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10 songs that feel like Then Go

Matched to Then Go by Damien Rice 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
Then Go
Damien Rice
moderate 36/100 intensity 80 BPM
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I Cover the Waterfront — Billie Holiday moderate 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

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Lady Sings the Blues — Billie Holiday moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same smooth texture.

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Vanish — Giveon moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Indifference — Pearl Jam moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

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Stop This Train — John Mayer moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Day After Tomorrow — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

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Don't Watch Me Cry — Jorja Smith moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Sleeping by Myself — Eddie Vedder moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

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Longing to Belong — Eddie Vedder moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Galveston — Glen Campbell moderate 78 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 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 27/100.

Hoax by Taylor Swift
Hoax — Taylor Swift safe 72 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 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mirrorball by Taylor Swift
Mirrorball — Taylor Swift 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 18/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Then Go” by Damien Rice?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I Cover the Waterfront” by Billie Holiday, “Lady Sings the Blues” by Billie Holiday, “Vanish” by Giveon — the top match scores 98% 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 “Then Go” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “August” by Taylor Swift, “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Then Go”?

It measures 36/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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 24% of songs, calmer than the other 76%. Its intensity reading of 36/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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
Dinner9/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2002 in context

The 332 songs we’ve measured from 2002 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity36
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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