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10 songs that feel like I Can Change

Matched to I Can Change by LCD Soundsystem 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 Change
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I Can Change
LCD Soundsystem
moderate 49/100 intensity 118 BPM
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Cruel World — Holly Humberstone moderate 120 BPM

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

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T.O.N.Y. — Solange moderate 105 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Untitled — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 120 BPM

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

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Trip Through Your Wires — U2 moderate 123 BPM

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

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Scorpio Rising — Soccer Mommy moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Kite — U2 moderate 112 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Aurora — Foo Fighters moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Within Your Reach — The Replacements moderate 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Fresh Out the Slammer — Taylor Swift moderate 108 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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Stormy Weather — Pixies moderate 120 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

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

Can't You Hear Me Calling by Bill Monroe
Can't You Hear Me Calling — Bill Monroe safe 120 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.

Homesick by Dua Lipa
Homesick — Dua Lipa safe 98 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100.

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 49.

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Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac
Gypsy — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Ferrari by Frank Ocean
White Ferrari — Frank Ocean safe 120 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 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine
Passing Afternoon — Iron & Wine safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 14/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Can Change” by LCD Soundsystem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Cruel World” by Holly Humberstone, “T.O.N.Y.” by Solange, “Untitled” by The Smashing Pumpkins — 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 Change” but calmer?

“Can't You Hear Me Calling” by Bill Monroe, “Homesick” by Dua Lipa, “The Tree of Forgiveness” by John Prine keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Can Change”?

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 118 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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
Tempo43
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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