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10 songs that feel like God's Plan

Matched to God's Plan by Drake on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

God's Plan
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God's Plan
Drake
moderate 40/100 intensity 77 BPM
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Tyler Herro — Jack Harlow moderate 83 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (83 BPM).

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Dude (Looks Like a Lady) — Aerosmith moderate 90 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

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Winterreise — Franz Schubert moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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It's Gonna Be Me — NSYNC moderate 92 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same smooth texture.

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Watermelon Sugar — Harry Styles moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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Cry Baby — Megan Thee Stallion moderate 86 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

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Whistle — BLACKPINK safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Dreamlover — Mariah Carey moderate 90 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same smooth texture.

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Dímelo — Luis Fonsi moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and runs a little hotter at 46/100.

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The Middle — Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey moderate 102 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 46/100. Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when God's Plan is more than you want right now.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
One Piece at a Time — Johnny Cash safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 29/100.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 40.

The Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
The Best Thing I Never Had — Beyoncé safe 81 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way It Is by Celine Dion
That's the Way It Is — Celine Dion safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 40/100.

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

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “God's Plan” by Drake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tyler Herro” by Jack Harlow, “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” by Aerosmith, “Winterreise” by Franz Schubert — 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 “God's Plan” but calmer?

“Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “One Piece at a Time” by Johnny Cash keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “God's Plan”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 77 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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
Workout2/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo21
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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