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favorite crime
Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR (2021)
Easy, low-key calm, gentler than 85% of our 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
76
BPM
favorite crime by Olivia Rodrigo is 76 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 38 BPM · Double-time 152 BPM · released 2021
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Song DNA
Notes: A reflective and haunting melody.
Recommended for: deep listening meditation
This sits gently on the calm side. The track has a moderate quiet-to-loud range with no sudden shifts to brace for — a even track with soft, gentle vocals on top at an unhurried mid-tempo. Even and easy to follow, it makes good background. Against the 19,209 songs we’ve measured, it reads gentler than 85% of everything we’ve measured.
Cultural Context
Explores the darker sides of relationships.
Listening Prompt
Think about the things you cherish and regret.
What to Expect
Flows gently with consistent emotion.
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Moods: contemplative, melancholy
At a glance
"favorite crime" by Olivia Rodrigo
76 BPM, dynamic range 6/10, 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 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture: smooth.
Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Olivia Rodrigo's catalog
We have 31 songs from Olivia Rodrigo in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 25 Moderate, and 5 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits below the artist average of 6.7, making it the #21 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from SOUR
We have 11 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- good 4 u — intense DR 9
- drivers license — moderate DR 8
- deja vu — moderate DR 7
- traitor — moderate DR 7
- brutal — intense DR 8
- 1 step forward, 3 steps back — moderate DR 5
- hope ur ok — safe DR 6
- enough for you — moderate DR 6
- happier — moderate DR 6
- jealousy, jealousy — moderate DR 7
2021 context
Released in 2021. We have 411 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2020s.
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How fast is "favorite crime"?
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 "favorite crime" 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
No — 76 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
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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23/100 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 85% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 23/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 a slow, unhurried pace: 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 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
Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2021 in context
The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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
Intensity23
Dynamics56
Tempo20
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "favorite crime"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "favorite crime" by Olivia Rodrigo?
"favorite crime" by Olivia Rodrigo 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 "favorite crime" by Olivia Rodrigo?
"favorite crime" by Olivia Rodrigo rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, none sudden changes, smooth texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "favorite crime" — what is its dynamic range?
"favorite crime" has a dynamic range of 6/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "favorite crime" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "favorite crime" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "favorite crime" best for?
In our library "favorite crime" is recommended for: deep listening, meditation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "favorite crime" released?
"favorite crime" is from 2021, on the album "SOUR". It appears in our 2020s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "favorite crime"?
We tag "favorite crime" as contemplative, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "favorite crime"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "favorite crime" 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 "favorite crime" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (6/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "favorite crime" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "favorite crime"?
"favorite crime" 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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