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10 songs that feel like Take Care

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

Take Care
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Take Care
Beach House
moderate 30/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Perfect Day — Lou Reed safe 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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POV — Ariana Grande safe 85 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same smooth texture.

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Lay It Down — Al Green safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 97% alike.

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True Love Ways — Buddy Holly safe 72 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Kiss Me — Ed Sheeran safe 76 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and sits a little calmer at 22/100.

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Midnight Sun — Ella Fitzgerald safe 72 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Winter — Tori Amos moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 95% alike.

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I Don't Want to Miss a Thing — Aerosmith moderate 73 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 37/100. Same smooth texture.

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Collide — Ed Sheeran safe 82 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Beauty and the Beast — Disney safe 82 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Kiss Me by Ed Sheeran
Kiss Me — Ed Sheeran safe 76 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 22/100, down from 30. Nearly the same tempo, too.

POV by Ariana Grande
POV — Ariana Grande safe 85 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

ordinary things by Ariana Grande
ordinary things — Ariana Grande 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 6. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Words — Bee Gees safe 72 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 30.

Golden Lady by Stevie Wonder
Golden Lady — Stevie Wonder safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 30. Nearly the same tempo, too.

How Would You Feel (Paean) by Ed Sheeran
How Would You Feel (Paean) — Ed Sheeran safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

First Times by Ed Sheeran
First Times — Ed Sheeran safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 11/100.

Stella by Starlight by Ella Fitzgerald
Stella by Starlight — Ella Fitzgerald safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 32/100, versus the original's 30.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Take Care” by Beach House?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Perfect Day” by Lou Reed, “POV” by Ariana Grande, “Lay It Down” by Al Green — 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 “Take Care” but calmer?

“Kiss Me” by Ed Sheeran, “POV” by Ariana Grande, “ordinary things” by Ariana Grande keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Take Care”?

It measures 30/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 30/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 80% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity30
Dynamics56
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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