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10 songs that feel like Allergic

Matched to Allergic by Post Malone on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Allergic
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moderate 61/100 intensity 130 BPM
Convincing — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

You Got Yr Cherry Bomb — Spoon moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Pioneer to the Falls — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

Shell Games — Bright Eyes moderate 135 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Leaf House — Animal Collective moderate 140 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).

Fool in the Rain — Led Zeppelin moderate 110 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 98% alike.

Childlike Faith — Van der Graaf Generator moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Fluorescent Adolescent — Arctic Monkeys moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

The Whole Love — Wilco moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Allergic is more than you want right now.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waitin' on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen
Waitin' on a Sunny Day — Bruce Springsteen safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You Got It by Roy Orbison
You Got It — Roy Orbison safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 61.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 61.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 23/100, versus the original's 61.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Allergic” by Post Malone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Convincing” by Wet Leg, “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb” by Spoon, “Pioneer to the Falls” by Interpol — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Allergic” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Waitin' on a Sunny Day” by Bruce Springsteen keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Allergic”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: 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 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

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
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity61
Dynamics67
Tempo50
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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