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10 songs that feel like Taylor

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

The song you love
Taylor
Haim
moderate 39/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Mr Time — Floetry moderate 85 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Bluish — Animal Collective moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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E85 — Don Toliver moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Stay with Me Tonight — The Human League moderate 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Me and Michael — MGMT moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Summer — Khalid moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Je Pense a Toi — Amadou and Mariam moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Is a Woman — Lambchop moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Imagination — Floetry moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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The Party and The After Party — The Weeknd moderate 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan
She Belongs to Me — Bob Dylan safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan
John Wesley Harding — Bob Dylan safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Entering Heaven Alive — Jack White 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 22/100.

If Not Now... by Tracy Chapman
If Not Now... — Tracy Chapman safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 13/100, versus the original's 39.

Breakdown by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Breakdown — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 17/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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In Our Nature — José González safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Knockin' on Your Screen Door by John Prine
Knockin' on Your Screen Door — John Prine 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.

No Place to Fall by Townes Van Zandt
No Place to Fall — Townes Van Zandt safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 13/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Taylor” by Haim?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mr Time” by Floetry, “Bluish” by Animal Collective, “E85” by Don Toliver — the top match scores 97% 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 “Taylor” but calmer?

“She Belongs to Me” by Bob Dylan, “John Wesley Harding” by Bob Dylan, “Entering Heaven Alive” by Jack White keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Taylor”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 100 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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