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10 songs that feel like Upside Down

Matched to Upside Down by Jack Johnson 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
Upside Down
Jack Johnson
safe 16/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Today Was a Good Day — Ice Cube safe 84 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (84 BPM).

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So Easy (To Fall in Love) — Olivia Dean safe 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Dear April — Frank Ocean safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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No Plan — Hozier safe 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Henry, Come On — Lana Del Rey safe 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Banjo — Leonard Cohen safe 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Autumn Leaves — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Safety Net — Ariana Grande safe 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Fallen Fruit — Lorde safe 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Where Have All the Flowers Gone — Pete Seeger safe 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Today Was a Good Day” by Ice Cube, “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” by Olivia Dean, “Dear April” by Frank Ocean — 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.

How intense is “Upside Down”?

It measures 16/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 95% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 16/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype0/10

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

2006 in context

The 252 songs we’ve measured from 2006 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity16
Dynamics33
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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