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10 songs that feel like Neither One of Us

Matched to Neither One of Us by Gladys Knight and the Pips on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Neither One of Us
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Neither One of Us
Gladys Knight and the Pips
moderate 45/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Elegie — Patti Smith moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Hello It's Me — Isley Brothers moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Rose in Paradise — Waylon Jennings moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Till I Can Make It on My Own — Tammy Wynette moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Wild Horses — Garth Brooks moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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The Cowboy in Me — Tim McGraw moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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My Red Little Fox — Sufjan Stevens moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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No Choir — Florence and the Machine moderate 72 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Back to Friends — Sombr moderate 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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The Great Pretender — The Platters moderate 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Neither One of Us is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 45.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Merry Go 'Round by Kacey Musgraves
Merry Go 'Round — Kacey Musgraves safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 45.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Good to Be King by Tom Petty
It's Good to Be King — Tom Petty safe 80 BPM

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

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Teardrops on My Guitar by Taylor Swift
Teardrops on My Guitar — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 20/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Neither One of Us” by Gladys Knight and the Pips?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Elegie” by Patti Smith, “Hello It's Me” by Isley Brothers, “Rose in Paradise” by Waylon Jennings — 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 “Neither One of Us” but calmer?

“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Neither One of Us”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity45
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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