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10 songs that feel like FEEL.

Matched to FEEL. 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.

FEEL.
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FEEL.
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intense 65/100 intensity 95 BPM
I'm New Here — Gil Scott-Heron intense 85 BPM

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

Black Lake — Björk intense 70 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

Lost in the World — Kanye West intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 74/100. Measured 88% alike.

This Is Hardcore — Pulp intense 70 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It runs a little hotter at 73/100.

I Am Who Am (Killin' Time) — Mac Miller intense 95 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Mother — Tori Amos intense 72 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

End of the Beginning — Black Sabbath intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 77/100. Measured 88% alike.

Animals — Talking Heads intense 110 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

An Echo, a Stain — Björk intense 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

The Argument — Fugazi intense 95 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 61/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Soundtrack 2 My Life — Kid Cudi moderate 92 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron 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.

Loser — Grateful Dead moderate 95 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 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Before We Drown by Depeche Mode
Before We Drown — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 58/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Cosmos Is Mine by Depeche Mode
My Cosmos Is Mine — Depeche Mode moderate 90 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 67/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

River — Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 51/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “FEEL.” by Kendrick Lamar?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I'm New Here” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Black Lake” by Björk, “Lost in the World” by Kanye West — the top match scores 95% 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 “FEEL.” but calmer?

“My Eyes” by Travis Scott, “Soundtrack 2 My Life” by Kid Cudi, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “FEEL.”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 85% 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 / hype5/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load63

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

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