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10 songs that feel like Lazy

Matched to Lazy by Deep Purple 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
Lazy
Deep Purple
moderate 51/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Let Me Ride — Dr. Dre moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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The Recipe — Dr Dre moderate 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Doggy Dogg World — Snoop Dogg moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 95% alike.

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OG Beeper — ASAP Rocky moderate 90 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Africa Remembers — Youssou NDour moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Vienna — Ultravox moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Kozmic Blues — Janis Joplin moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Half Moon — Janis Joplin moderate 100 BPM

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

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Wall of Denial — Stevie Ray Vaughan moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Boys on the Radio — Hole moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Future Days — Pearl Jam safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Blackbird — The Beatles safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Xtal by Aphex Twin
Xtal — Aphex Twin safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 30/100. 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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 51.

Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Going to California — Led Zeppelin safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 23/100, down from 51.

Begin Again by Taylor Swift
Begin Again — Taylor Swift safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Golden Slumbers — The Beatles safe 71 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 33/100.

Team by Bon Iver
Team — Bon Iver safe 85 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 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Lazy” by Deep Purple?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Let Me Ride” by Dr. Dre, “The Recipe” by Dr Dre, “Doggy Dogg World” by Snoop Dogg — the top match scores 96% 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 “Lazy” but calmer?

“Future Days” by Pearl Jam, “Blackbird” by The Beatles, “Xtal” by Aphex Twin keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Lazy”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 66% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1972 in context

The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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