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Jealous Guy
John Lennon
Imagine (1971)
Easy, low-key calm, gentler than 86% of our 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
76
BPM
Jealous Guy by John Lennon is 76 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 38 BPM · Double-time 152 BPM · released 1971
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Song DNA
Notes: Soft melodies with heartfelt lyrics.
Recommended for: emotional release meditation
An easygoing, settled feel. It’s fairly predictable, with a shape you can follow. It moves moderately between quiet and loud with no sudden shifts to brace for, even in texture, with a light, easy vocal at an unhurried mid-tempo. On our 19,209-song scale, it reads gentler than 86% of everything we’ve measured.
Cultural Context
Reflects personal struggles and relationships.
Listening Prompt
Consider the complexities of love and jealousy.
What to Expect
Starts gently, building in emotional depth.
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Moods: cathartic, intimate, melancholy
At a glance
"Jealous Guy" by John Lennon
76 BPM, dynamic range 5/10, smooth texture, soft vocals. Sits in the middle band — neither built for stillness nor pitched at workout intensity. Whether it works for a given moment depends more on mood and lyrical content than on the acoustic profile. The full sensory breakdown follows.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 5/10 is within the normal pop-mix band. There is variation between verse and chorus, but it's the kind of variation most listeners encounter routinely.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture: smooth.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in John Lennon's catalog
We have 14 songs from John Lennon in the library. Of those, 6 are rated Safe, 5 Moderate, and 3 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 5/10 sits below the artist average of 5.7, making it the #10 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Imagine
We have 3 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans safe in sensory profile.
- Imagine — safe DR 5
- Oh My Love — safe DR 5
1971 context
Released in 1971. We have 257 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is quieter / less dynamic than the year average. Explore more from the 1970s.
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How fast is "Jealous Guy"?
76 BPM — Slow (downtempo / ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
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When "Jealous Guy" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
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Running / workout
No — 76 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
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Sleep / winding down
Maybe — calm overall, but tempo is a bit high for deep sleep. Better for winding down than falling asleep.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
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22/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-05. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 86% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 22/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth 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 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
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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
Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1971 in context
The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1971 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
Intensity22
Dynamics44
Tempo20
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Jealous Guy"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon?
"Jealous Guy" by John Lennon has a tempo of 76 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 38 BPM, and at double-time 152 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon?
"Jealous Guy" by John Lennon rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 5/10, no sudden changes, smooth texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "Jealous Guy" — what is its dynamic range?
"Jealous Guy" has a dynamic range of 5/10. Within normal pop-mix variation. Movement between verse and chorus but nothing dramatic.
Does "Jealous Guy" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "Jealous Guy" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "Jealous Guy" best for?
In our library "Jealous Guy" is recommended for: emotional release, meditation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Jealous Guy" released?
"Jealous Guy" is from 1971, on the album "Imagine". It appears in our 1970s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Jealous Guy"?
We tag "Jealous Guy" as cathartic, intimate, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Jealous Guy"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Jealous Guy" good for running?
Not really — at 76 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Jealous Guy" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (5/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Jealous Guy" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "Jealous Guy"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "Jealous Guy" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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