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10 songs that feel like It Ain't Me

Matched to It Ain't Me by Kygo & Selena Gomez on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

It Ain't Me
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It Ain't Me
Kygo & Selena Gomez
moderate 28/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Fernando — ABBA safe 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100).

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Mr. Tambourine Man — Bob Dylan moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

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Merry Go 'Round — Kacey Musgraves safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Crying Time — Ray Charles moderate 85 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same smooth texture.

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Happy Now — Kygo feat. John Legend moderate 104 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (104 BPM).

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Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same smooth texture.

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Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) — Garth Brooks safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Pipes of Peace — Paul McCartney safe 94 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

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New York State of Mind — Billy Joel safe 94 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (94 BPM).

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Summer, Highland Falls — Billy Joel safe 93 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when It Ain't Me is more than you want right now.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 21/100, down from 28. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Here's Where the Story Ends by The Sundays
Here's Where the Story Ends — The Sundays safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers
What a Fool Believes — The Doobie Brothers safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 22/100, versus the original's 28. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Chasing Pavements by Adele
Chasing Pavements — Adele safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 24/100, down from 28.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — 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.

When the Party's Over by Billie Eilish
When the Party's Over — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 44/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) — Marvin Gaye safe 86 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 28.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “It Ain't Me” by Kygo & Selena Gomez?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fernando” by ABBA, “Mr. Tambourine Man” by Bob Dylan, “Merry Go 'Round” by Kacey Musgraves — the top match scores 98% 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 “It Ain't Me” but calmer?

“Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding, “Here's Where the Story Ends” by The Sundays keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “It Ain't Me”?

It measures 28/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 82% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 28/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 82% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity28
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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