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10 songs that feel like I Miss You

Matched to I Miss You by Ledisi 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
I Miss You
Ledisi
moderate 48/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Retrograde — James Blake moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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The Wilhelm Scream — James Blake moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Zoe Jane — Staind moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Hayart Albi Maak — Umm Kulthum moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Magdalena — A Perfect Circle moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Tonight — Seether moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Cold — Maxwell moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Holy Grail — Jay Z moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Release — Pearl Jam moderate 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Love Is an Angry Thing — Anthony Hamilton moderate 75 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 Miss You is more than you want right now.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 48. 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.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 27/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fingertips by Lana Del Rey
Fingertips — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Killer by Phoebe Bridgers
Killer — Phoebe Bridgers safe 85 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 7. Reads 16/100.

Moon Song by Phoebe Bridgers
Moon Song — Phoebe Bridgers safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Miss You” by Ledisi?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Retrograde” by James Blake, “The Wilhelm Scream” by James Blake, “Zoe Jane” by Staind — 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 Miss You” but calmer?

“Broken-Hearted Girl” by Beyoncé, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Please, Please, Please” by James Brown keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Miss You”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 70 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 96% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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