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10 songs that feel like Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Matched to Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 78/100.
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 78/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Measured 95% alike.
Measures 92% the same. It runs a little hotter at 79/100. Same layered texture.
A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 79/100.
92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 79/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 87% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).
Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 81/100. Same layered texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Montero (Call Me By Your Name) 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 8. Intensity 15/100, down from 72. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 49/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 34/100, versus the original's 72. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 38/100, down from 72.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 52/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 44/100, versus the original's 72. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead, “Super” by Cordae, “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana — the top match scores 94% 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 “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” but calmer?
“Aeon” by Antony and the Johnsons, “Always and Forever” by Luther Vandross, “Magnificat, RV 610” by Antonio Vivaldi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”?
It measures 72/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 66 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
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 72/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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.
2021 in context
The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than 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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