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10 songs that feel like Suspicious Minds

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

Suspicious Minds
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Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
moderate 53/100 intensity 126 BPM
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The End of Love — Florence + The Machine moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Stay Down — boygenius moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Unsatisfied — The Replacements moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Every Time the Sun Comes Up — Sharon Van Etten moderate 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Sweet Nothing — Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch moderate 126 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Titanium — David Guetta feat. Sia moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Runnin' with the Devil — Van Halen moderate 126 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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You're Gonna Miss Me — 13th Floor Elevators intense 120 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Zombie — Fela Kuti moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — Sting safe 102 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 53.

yellow is the color of her eyes by Soccer Mommy
yellow is the color of her eyes — Soccer Mommy safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.

End of the Road by Boyz II Men
End of the Road — Boyz II Men safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 37/100.

Have You Ever by Brandy
Have You Ever — Brandy safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 53.

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 53.

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scar Tissue — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 81 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.

Candle in the Wind by Elton John
Candle in the Wind — Elton John safe 86 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100.

Jealous Guy by John Lennon
Jealous Guy — John Lennon safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The End of Love” by Florence + The Machine, “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” by Arcade Fire, “Stay Down” by boygenius — 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 “Suspicious Minds” but calmer?

“If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” by Sting, “yellow is the color of her eyes” by Soccer Mommy, “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Suspicious Minds”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 126 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 83% 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.

1969 in context

The 222 songs we’ve measured from 1969 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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