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10 songs that feel like Kill You

Matched to Kill You 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.

Kill You
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Kill You
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intense 74/100 intensity 92 BPM
Bye Bye Badman — The Stone Roses intense 110 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 63/100.

Cherub Rock — Smashing Pumpkins intense 120 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 64/100. Same layered texture.

I'll Stick Around — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — sits a little calmer at 64/100. Measured 88% alike.

Nothing at All — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 64/100. Same layered texture.

Deer Dance — System of a Down intense 120 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100.

Master and Servant — Depeche Mode intense 120 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 64/100. Same layered texture.

Violet — Hole intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 92% alike.

Wrathchild — Iron Maiden intense 140 BPM

Measures 86% the same. It sits a little calmer at 65/100. Same layered texture.

Pornography — Travis Scott intense 85 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Alone + Easy Target — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 64/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Smackwater Jack by Carole King
Smackwater Jack — Carole King moderate 96 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thugz Mansion — 2Pac safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza — Mac Miller safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. 25/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 74.

Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge.

Jonathan Fisk by Spoon
Jonathan Fisk — Spoon 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 9. Reads 46/100.

Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 53/100, versus the original's 74.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Kill You” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bye Bye Badman” by The Stone Roses, “Cherub Rock” by Smashing Pumpkins, “I'll Stick Around” by Foo Fighters — the top match scores 89% 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 “Kill You” but calmer?

“We the People....” by A Tribe Called Quest, “Smackwater Jack” by Carole King, “Thugz Mansion” by 2Pac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Kill You”?

It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent 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 96% 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
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity74
Dynamics89
Tempo29
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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