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10 songs that feel like Latch

Matched to Latch by Disclosure ft. Sam Smith 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 50/100 intensity 122 BPM
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Shivers — Ed Sheeran moderate 141 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

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My Universe — Coldplay x BTS moderate 125 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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September — Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Stamp Your Feet — Donna Summer moderate 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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System of Survival — Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Moondance — Van Morrison moderate 142 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Hard Headed Woman — Cat Stevens moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Cool — Dua Lipa moderate 107 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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South of the Border — Ed Sheeran feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B moderate 98 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and sits a little calmer at 44/100.

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Zion Train — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 125 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 50.

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Late Night Talking — Harry Styles safe 122 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waitin' on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen
Waitin' on a Sunny Day — Bruce Springsteen safe 120 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 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 50.

Is This Love by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Is This Love — Bob Marley and the Wailers safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do — ABBA safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Obvious by Ariana Grande
Obvious — Ariana Grande safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Latch” by Disclosure ft. Sam Smith?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Shivers” by Ed Sheeran, “My Universe” by Coldplay x BTS, “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire — the top match scores 94% 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 “Latch” but calmer?

“Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Late Night Talking” by Harry Styles, “Waitin' on a Sunny Day” by Bruce Springsteen keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Latch”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 122 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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