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10 songs that feel like The Ballad of Mona Lisa

Matched to The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! At The Disco on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The Ballad of Mona Lisa
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The Ballad of Mona Lisa
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moderate 58/100 intensity 106 BPM
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Roll Away Your Stone — Mumford & Sons moderate 105 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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Never Be the Same — Camila Cabello moderate 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same complex texture.

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I Need a Doctor — Dr. Dre moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Love Child — The Supremes moderate 114 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same complex texture.

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Breadwinner — Kacey Musgraves moderate 95 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100).

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Unchain My Heart — Ray Charles moderate 95 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same complex texture.

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Damaged Goods — Gang of Four moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Objection (Tango) — Shakira moderate 120 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same complex texture.

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Save Me — Queen intense 123 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

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It Will Rain — Bruno Mars moderate 89 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Ballad of Mona Lisa is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 58.

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — Sting safe 102 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

yellow is the color of her eyes by Soccer Mommy
yellow is the color of her eyes — Soccer Mommy safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 37/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Have You Ever by Brandy
Have You Ever — Brandy safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 58.

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scar Tissue — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 81 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 29/100, down from 58.

Candle in the Wind by Elton John
Candle in the Wind — Elton John safe 86 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

Jealous Guy by John Lennon
Jealous Guy — John Lennon safe 76 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 22/100.

Goodbye by Spice Girls
Goodbye — Spice Girls safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 58.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” by Panic! At The Disco?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Roll Away Your Stone” by Mumford & Sons, “Never Be the Same” by Camila Cabello, “I Need a Doctor” by Dr. Dre — 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 “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” by Sting, “yellow is the color of her eyes” by Soccer Mommy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Ballad of Mona Lisa”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 106 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity58
Dynamics67
Tempo37
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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