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10 songs that feel like My Name Is Jonas

Matched to My Name Is Jonas by Weezer on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

My Name Is Jonas
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My Name Is Jonas
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moderate 58/100 intensity 96 BPM
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Wants and Needs — Drake moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Mine Smell Like Honey — R.E.M. moderate 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Kick in the Door — The Notorious B.I.G. intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Arabella — Arctic Monkeys moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Last Dance — Donna Summer moderate 110 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100).

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I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself — The White Stripes moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Oh, Pretty Woman — Roy Orbison moderate 104 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (104 BPM).

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100 Grandkids — Mac Miller moderate 88 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Business — Eminem intense 96 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

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SMUCKERS — Tyler, the Creator intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when My Name Is Jonas is more than you want right now.

Toosie Slide by Drake
Toosie Slide — Drake safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 58.

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 40/100.

Award Tour by A Tribe Called Quest
Award Tour — A Tribe Called Quest safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You're Lookin' at Country by Loretta Lynn
You're Lookin' at Country — Loretta Lynn safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 58.

We're Going to Be Friends by The White Stripes
We're Going to Be Friends — The White Stripes safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra
Love and Marriage — Frank Sinatra safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 58.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “My Name Is Jonas” by Weezer?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wants and Needs” by Drake, “Mine Smell Like Honey” by R.E.M., “Kick in the Door” by The Notorious B.I.G. — 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 “My Name Is Jonas” but calmer?

“Toosie Slide” by Drake, “Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock, “Skateaway” by Dire Straits keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “My Name Is Jonas”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 96 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity58
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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