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10 songs that feel like You Keep Me Hangin' On

Matched to You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

You Keep Me Hangin' On
The song you love
You Keep Me Hangin' On
The Supremes
moderate 58/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Take Me to Church — Hozier moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Born in the U.S.A. — Bruce Springsteen intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Dirty Diana — Michael Jackson intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Iron Man — Black Sabbath moderate 130 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Sweet Nothing — Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch moderate 126 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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You're Gonna Miss Me — 13th Floor Elevators intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Burn the Witch — Radiohead moderate 124 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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A Means to an End — Joy Division moderate 116 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 52/100.

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Hasta el Fin — Banda MS moderate 115 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when You Keep Me Hangin' On is more than you want right now.

Jump by Madonna
Jump — Madonna safe 125 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 45/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 29/100.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 27/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 27/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Two Doors Down by Dolly Parton
Two Doors Down — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 36/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “You Keep Me Hangin' On” by The Supremes?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Take Me to Church” by Hozier, “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen, “Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson — 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 “You Keep Me Hangin' On” but calmer?

“Jump” by Madonna, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston, “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “You Keep Me Hangin' On”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered 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 86% 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.

1966 in context

The 166 songs we’ve measured from 1966 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity58
Dynamics78
Tempo50
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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