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10 songs that feel like That Funny Feeling

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

That Funny Feeling
The song you love
That Funny Feeling
Phoebe Bridgers
moderate 26/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Easy Way Out — Elliott Smith moderate 85 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100).

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If God Will Send His Angels — U2 moderate 88 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same layered texture.

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On the Beach — Neil Young moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Mourning Air — Portishead moderate 70 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

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Sex Kills — Joni Mitchell moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Hurt Feelings — Mac Miller moderate 88 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

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Hurt — Nine Inch Nails moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Blue Thunder — Galaxie 500 moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same layered texture.

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The Ultracheese — Arctic Monkeys moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Show Me the Place — Leonard Cohen moderate 60 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

This Is Me Trying by Taylor Swift
This Is Me Trying — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 19/100, down from 26. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Coming Up Roses — Elliott Smith safe 75 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Condor Ave by Elliott Smith
Condor Ave — Elliott Smith safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 13/100.

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Lump Sum — Bon Iver safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 26. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 12/100, down from 26. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 26. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “That Funny Feeling” by Phoebe Bridgers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Easy Way Out” by Elliott Smith, “If God Will Send His Angels” by U2, “On the Beach” by Neil Young — 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 “That Funny Feeling” but calmer?

“This Is Me Trying” by Taylor Swift, “Coming Up Roses” by Elliott Smith, “Condor Ave” by Elliott Smith keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “That Funny Feeling”?

It measures 26/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 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 83% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 26/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity26
Dynamics33
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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