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10 songs that feel like No Mistakes

Matched to No Mistakes by Kanye West on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

No Mistakes
The song you love
No Mistakes
Kanye West
moderate 55/100 intensity 148 BPM
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Mistakes — Sharon Van Etten moderate 118 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

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Cry for Judas — The Mountain Goats moderate 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Treat People with Kindness — Harry Styles moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Chicago — Sufjan Stevens moderate 140 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves — Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin moderate 132 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).

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(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone — Aretha Franklin moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Future Love — Ride moderate 148 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (148 BPM).

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Walk Unafraid — R.E.M. moderate 118 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Resolve — Foo Fighters moderate 126 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

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Another Part of Me — Michael Jackson moderate 126 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when No Mistakes is more than you want right now.

Epiphany by BTS
Epiphany — BTS safe 136 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 25/100, down from 55.

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It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.

Biking by Frank Ocean
Biking — Frank Ocean 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 7. Reads 16/100.

Be Thankful for What You've Got by Massive Attack
Be Thankful for What You've Got — Massive Attack safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 55.

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One Love / People Get Ready — Bob Marley & The Wailers safe 119 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 23/100, down from 55.

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Anywhere Is — Enya safe 118 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 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 7. Reads 18/100.

The Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
The Best Thing I Never Had — Beyoncé safe 81 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 55.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “No Mistakes” by Kanye West?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mistakes” by Sharon Van Etten, “Cry for Judas” by The Mountain Goats, “Treat People with Kindness” by Harry Styles — 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 “No Mistakes” but calmer?

“Epiphany” by BTS, “I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About In My Song” by Mahalia Jackson, “Biking” by Frank Ocean keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “No Mistakes”?

It measures 55/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 148 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 75% of songs, calmer than the other 25%. Its intensity reading of 55/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout7/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity55
Dynamics67
Tempo60
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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