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10 songs that feel like Euphoria

Matched to Euphoria by Kendrick Lamar 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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Euphoria
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intense 78/100 intensity 95 BPM
Fuck tha Police — Ice Cube intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Straight Outta Compton — Ice Cube intense 95 BPM

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

People of the Sun — Rage Against the Machine intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Fuck Tha Police — N.W.A intense 90 BPM

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

If You Were There, Beware — Arctic Monkeys intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

Blood Eagle Wings — Anthrax intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

White Elephant — Nick Cave & Warren Ellis intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Measured 89% alike.

Victory — PJ Harvey intense 120 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 68/100. Same layered texture.

Out ta Get Me — Guns N' Roses intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

The Fight Song — Marilyn Manson intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 25/100, down from 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 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 53/100.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 46/100, versus the original's 78.

Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 46/100, down from 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mercury in Retrograde by Sturgill Simpson
Mercury in Retrograde — Sturgill Simpson moderate 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge.

Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 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 59/100.

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Euphoria” by Kendrick Lamar?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fuck tha Police” by Ice Cube, “Straight Outta Compton” by Ice Cube, “People of the Sun” by Rage Against the Machine — the top match scores 96% 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 “Euphoria” but calmer?

“I Won't Back Down” by Tom Petty, “Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Panic” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Euphoria”?

It measures 78/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 78/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity78
Dynamics89
Tempo31
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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