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10 songs that feel like Boombayah

Matched to Boombayah by Blackpink 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
Boombayah
Blackpink
intense 76/100 intensity 110 BPM
M'Lady — Sly and the Family Stone intense 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Party Up — DMX intense 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same layered texture.

Girlfriend Is Better — Talking Heads moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Shake — Megan Thee Stallion intense 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

Make It Funky — James Brown intense 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

El Yerbero Moderno — Celia Cruz intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

El Rey del Timbal — Tito Puente intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Measured 98% alike.

Danger — Missy Elliott intense 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

Mr Motivator — Idles intense 130 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100).

Salsa — Daddy Yankee intense 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Beauty and a Beat — Justin Bieber moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 42/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

She Did It Again — Tyla & Zara Larsson moderate 105 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 42/100.

Figure Eight — They Might Be Giants moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hot Pink — Doja Cat moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Finesse — Cardi B moderate 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 47/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Be Stupid — Shania Twain moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That Don't Impress Me Much — Shania Twain moderate 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 47/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Boombayah” by Blackpink?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “M'Lady” by Sly and the Family Stone, “Party Up” by DMX, “Girlfriend Is Better” by Talking Heads — 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 “Boombayah” but calmer?

“Beauty and a Beat” by Justin Bieber, “She Did It Again” by Tyla & Zara Larsson, “Roar” by Kidz Bop Kids keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Boombayah”?

It measures 76/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 76/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 92% 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
Focus1/10
Workout5/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity76
Dynamics78
Tempo39
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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