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10 songs that feel like We Take Care of Our Own

Matched to We Take Care of Our Own by Bruce Springsteen on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

We Take Care of Our Own
The song you love
We Take Care of Our Own
Bruce Springsteen
intense 60/100 intensity 123 BPM
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Objection (Tango) — Shakira moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Never Be the Same — Camila Cabello moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same complex texture.

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Ain't It Fun — Paramore moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Do What U Want — Lady Gaga moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.

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Love Child — The Supremes moderate 114 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).

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Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud — James Brown moderate 108 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same complex texture.

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Breadwinner — Kacey Musgraves moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Hyperballad — Björk moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same complex texture.

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The Ballad of Mona Lisa — Panic! At The Disco moderate 106 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).

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Roll Away Your Stone — Mumford & Sons moderate 105 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when We Take Care of Our Own is more than you want right now.

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What We All Come to Need — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 43/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Angel Tears — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Slide Tackle by Japanese Breakfast
Slide Tackle — Japanese Breakfast moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho by Mahalia Jackson
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho — Mahalia Jackson moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 64/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison
Mean Woman Blues — Roy Orbison moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 60/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
I'm Coming Out — Diana Ross moderate 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 52/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Armistice — Phoenix moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “We Take Care of Our Own” by Bruce Springsteen?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Objection (Tango)” by Shakira, “Never Be the Same” by Camila Cabello, “Ain't It Fun” by Paramore — 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 “We Take Care of Our Own” but calmer?

“What We All Come to Need” by Pelican, “Angel Tears” by Pelican, “Slide Tackle” by Japanese Breakfast keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “We Take Care of Our Own”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 123 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 60/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 81% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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