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10 songs that feel like Willow

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

Willow
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Willow
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safe 34/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Secret Lovers — Atlantic Starr moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Say Yes Reprise — Floetry moderate 75 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Love — Musiq Soulchild safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Livin for the Love of You — Isley Brothers safe 74 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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One Heartbeat — Smokey Robinson moderate 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Forthenight — Musiq Soulchild moderate 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Morning Desire — Kenny Rogers moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Couldn't Love You More — John Martyn moderate 70 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Masterpiece — Atlantic Starr moderate 70 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).

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Silver Shadow — Atlantic Starr moderate 70 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Willow” by Taylor Swift?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Secret Lovers” by Atlantic Starr, “Say Yes Reprise” by Floetry, “Love” by Musiq Soulchild — 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 “Willow”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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 88% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 5/10, 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

Intensity34
Dynamics44
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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