10 songs that feel like Like I Want You
Matched to Like I Want You by Giveon on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same smooth texture.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).
93% 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 Like I Want You is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 33.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 33.
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.
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 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Like I Want You” by Giveon?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Someday” by IU, “Danny Boy” by Johnny Cash, “Love Hurts” by Emmylou Harris — the top match scores 95% 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 “Like I Want You” but calmer?
“Good Guy” by Frank Ocean, “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths, “The 1” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Like I Want You”?
It measures 33/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild 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 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2020 in context
The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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