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10 songs that feel like CHERRY BOMB

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

CHERRY BOMB
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CHERRY BOMB
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intense 92/100 intensity 160 BPM
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Rock Music — Pixies intense 160 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Keep A-Knockin' — Little Richard intense 180 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Same layered texture.

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Fear of the Dawn — Jack White intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — sits a little calmer at 84/100. Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Uncontrollable Urge — Devo intense 140 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100). Same layered texture.

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New Day Rising — Hüsker Dü intense 180 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100).

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Mr. Grieves — Pixies intense 145 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 83/100. Same layered texture.

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Ogre Battle — Queen intense 185 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — sits a little calmer at 86/100. Measured 90% alike.

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Silverfuck — Smashing Pumpkins intense 185 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 86/100. Same layered texture.

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Stargazing — Travis Scott intense 140 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and sits a little calmer at 86/100.

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all-american bitch — Olivia Rodrigo intense 120 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 70/100, down from 92.

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge.

Be Afraid by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Be Afraid — Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit moderate 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 54/100.

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 62/100, versus the original's 92.

Sanctuary by Iron Maiden
Sanctuary — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 51/100, down from 92.

Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Vertigo — The Libertines 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 9. Reads 49/100.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 60/100, versus the original's 92.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “CHERRY BOMB” by Tyler, the Creator?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rock Music” by Pixies, “Keep A-Knockin'” by Little Richard, “Fear of the Dawn” by Jack White — 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 “CHERRY BOMB” but calmer?

“Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Abacab” by Genesis, “Be Afraid” by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “CHERRY BOMB”?

It measures 92/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, extreme sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 160 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 99% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 92/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, extreme 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 99% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Perpetual Change — Yes

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity92
Dynamics89
Tempo67
Surprise100
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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