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Deep calm, gentler than 91% of our 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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This Is Me Trying by Taylor Swift is 80 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 40 BPM · Double-time 160 BPM · released 2020
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Song DNA
Notes: The song features gentle instrumentation and soft, emotive vocals that create a soothing atmosphere. The overall sound is reflective and calming, inviting listeners to connect with its introspective lyrics.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: anxiety relief deep listening relaxation
This song captures the feelings of vulnerability and the struggle to cope with personal challenges, conveyed through soft melodies and heartfelt lyrics.
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Moods: introspective, melancholy, reflective
Traditions: indie folk, pop
At a glance
"This Is Me Trying" by Taylor Swift
80 BPM, dynamic range 4/10, 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 4/10 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 Taylor Swift's catalog
We have 141 songs from Taylor Swift in the library. Of those, 52 are rated Safe, 86 Moderate, and 3 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 4/10 sits below the artist average of 5.8, making it the #138 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Folklore
We have 13 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans safe in sensory profile.
- Cardigan — safe DR 5
- The 1 — safe DR 5
- Exile — moderate DR 7
- Betty — safe DR 5
- Illicit Affairs — moderate DR 6
- Mad Woman — moderate DR 6
- Epiphany — safe DR 5
- My Tears Ricochet — moderate DR 6
- Seven — safe DR 5
- Invisible String — safe DR 5
- Hoax — safe DR 5
- Mirrorball — safe DR 4
2020 context
Released in 2020. We have 475 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 2020s.
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How fast is "This Is Me Trying"?
80 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
Morning coffee, deep work, commute wind-down.
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When "This Is Me Trying" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✓
Focus / studying
Yes — low-variance volume, no surprises, steady tempo. The ideal study-music profile.
✗
Running / workout
No — 80 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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19/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-13. 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 91% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 19/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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
Mirrorball — Taylor Swift · 98%New Years Day — Taylor Swift · 98%Back to December — Taylor Swift · 95%The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift · 95%
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.
2020 in context
The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Back to December — Taylor SwiftThe Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor SwiftCold As You — Taylor Swift
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity19
Dynamics33
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "This Is Me Trying"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "This Is Me Trying" by Taylor Swift?
"This Is Me Trying" by Taylor Swift has a tempo of 80 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 40 BPM, and at double-time 160 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "This Is Me Trying" by Taylor Swift?
"This Is Me Trying" by Taylor Swift rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 4/10, no sudden changes, smooth texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "This Is Me Trying" — what is its dynamic range?
"This Is Me Trying" has a dynamic range of 4/10. Within normal pop-mix variation. Movement between verse and chorus but nothing dramatic.
Does "This Is Me Trying" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "This Is Me Trying" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "This Is Me Trying" best for?
In our library "This Is Me Trying" is recommended for: anxiety relief, deep listening, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "This Is Me Trying" released?
"This Is Me Trying" is from 2020, on the album "Folklore". It appears in our 2020s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "This Is Me Trying"?
We tag "This Is Me Trying" as introspective, melancholy, reflective. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "This Is Me Trying"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "This Is Me Trying" good for running?
Not really — at 80 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "This Is Me Trying" good for studying?
Yes — low dynamic range (4/10) and no sudden changes means the song stays in the background without pulling focus.
Can I use "This Is Me Trying" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "This Is Me Trying"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "This Is Me Trying" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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