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10 songs that feel like Man Overboard

Matched to Man Overboard by Blink-182 on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Man Overboard
The song you love
Man Overboard
Blink-182
moderate 44/100 intensity 150 BPM
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All I Want for Christmas Is You — Mariah Carey moderate 150 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (150 BPM).

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Spicks and Specks — Bee Gees safe 136 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same smooth texture.

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

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Sugar Magnolia — Grateful Dead safe 142 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same smooth texture.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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One Fine Day — Carole King safe 160 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same smooth texture.

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Jubilee — Louis Armstrong safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Shake — Sam Cooke moderate 140 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same smooth texture.

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Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

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This Is What You Came For — Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna moderate 124 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 44.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

Wild World by Cat Stevens
Wild World — Cat Stevens safe 69 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 19/100, versus the original's 44.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 44.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 16/100.

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 35/100, versus the original's 44.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Man Overboard” by Blink-182?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey, “Spicks and Specks” by Bee Gees, “Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M. — 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 “Man Overboard” but calmer?

“Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Man Overboard”?

It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 150 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 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, bigger: Paranoid — Black Sabbath

What it’s good for

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity44
Dynamics56
Tempo61
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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