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10 songs that feel like Freak Nasty

Matched to Freak Nasty by Megan Thee Stallion on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Freak Nasty
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Freak Nasty
Megan Thee Stallion
intense 60/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Lo/Hi — The Black Keys intense 124 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Only — Nicki Minaj ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown moderate 96 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Bartier Cardi — Cardi B feat. 21 Savage intense 127 BPM

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

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Hot Stuff — Donna Summer intense 117 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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No Surrender — Bruce Springsteen intense 118 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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King Kunta — Kendrick Lamar moderate 108 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same layered texture.

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Steamy Windows — Tina Turner moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — sits a little calmer at 52/100. Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Bodak Yellow — Cardi B intense 125 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Stand! — Sly & the Family Stone moderate 105 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and sits a little calmer at 52/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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Head Held High — The Velvet Underground moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 53/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Beauty and a Beat — Justin Bieber moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 42/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Low Rise Jeans — Demi Lovato moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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CHUCK THE MONEY — Stephen Sanchez 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 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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She Did It Again — Tyla & Zara Larsson moderate 105 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 49/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 42/100, down from 60.

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I Have Confidence — Julie Andrews moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Figure Eight — They Might Be Giants 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 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Blame It on Your Love — Lizzo moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 52/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Freak Nasty” by Megan Thee Stallion?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lo/Hi” by The Black Keys, “Only” by Nicki Minaj ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown, “Bartier Cardi” by Cardi B feat. 21 Savage — the top match scores 97% 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 “Freak Nasty” but calmer?

“Beauty and a Beat” by Justin Bieber, “Low Rise Jeans” by Demi Lovato, “CHUCK THE MONEY” by Stephen Sanchez keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Freak Nasty”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 8/10, layered texture, mild 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 80% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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