Tempo31
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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