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10 songs that feel like jealousy, jealousy

Matched to jealousy, jealousy by Olivia Rodrigo 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 55/100 intensity 144 BPM
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Levon — Elton John moderate 146 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (146 BPM).

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The One I Love — R.E.M. moderate 128 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) — Ariana Grande moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Don't Swallow the Cap — The National moderate 126 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness — The National moderate 126 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

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Salt in the Wound — boygenius moderate 124 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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I'm a Mess — Ed Sheeran moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Across the Sea — Weezer moderate 138 BPM

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

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Some Unholy War — Amy Winehouse moderate 136 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (136 BPM).

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Dark Fantasy — Kanye West moderate 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

I Wish I Hated You by Ariana Grande
I Wish I Hated You — Ariana Grande safe 136 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 55. 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.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 27/100.

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande
eternal sunshine — Ariana Grande safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 55.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 55.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 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 15/100.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 55.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “jealousy, jealousy” by Olivia Rodrigo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Levon” by Elton John, “The One I Love” by R.E.M., “We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” by Ariana Grande — 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 “jealousy, jealousy” but calmer?

“I Wish I Hated You” by Ariana Grande, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “jealousy, jealousy”?

It measures 55/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 144 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 75% of songs, calmer than the other 25%. Its intensity reading of 55/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 94% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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
Focus7/10
Workout7/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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 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

Intensity55
Dynamics67
Tempo58
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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