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10 songs that feel like I Can Be That Woman

Matched to I Can Be That Woman by ABBA on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

I Can Be That Woman
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I Can Be That Woman
ABBA
moderate 43/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Ex-Factor — Lauryn Hill moderate 83 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (83 BPM).

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enough for you — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Roses — Kanye West moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Tea for One — Led Zeppelin moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Stonemilker — Björk moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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How Blue Can You Get — B.B. King moderate 65 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Until I Bleed Out — The Weeknd moderate 77 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (77 BPM).

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Dive — Ed Sheeran moderate 83 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Demons — The National moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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U (Man Like) — Bon Iver moderate 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I Can Be That Woman is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

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 6. 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 its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 43. 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 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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 6, 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 its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 25/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Can Be That Woman” by ABBA?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ex-Factor” by Lauryn Hill, “enough for you” by Olivia Rodrigo, “Roses” by Kanye West — 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 Can Be That Woman” but calmer?

“Almost Is Never Enough” by Ariana Grande feat. Nathan Sykes, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “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 “I Can Be That Woman”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity43
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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