← Back to Massive

10 songs that feel like Massive

Matched to Massive 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.

Massive
The song you love
Massive
Drake
moderate 50/100 intensity 128 BPM
Sober — Lorde moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Sky Full of Song — Florence + The Machine moderate 126 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Tongue — R.E.M. moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Sparks Fly — Taylor Swift moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Home Cooking — X moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Real Love — Big Thief moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Heart of a Broken Story — The Promise Ring moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Please Please Baby — Dwight Yoakam moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Happy Idiot — TV on the Radio moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Death of a Martian — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 118 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Return to Sender by Elvis Presley
Return to Sender — Elvis Presley safe 132 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 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.

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Let's Stay Together — Al Green safe 123 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Ferrari by Frank Ocean
White Ferrari — Frank Ocean safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love Galore by SZA
Love Galore — SZA safe 135 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 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 6. Reads 15/100.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran 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 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Massive” by Drake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sober” by Lorde, “Sky Full of Song” by Florence + The Machine, “Tongue” by R.E.M. — 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 “Massive” but calmer?

“Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, “Return to Sender” by Elvis Presley, “Chega de Saudade” by Joao Gilberto keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Massive”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

Want the single closest match, with every dimension compared?

Find its sonic twin →
Share on X
Check another song →