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10 songs that feel like Loose Lips

Matched to Loose Lips by Kimya Dawson 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
Loose Lips
Kimya Dawson
moderate 45/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Pop Song 89 — R.E.M. moderate 128 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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You Can Call Me Al — Paul Simon moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Rock and Soul Music — Country Joe and the Fish moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Give and Take — Brass Construction moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Talk That Talk — Twice moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Figure Eight — They Might Be Giants moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Who Needs Love (Like That) — Erasure moderate 125 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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See-Line Woman — Nina Simone moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Rock and Roll — The Velvet Underground moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Paper Rings by Taylor Swift
Paper Rings — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 43/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love in Store by Fleetwood Mac
Love in Store — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100.

Mint Car by The Cure
Mint Car — The Cure safe 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 34/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Late Night Talking — Harry Styles safe 122 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100.

Time (You and I) by Khruangbin
Time (You and I) — Khruangbin safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Loose Lips” by Kimya Dawson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pop Song 89” by R.E.M., “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon, “Rock and Soul Music” by Country Joe and the Fish — 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 “Loose Lips” but calmer?

“Paper Rings” by Taylor Swift, “Love in Store” by Fleetwood Mac, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Loose Lips”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, 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 88% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2006 in context

The 252 songs we’ve measured from 2006 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 5/10, 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

Intensity45
Dynamics44
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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