Songs that sound like What Makes You Beautiful

One Direction · 2011

Its closest older relatives from the 1970s and 1990s are Cryin' by Aerosmith and Big Shot by Billy Joel. A newer song that carries its sound is Gone by ROSÉ. Outside its genre, its closest match is Man! I Feel Like a Woman! by Shania Twain (country).

What Makes You BeautifulOne Direction · 2011Apple Music · Spotify

Sounds like it

10 songs matched on the audio, not on genre tags.

Angels Like YouMiley Cyrus · 2020Apple Music · Spotify

Sorry I'm Here For Someone ElseBenson Boone · 2025Apple Music · Spotify

We're GoodDua LipaApple Music · Spotify

I Love You But I'm LostTears for FearsApple Music · Spotify

'tis the damn seasonTaylor SwiftSpotify

Burning DownAlex WarrenSpotify

Born This Way (The Country Road Version)Lady GagaApple Music · Spotify

The ChampionCarrie Underwood · 2018Apple Music · Spotify

Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)The Goo Goo DollsApple Music · Spotify

The KnowingThe WeekndApple Music · Spotify

Before it

Older songs it sounds like.

Cryin'AerosmithApple Music · Spotify

Big ShotBilly Joel · 1978Apple Music · Spotify

In the GarageWeezer · 1994Apple Music · Spotify

After it

Newer songs that sound like it.

GoneROSÉ · 2021Apple Music · Spotify

Its twins in other genres

The closest match in each.

countryMan! I Feel Like a Woman!Shania Twain · 1997Apple Music · Spotify

rockStill into YouParamore · 2013Apple Music · Spotify

hip-hopTake What You WantPost MaloneApple Music · Spotify

metalChildren of the SeaBlack Sabbath · 1980Apple Music · Spotify

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