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10 songs that feel like Mona Lisa

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

Mona Lisa
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Mona Lisa
Lil Wayne
intense 83/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Papa Was a Rollin' Stone — The Temptations intense 66 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100).

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Norupo — Heilung intense 110 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same complex texture.

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It's All Coming Back to Me Now — Celine Dion intense 82 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Xen — Arca intense 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Fake Love — BTS intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Shame on a Nigga — Wu-Tang Clan intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Blackwater Park — Opeth intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Flying Whales — Gojira intense 120 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100).

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Down by the Water — PJ Harvey intense 95 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Fly by Nicki Minaj
Fly — Nicki Minaj safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 38/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers by Wu-Tang Clan
Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers — Wu-Tang Clan moderate 85 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cleopatra by The Lumineers
Cleopatra — The Lumineers moderate 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mind Games by John Lennon
Mind Games — John Lennon moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 43/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

21 Guns by Green Day
21 Guns — Green Day moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 49/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bamba by Youssou N'Dour
Bamba — Youssou N'Dour moderate 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jesus Walks by Kanye West
Jesus Walks — Kanye West moderate 84 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 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Auto Rock by Mogwai
Auto Rock — Mogwai moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 39/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mona Lisa” by Lil Wayne?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone” by The Temptations, “Norupo” by Heilung, “It's All Coming Back to Me Now” by Celine Dion — the top match scores 96% 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 “Mona Lisa” but calmer?

“Fly” by Nicki Minaj, “Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers” by Wu-Tang Clan, “Cleopatra” by The Lumineers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Mona Lisa”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex 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
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2008 in context

The 259 songs we’ve measured from 2008 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity83
Dynamics89
Tempo25
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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