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10 songs that feel like Leave Me Lonely

Matched to Leave Me Lonely by Ariana Grande 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
Leave Me Lonely
Ariana Grande
moderate 47/100 intensity 92 BPM
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Where She Goes — Bad Bunny moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Headlights — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Fortnight — Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Madonna — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Condemnation — Depeche Mode moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Light Blue — Snail Mail moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Over and Out — Foo Fighters moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Even in the Shadows — Enya moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All in Love Is Fair by Stevie Wonder
All in Love Is Fair — Stevie Wonder safe 68 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge.

She's Out of My Life by Michael Jackson
She's Out of My Life — Michael Jackson safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 47.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 17/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Killer by Phoebe Bridgers
Killer — Phoebe Bridgers safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

From the Dining Table by Harry Styles
From the Dining Table — Harry Styles safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 13/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran
Give Me Love — Ed Sheeran safe 88 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Leave Me Lonely” by Ariana Grande?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Where She Goes” by Bad Bunny, “Headlights” by Eminem, “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — 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 “Leave Me Lonely” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “All in Love Is Fair” by Stevie Wonder, “She's Out of My Life” by Michael Jackson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Leave Me Lonely”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 92 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo29
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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