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10 songs that feel like Witchcraft

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

Witchcraft
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Witchcraft
Frank Sinatra
moderate 32/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Ababazi — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Lady You Bring Me Up — The Commodores safe 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same layered texture.

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Chan Chan — Buena Vista Social Club safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Daughter — Pearl Jam moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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Hellos and Goodbyes — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Tribute to Tata Madiba — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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I Get Lonely — Janet Jackson moderate 82 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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It’s Probably Me — Sting moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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House of Gold — Twenty One Pilots moderate 95 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).

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Delicate — Taylor Swift safe 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Magic Place by Julianna Barwick
The Magic Place — Julianna Barwick 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 29/100, down from 32.

Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing — Jimi Hendrix safe 76 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time — Cyndi Lauper safe 98 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100.

You've Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman
You've Got a Friend in Me — Randy Newman safe 96 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 21/100, versus the original's 32.

Location by Khalid
Location — Khalid safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 20/100, down from 32. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder
You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder safe 80 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish
Everything I Wanted — Billie Eilish safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

When I Fall in Love by Celine Dion
When I Fall in Love — Celine Dion safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 25/100, versus the original's 32.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Witchcraft” by Frank Sinatra?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ababazi” by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, “Lady You Bring Me Up” by The Commodores, “Chan Chan” by Buena Vista Social Club — 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 “Witchcraft” but calmer?

“The Magic Place” by Julianna Barwick, “Little Wing” by Jimi Hendrix, “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Witchcraft”?

It measures 32/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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 21% of songs, calmer than the other 79%. Its intensity reading of 32/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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.

1959 in context

The 96 songs we’ve measured from 1959 average a dynamic range of 5.9/10. 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

Intensity32
Dynamics56
Tempo25
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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