"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "First Love / Late Spring" by Mitski. Modest rise and fall. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: emotional, intimate, melancholy. Visual style: contemporary editorial aesthetic. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
135
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First Love / Late Spring by Mitski is 135 BPM — Allegro (fast).
Half-time 68 BPM · Double-time 270 BPM · released 2014
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Song DNA
Notes: Minimalist arrangement with clean guitars and restrained percussion creates an intimate, melancholic atmosphere; vocals build emotional intensity with Japanese phrases and pleading choruses over a steady bass line.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening emotional release relaxation
A poignant indie rock track exploring the overwhelming vulnerability and fear of first love through delicate instrumentation and raw, bilingual lyrics.
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Moods: emotional, intimate, melancholy
Traditions: indie rock
Pacing Guide
"First Love / Late Spring" runs at 135 BPM — cruise pace territory.
For runners: match cadence to BPM and the song does half the work. Texture stays layered; vocals sit dynamic. Nothing in the arrangement asks for your attention mid-stride. Good as a steady-state track; less useful for interval work where you want explicit tempo shifts.
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: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Mitski's catalog
We have 20 songs from Mitski in the library. Of those, 5 are rated Safe, 11 Moderate, and 4 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 5/10 sits below the artist average of 5.8, making it the #14 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Bury Me at Makeout Creek
We have 2 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Townie — moderate DR 7
2014 context
Released in 2014. We have 314 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.3/10. This track is quieter / less dynamic than the year average. Explore more from the 2010s.
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Traditions
indie rock · 1111How fast is "First Love / Late Spring"?
135 BPM — Fast (workout / running pace)
For running
Slow jog or recovery run pace. Matches a 120-140 stride-per-minute cadence.
For workouts
Running, cycling, aerobic workouts, dance cardio.
For daily life
Driving, getting ready in the morning, light party.
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When "First Love / Late Spring" 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.
✓
Running / workout
Yes — 135 BPM sits squarely in the running / cardio band. Matches natural stride cadence.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
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 Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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47/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-15. 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
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 89% 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
Somebody That I Used to Know — Gotye · 99%Silent Hill — Kendrick Lamar (featuring Kodak Black) · 99%Happy Day — Talking Heads · 98%How Will I Know — Whitney Houston · 96%
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
Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2014 in context
The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Silent Hill — Kendrick Lamar (featuring Kodak Black)Somebody That I Used to Know — GotyeLazarus — David Bowie
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity47
Dynamics44
Tempo53
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "First Love / Late Spring"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "First Love / Late Spring" by Mitski?
"First Love / Late Spring" by Mitski has a tempo of 135 BPM (Allegro (fast)). At half-time that is 68 BPM, and at double-time 270 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "First Love / Late Spring" by Mitski?
"First Love / Late Spring" by Mitski rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 5/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "First Love / Late Spring" — what is its dynamic range?
"First Love / Late Spring" has a dynamic range of 5/10. Within normal pop-mix variation. Movement between verse and chorus but nothing dramatic.
Does "First Love / Late Spring" have sudden or surprising changes?
"First Love / Late Spring" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "First Love / Late Spring" best for?
In our library "First Love / Late Spring" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "First Love / Late Spring" released?
"First Love / Late Spring" is from 2014, on the album "Bury Me at Makeout Creek". It appears in our 2010s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "First Love / Late Spring"?
We tag "First Love / Late Spring" as emotional, 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 "First Love / Late Spring"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "First Love / Late Spring" good for running?
Yes — at 135 BPM it sits in the running-cadence band (120-180 BPM). Match your stride to the beat and it keeps pace with most recreational runners.
Is "First Love / Late Spring" 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 "First Love / Late Spring" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "First Love / Late Spring"?
"First Love / Late Spring" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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