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10 songs that feel like Time to Say Goodbye

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

Time to Say Goodbye
The song you love
Time to Say Goodbye
Andrea Bocelli
moderate 56/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Don't Cry — Guns N' Roses moderate 74 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (74 BPM).

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When We Were Young — Adele intense 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Dream On — Aerosmith moderate 76 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (76 BPM).

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We Belong Together — Mariah Carey moderate 72 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same layered texture.

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My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion moderate 66 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (66 BPM).

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Distant Lover — Marvin Gaye intense 96 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Your Secret Love — Luther Vandross moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Sorrow — Pink Floyd intense 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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The Power of Love — Celine Dion moderate 67 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (67 BPM).

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Let's Get It On — Marvin Gaye moderate 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Time to Say Goodbye is more than you want right now.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 15/100, down from 56. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Video Games by Lana Del Rey
Video Games — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. 14/100, versus the original's 56. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 19/100, down from 56. Nearly the same tempo, too.

First Love by Utada Hikaru
First Love — Utada Hikaru safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor
Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O'Connor safe 67 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sodade by Cesaria Evora
Sodade — Cesaria Evora safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 19/100, versus the original's 56. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Don't Cry” by Guns N' Roses, “When We Were Young” by Adele, “Dream On” by Aerosmith — the top match scores 96% 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 “Time to Say Goodbye” but calmer?

“Someone Like You” by Adele, “Photograph” by Ed Sheeran, “Liability” by Lorde keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Time to Say Goodbye”?

It measures 56/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 76% of songs, calmer than the other 24%. Its intensity reading of 56/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Focus7/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity56
Dynamics89
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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