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10 songs that feel like Scientist

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

The song you love
Scientist
Twice
moderate 40/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Heart — IU moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

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Birthday Song — Wednesday moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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The Lady — Hugh Masekela moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 98% alike.

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You Know I Love You Don't You — Howard Jones moderate 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Tuareg — Gal Costa moderate 95 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Persuasion — Santana moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Make Love to Your Mind — Bill Withers moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Not a Bad Thing — Justin Timberlake safe 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Sandra — Gilberto Gil moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Si Voce Pensa — Gal Costa moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Delicate by Taylor Swift
Delicate — Taylor Swift safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 29/100, down from 40.

Like Real People Do by Hozier
Like Real People Do — Hozier safe 106 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

True Blue by boygenius
True Blue — boygenius 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 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Color in Your Cheeks — The Mountain Goats safe 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 28/100, versus the original's 40.

Replaced by Big Thief
Replaced — Big Thief safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Stand by Me — Ben E King safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You've Got a Friend by Carole King
You've Got a Friend — Carole King safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100.

Work Song by Hozier
Work Song — Hozier safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Scientist” by Twice?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Heart” by IU, “Birthday Song” by Wednesday, “The Lady” by Hugh Masekela — the top match scores 98% 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 “Scientist” but calmer?

“Delicate” by Taylor Swift, “Like Real People Do” by Hozier, “True Blue” by boygenius keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Scientist”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 110 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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