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10 songs that feel like Weight of Love

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

Weight of Love
The song you love
Weight of Love
The Black Keys
moderate 45/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Buzzin Fly — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

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I Can See — Mac Miller moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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DHL — Frank Ocean moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 98% alike.

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All Neon Like — Björk moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Madame George — Van Morrison moderate 75 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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House of Cards — Radiohead moderate 77 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Novacane — Frank Ocean moderate 80 BPM

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

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Flight of the Navigator — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Subterranean Homesick Alien — Radiohead moderate 84 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

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Dramamine — Modest Mouse moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Be My Angel by Mazzy Star
Be My Angel — Mazzy Star safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heroin by Lana Del Rey
Heroin — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 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 6. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Push the Sky Away — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Saturn by SZA
Saturn — SZA safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 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 6. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Beachfires by Burial
Beachfires — Burial safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 22/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Weight of Love” by The Black Keys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Buzzin Fly” by Tim Buckley, “I Can See” by Mac Miller, “DHL” by Frank Ocean — 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 “Weight of Love” but calmer?

“Be My Angel” by Mazzy Star, “Heroin” by Lana Del Rey, “Happiness Is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Weight of Love”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 96% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity45
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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