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10 songs that feel like Get Em High

Matched to Get Em High by Kanye West on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Get Em High
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Get Em High
Kanye West
moderate 47/100 intensity 95 BPM
Hot Sex — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Snap Out of It — Arctic Monkeys moderate 98 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Find a Way — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Vomitspit — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

F*** Me Pumps — Amy Winehouse moderate 96 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

All Caps — MF DOOM moderate 94 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Crew Love — Drake featuring The Weeknd moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Player's Ball — Outkast moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

SIR BAUDELAIRE — Tyler, The Creator moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

The Recipe — Kendrick Lamar (featuring Dr. Dre) 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 Get Em High is more than you want right now.

Toosie Slide by Drake
Toosie Slide — Drake safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 47.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

One More Chance by The Notorious B.I.G.
One More Chance — The Notorious B.I.G. safe 94 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 25/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 47.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 47.

Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

Kinky Reggae by Bob Marley
Kinky Reggae — Bob Marley safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Get Em High” by Kanye West?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hot Sex” by A Tribe Called Quest, “Snap Out of It” by Arctic Monkeys, “Find a Way” by A Tribe Called Quest — 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 “Get Em High” but calmer?

“Toosie Slide” by Drake, “Skateaway” by Dire Straits, “One More Chance” by The Notorious B.I.G. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Get Em High”?

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.

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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 load13

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

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