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10 songs that feel like Sweetest Devotion

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

Sweetest Devotion
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Sweetest Devotion
Adele
moderate 53/100 intensity 124 BPM
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Between Two Lungs — Florence + the Machine moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Magic Shop — BTS moderate 92 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 47/100. Same layered texture.

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Because the Night — Patti Smith moderate 122 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (122 BPM).

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Miracle Drug — U2 moderate 124 BPM

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

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Curtains — Ed Sheeran moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Love Overboard — Gladys Knight and the Pips moderate 110 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Original of the Species — U2 moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Cabeca — Gal Costa moderate 120 BPM

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

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The Cross — Prince moderate 120 BPM

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

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So Emotional — Whitney Houston moderate 120 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 Sweetest Devotion is more than you want right now.

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

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

Where You Lead by Carole King
Where You Lead — Carole King safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stand by Me by The Drifters
Stand by Me — The Drifters safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Remedy by Adele
Remedy — Adele safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 53.

Hold Me Up (Thank You) by Khruangbin
Hold Me Up (Thank You) — Khruangbin safe 95 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 53.

Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl — Van Morrison safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All Night by Beyoncé
All Night — Beyoncé safe 82 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 30/100.

Friends Will Be Friends by Queen
Friends Will Be Friends — Queen safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sweetest Devotion” by Adele?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Between Two Lungs” by Florence + the Machine, “Magic Shop” by BTS, “Because the Night” by Patti Smith — 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 “Sweetest Devotion” but calmer?

“Me in Honey” by R.E.M., “Where You Lead” by Carole King, “Stand by Me” by The Drifters keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Sweetest Devotion”?

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 124 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 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.

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.

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 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
Tempo47
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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