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10 songs that feel like obsessed

Matched to obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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obsessed
Olivia Rodrigo
moderate 54/100 intensity 130 BPM
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She's the One — Bruce Springsteen moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Red — Taylor Swift moderate 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Stay in Your Grave — The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Despair — Yeah Yeah Yeahs moderate 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Over Now — Post Malone moderate 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Lion's Teeth — The Mountain Goats moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Can't Stand Losing You — The Police moderate 142 BPM

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

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Yikes — Kanye West moderate 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100).

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Si pel ciel — Giuseppe Verdi moderate 120 BPM

98% 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 obsessed is more than you want right now.

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Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Over My Head by Fleetwood Mac
Over My Head — Fleetwood Mac safe 135 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love in Store by Fleetwood Mac
Love in Store — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild Honey by U2
Wild Honey — U2 safe 125 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — The Police safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Who Loves the Sun by The Velvet Underground
Who Loves the Sun — The Velvet Underground 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 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “obsessed” by Olivia Rodrigo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “She's the One” by Bruce Springsteen, “Red” by Taylor Swift, “Stay in Your Grave” by The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper — 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 “obsessed” but calmer?

“Hometown Glory” by Adele, “Over My Head” by Fleetwood Mac, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “obsessed”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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.

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity54
Dynamics67
Tempo50
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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