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10 songs that feel like IDGAF

Matched to IDGAF by Dua Lipa on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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moderate 37/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Ron O'Neal — Wu-Tang Clan moderate 85 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

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Let It Go — Idina Menzel safe 95 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 43/100. Same smooth texture.

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What's Love Got to Do with It — Tina Turner moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same empowering pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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I Wanna Be Free — Loretta Lynn moderate 90 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.

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The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100).

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We've Come a Long Way, Baby — Loretta Lynn moderate 92 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same smooth texture.

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Style — Taylor Swift safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Treat Her Like a Lady — The Temptations moderate 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

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For Once in My Life — Stevie Wonder safe 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Quiero Más — Ozuna, J Balvin moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 32/100, down from 37.

Brown Skin Girl by Beyoncé
Brown Skin Girl — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out by Cat Stevens
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out — Cat Stevens safe 92 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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Let It Go — Idina Menzel safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 43/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
The Best Thing I Never Had — Beyoncé safe 81 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 27/100, down from 37.

Fly by Nicki Minaj
Fly — Nicki Minaj safe 80 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

bye by Ariana Grande
bye — Ariana Grande safe 118 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

Let Me Love You by Ariana Grande
Let Me Love You — Ariana Grande safe 67 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 37.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “IDGAF” by Dua Lipa?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ron O'Neal” by Wu-Tang Clan, “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel, “What's Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner — the top match scores 97% 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 “IDGAF” but calmer?

“The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, “Brown Skin Girl” by Beyoncé, “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” by Cat Stevens keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “IDGAF”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 75% 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
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity37
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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