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10 songs that feel like The Power of Love

Matched to The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The Power of Love
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The Power of Love
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
moderate 48/100 intensity 63 BPM
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One Moment in Time — Whitney Houston moderate 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Loyal Brave True — Christina Aguilera moderate 72 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You've Got a Friend — Aretha Franklin moderate 65 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).

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A Change Is Gonna Come — Eric Benet moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Listen — Beyoncé moderate 72 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

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Pneumonia — Björk moderate 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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If You're Out There — John Legend moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Try — Eddie Vedder moderate 80 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Phoenix Rise — Maxwell moderate 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Hallelujah — Jeff Buckley moderate 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Power of Love is more than you want right now.

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Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 29/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — 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 its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100.

Peace by Taylor Swift
Peace — Taylor Swift safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Change by Lana Del Rey
Change — Lana Del Rey safe 60 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 14/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fingertips by Lana Del Rey
Fingertips — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 18/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Power of Love” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “One Moment in Time” by Whitney Houston, “Loyal Brave True” by Christina Aguilera, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You've Got a Friend” by Aretha Franklin — 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 Power of Love” but calmer?

“Always with Me” by Yumi Kimura, “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift, “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Power of Love”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 63 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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 a slow, unhurried pace: 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

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1984 in context

The 222 songs we’ve measured from 1984 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo13
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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