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10 songs that feel like Take Me Back to London

Matched to Take Me Back to London by Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Take Me Back to London
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Take Me Back to London
Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy
moderate 55/100 intensity 142 BPM
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What's The Rumpus? — Jack White moderate 142 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Cooped Up — Post Malone moderate 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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That's the Way (My Love Is) — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Please Me (Till I'm Satisfied) — The Black Keys moderate 128 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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GOD. — Kendrick Lamar moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Running Free — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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92 Explorer — Post Malone moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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I Got Rhythm — Tony Bennett moderate 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Mod Lang — Big Star moderate 145 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Knee Socks — Arctic Monkeys moderate 126 BPM

97% 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 Take Me Back to London is more than you want right now.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Frank Sinatra
The Lady Is a Tramp — Frank Sinatra safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 29/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge.

Walkin' the Boogie by John Lee Hooker
Walkin' the Boogie — John Lee Hooker safe 140 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 7. Reads 29/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8) — Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 33/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roll On Buddy — Bill Monroe safe 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Telstar — The Ventures safe 132 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 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 55.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Take Me Back to London” by Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “What's The Rumpus?” by Jack White, “Cooped Up” by Post Malone, “That's the Way (My Love Is)” by The Smashing Pumpkins — 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 Me Back to London” but calmer?

“The Lady Is a Tramp” by Frank Sinatra, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon, “Walkin' the Boogie” by John Lee Hooker keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Take Me Back to London”?

It measures 55/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 142 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 75% of songs, calmer than the other 25%. Its intensity reading of 55/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 93% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity55
Dynamics67
Tempo57
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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