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10 songs that feel like Creep

Matched to Creep 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
Creep
Stone Temple Pilots
intense 60/100 intensity 92 BPM
Wicked Games — The Weeknd intense 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

GHOST! — Kid Cudi intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Somewhere I Belong — Linkin Park intense 105 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 97% alike.

Again — Alice in Chains intense 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Romeo Had Juliette — Lou Reed intense 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Ultraviolence — Lana Del Rey intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Walk on Water — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

Swim Good — Frank Ocean intense 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Going to Georgia — The Mountain Goats intense 85 BPM

95% 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 Creep is more than you want right now.

Many Men (Wish Death) — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

One and the Same — Audioslave moderate 100 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shadow on the Sun — Audioslave moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Da Art of Storytellin' Pt. 1 — Outkast moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Eyes by Travis Scott
My Eyes — Travis Scott moderate 95 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

River — Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Walk on Water by Eminem
Walk on Water — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 57/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

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

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wicked Games” by The Weeknd, “GHOST!” by Kid Cudi, “Somewhere I Belong” by Linkin Park — 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 “Creep” but calmer?

“Many Men (Wish Death)” by 50 Cent, “One and the Same” by Audioslave, “Shadow on the Sun” by Audioslave keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Creep”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 92 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1992 in context

The 233 songs we’ve measured from 1992 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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