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10 songs that feel like Out of Time

Matched to Out of Time by The Weeknd on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Out of Time
The song you love
Out of Time
The Weeknd
moderate 54/100 intensity 93 BPM
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III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" by Lloyd) — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE — Tyler, the Creator moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Still Ill — The Smiths moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Cuyahoga — R.E.M. moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All — Father John Misty moderate 85 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 46/100. Same layered texture.

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Space Bound — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Achin' to Be — The Replacements moderate 95 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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So Young — Suede moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Pilot Jones — Frank Ocean moderate 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Out of Time is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's All by Genesis
That's All — Genesis safe 104 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 40/100, versus the original's 54.

My Love, My Life by ABBA
My Love, My Life — ABBA safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 21/100, down from 54.

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Jezebel — Iron & Wine safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Halah by Mazzy Star
Halah — Mazzy Star safe 72 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 11/100.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. 8/100, versus the original's 54.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Out of Time” by The Weeknd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" by Lloyd)” by Childish Gambino, “Die schöne Müllerin” by Franz Schubert, “SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE” by Tyler, the Creator — the top match scores 96% 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 “Out of Time” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” by John Prine, “The Tree of Forgiveness” by John Prine keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Out of Time”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 93 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 6/10, layered texture, moderate 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity54
Dynamics56
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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