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10 songs that feel like Whistle

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

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Dreamlover — Mariah Carey moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Dímelo — Luis Fonsi moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same smooth texture.

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The Middle — Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey moderate 102 BPM

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

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Can't Feel My Face — The Weeknd moderate 108 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same smooth texture.

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It's Gonna Be Me — NSYNC moderate 92 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Dude (Looks Like a Lady) — Aerosmith moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

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Say So — Doja Cat moderate 111 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Watermelon Sugar — Harry Styles moderate 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same smooth texture.

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God's Plan — Drake moderate 77 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

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The Way — Ariana Grande moderate 104 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Whistle” by BLACKPINK?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dreamlover” by Mariah Carey, “Dímelo” by Luis Fonsi, “The Middle” by Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey — 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.

How intense is “Whistle”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 7/10, smooth 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 71% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 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

Intensity45
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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