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10 songs that feel like EARFQUAKE

Matched to EARFQUAKE 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.

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EARFQUAKE
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moderate 47/100 intensity 95 BPM
scared of my guitar — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same vulnerable pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart — The White Stripes moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Tunnel of Love — Bruce Springsteen moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same anxious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Garden (Say It Like Dat) — SZA moderate 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Where She Goes — Bad Bunny moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

First Time — Lucy Dacus moderate 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 53/100. Same layered texture.

Keeps the same anxious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Nina — Ed Sheeran moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All — Father John Misty moderate 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

Lookin for a Love — Bobby Womack moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

All of Me by Frank Sinatra
All of Me — Frank Sinatra safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 47.

Killer by Phoebe Bridgers
Killer — Phoebe Bridgers safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

From the Dining Table by Harry Styles
From the Dining Table — Harry Styles safe 95 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 6. Reads 13/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Oblivions — The National safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “EARFQUAKE” by Tyler, The Creator?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “scared of my guitar” by Olivia Rodrigo, “I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart” by The White Stripes, “Tunnel of Love” by Bruce Springsteen — 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 “EARFQUAKE” but calmer?

“All of Me” by Frank Sinatra, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Please, Please, Please” by James Brown keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “EARFQUAKE”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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 6/10, 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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