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10 songs that feel like Long Distance Call

Matched to Long Distance Call by Muddy Waters on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Long Distance Call
The song you love
Long Distance Call
Muddy Waters
moderate 34/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Until I Bleed Out — The Weeknd moderate 77 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and runs a little hotter at 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (77 BPM).

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Tea for One — Led Zeppelin moderate 80 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 43/100. Same layered texture.

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Stonemilker — Björk moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — runs a little hotter at 43/100. Measured 91% alike.

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Demons — The National moderate 85 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 43/100. Same layered texture.

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The One That Got Away — Katy Perry moderate 95 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and runs a little hotter at 40/100.

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Sweet Old World — Lucinda Williams moderate 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Born to Beg — The National moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — runs a little hotter at 41/100. Measured 91% alike.

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The Nurse — The White Stripes moderate 80 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Foreigner's God — Hozier moderate 72 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and runs a little hotter at 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Special Cases — Massive Attack moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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 nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 21/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fingertips by Lana Del Rey
Fingertips — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 18/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Killer by Phoebe Bridgers
Killer — Phoebe Bridgers safe 85 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Moon Song by Phoebe Bridgers
Moon Song — Phoebe Bridgers safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Blue — Joni Mitchell safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 11/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Long Distance Call” by Muddy Waters?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Until I Bleed Out” by The Weeknd, “Tea for One” by Led Zeppelin, “Stonemilker” by Björk — the top match scores 92% 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 “Long Distance Call” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please” by James Brown, “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift, “Broken-Hearted Girl” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Long Distance Call”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 70 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 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus9/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1951 in context

The 16 songs we’ve measured from 1951 average a dynamic range of 5.1/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity34
Dynamics33
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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