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10 songs that feel like So Young

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

So Young
The song you love
So Young
Suede
moderate 58/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Leah — Roy Orbison moderate 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). 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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TELEKINESIS — Travis Scott moderate 83 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Elevate Me Later — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Live In The Dream — St. Vincent moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). 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 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Born — Sharon Van Etten moderate 85 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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A Night Like This — The Cure moderate 110 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100).

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Keep Talking — Pink Floyd moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.

Zebra by Beach House
Zebra — Beach House safe 85 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed
Coney Island Baby — Lou Reed safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 18/100, versus the original's 58.

Computer Love by Kraftwerk
Computer Love — Kraftwerk safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 58.

Father to a Sister of Thought by Pavement
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 39/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

How Insensitive by Antonio Carlos Jobim
How Insensitive — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 90 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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “So Young” by Suede?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Die schöne Müllerin” by Franz Schubert, “Leah” by Roy Orbison, “SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE” by Tyler, the Creator — 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 “So Young” but calmer?

“Überlin” by R.E.M., “Heaven” by Talking Heads, “Zebra” by Beach House keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “So Young”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity58
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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