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10 songs that feel like Solo

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

Solo
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Solo
Frank Ocean
moderate 50/100 intensity 134 BPM
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Kimberly — Patti Smith moderate 126 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Shark Smile — Big Thief moderate 125 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Mykonos — Fleet Foxes moderate 135 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Asking Me Lies — The Replacements moderate 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Within Your Reach — The Replacements moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Lily (My One and Only) — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 127 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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I Want You — Bob Dylan moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Step — Vampire Weekend moderate 126 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Jackie's Strength — Tori Amos moderate 112 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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Sixteen Blue — The Replacements moderate 126 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

White Ferrari by Frank Ocean
White Ferrari — Frank Ocean safe 120 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 50.

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Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Halloween — Phoebe Bridgers safe 120 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 6. Reads 19/100.

10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure
10:15 Saturday Night — The Cure safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 20/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Green Gloves by The National
Green Gloves — The National safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 50.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge.

Lived in Bars by Cat Power
Lived in Bars — Cat Power safe 116 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 6. Reads 19/100.

Forrest Gump by Frank Ocean
Forrest Gump — Frank Ocean safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Solo” by Frank Ocean?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Kimberly” by Patti Smith, “Shark Smile” by Big Thief, “Mykonos” by Fleet Foxes — 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 “Solo” but calmer?

“White Ferrari” by Frank Ocean, “The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us” by Sufjan Stevens, “Halloween” by Phoebe Bridgers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Solo”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 134 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 89% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo52
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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