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10 songs that feel like Good Guy

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

Good Guy
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Good Guy
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moderate 47/100 intensity 92 BPM
Rebel Music — Sly and Robbie moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

Jailhouse — Sublime moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Operation Doomsday — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

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

Nasty Boy — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 88 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Underground Roots (feat. Ari Up of The Slits) — Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System moderate 75 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

No Compassion — Talking Heads moderate 112 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

Minority — Green Day moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

No More Dream — BTS moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

The World at Large — Modest Mouse moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Facts of Life — Talking Heads moderate 104 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Goodbye Weekend by Mac DeMarco
Goodbye Weekend — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton — The Mountain Goats safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 14/100.

WILSHIRE by Tyler, the Creator
WILSHIRE — Tyler, the Creator safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 47.

Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza — Mac Miller safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 25/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thugz Mansion — 2Pac safe 88 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100.

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — The Police safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Good Guy” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rebel Music” by Sly and Robbie, “Jailhouse” by Sublime, “Operation Doomsday” by MF DOOM — the top match scores 98% 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 “Good Guy” but calmer?

“William, It Was Really Nothing” by The Smiths, “Goodbye Weekend” by Mac DeMarco, “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton” by The Mountain Goats keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Good Guy”?

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 92 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.

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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo29
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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