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10 songs that feel like Stupid Love

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

Stupid Love
The song you love
Stupid Love
Lady Gaga
moderate 44/100 intensity 123 BPM
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Waterloo — ABBA safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Baila Esta Cumbia — Selena moderate 115 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Sure Shot — Beastie Boys moderate 102 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 96% alike.

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I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Dynamite — BTS safe 114 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

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Rock Your Body — Justin Timberlake moderate 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Stuntin' Like My Daddy — Lil Wayne moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Oops!... I Did It Again — Britney Spears safe 95 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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La Carcacha — Selena moderate 104 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Brass Monkey — Beastie Boys moderate 98 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 38/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 40/100, down from 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 42/100, down from 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Two Doors Down by Dolly Parton
Two Doors Down — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That by Dolly Parton
Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That — Dolly Parton 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 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Come Fly with Me by Frank Sinatra
Come Fly with Me — Frank Sinatra safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 34/100, versus the original's 44.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Stupid Love” by Lady Gaga?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Waterloo” by ABBA, “Baila Esta Cumbia” by Selena, “Sure Shot” by Beastie Boys — 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 “Stupid Love” but calmer?

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston, “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala, “Changes” by David Bowie keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Stupid Love”?

It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 123 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 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, no sudden 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 81% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 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

Intensity44
Dynamics67
Tempo46
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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