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10 songs that feel like Atlanta

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

The song you love
Atlanta
Stone Temple Pilots
moderate 50/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Back to Black — Amy Winehouse moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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There There — Radiohead moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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NDA — Billie Eilish moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Gone — Pearl Jam moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Christiansands — Tricky moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Turtle Blues — Janis Joplin moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Last Cup of Sorrow — Faith No More moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Uninvited — Alanis Morissette moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Orestes — A Perfect Circle moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 22/100, down from 50.

Thumbing My Way by Pearl Jam
Thumbing My Way — Pearl Jam safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Atlanta” by Stone Temple Pilots?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse, “There There” by Radiohead, “NDA” by Billie Eilish — 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 “Atlanta” but calmer?

“Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M., “Thumbing My Way” by Pearl Jam, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Atlanta”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 71% 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

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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1999 in context

The 304 songs we’ve measured from 1999 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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