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Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for dinner.
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Out of Time by The Weeknd is 93 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 47 BPM · Double-time 186 BPM · released 2022
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Song DNA
Notes: Smooth R&B production with swirling flute and shimmering synths creates an ethereal, dreamy atmosphere. The disco-tinged arrangement provides warmth while The Weeknd's vocals convey emotional vulnerability without jarring intensity.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening emotional release meditation relaxation
An R&B and city pop ballad where The Weeknd expresses regret over a failed relationship and his inability to express love before his ex moved on.
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Moods: contemplative, emotional, melancholy, reflective, romantic
Traditions: R&B, ballad, city pop, disco
At a glance
"Out of Time" by The Weeknd
93 BPM, dynamic range 6/10, layered texture, dynamic 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: present. This song uses surprise as a feature. For focus or background listening, it's likely to pull your attention away; for active listening, that's often the point.
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 The Weeknd's catalog
We have 50 songs from The Weeknd in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 41 Moderate, and 8 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits below the artist average of 6.5, making it the #43 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Dawn FM
We have 9 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Take My Breath — moderate DR 7
- Sacrifice — moderate DR 7
- Is There Someone Else? — moderate DR 6
- Gasoline — moderate DR 7
- How Do I Make You Love Me? — moderate DR 7
- Best Friends — moderate DR 6
- Less than Zero — moderate DR 6
- Every Angel Is Terrifying — moderate DR 4
2022 context
Released in 2022. We have 362 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.3/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2020s.
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How fast is "Out of Time"?
93 BPM — Medium (midtempo / pop 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 "Out of Time" 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 — 93 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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54/100 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
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, moderate 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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
Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2022 in context
The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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
Intensity54
Dynamics56
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Out of Time"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Out of Time" by The Weeknd?
"Out of Time" by The Weeknd has a tempo of 93 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 47 BPM, and at double-time 186 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Out of Time" by The Weeknd?
"Out of Time" by The Weeknd rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, moderate sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Out of Time" — what is its dynamic range?
"Out of Time" 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 "Out of Time" have sudden or surprising changes?
Yes. "Out of Time" uses surprise as a compositional feature. Expect unsignaled transitions.
What is "Out of Time" best for?
In our library "Out of Time" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release, meditation, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Out of Time" released?
"Out of Time" is from 2022, on the album "Dawn FM". It appears in our 2020s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Out of Time"?
We tag "Out of Time" as contemplative, emotional, melancholy, reflective, romantic. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Out of Time"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "Out of Time" good for running?
Not really — at 93 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Out of Time" 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 "Out of Time" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Out of Time"?
"Out of Time" 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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