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10 songs that feel like Murder Was the Case

Matched to Murder Was the Case by Snoop Dogg on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Murder Was the Case
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Murder Was the Case
Snoop Dogg
intense 71/100 intensity 92 BPM
Monster — Shawn Mendes intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Sick Boy — The Chainsmokers intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Dead Wrong — The Notorious B.I.G. intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Heathens — Twenty One Pilots intense 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Water No Get Enemy — Fela Kuti intense 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Last Resort — Papa Roach intense 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

Insane — Flume intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Gangsta — Kehlani intense 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

Sorry — Beyoncé intense 104 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100).

Shallow — Lady Gaga intense 96 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Murder Was the Case is more than you want right now.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 58/100, down from 71.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Eyes by Travis Scott
My Eyes — Travis Scott moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Before We Drown by Depeche Mode
Before We Drown — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 58/100, down from 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jail by Kanye West
Jail — Kanye West moderate 92 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 57/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

River — Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Youngstown by Bruce Springsteen
Youngstown — Bruce Springsteen moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 35/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Murder Was the Case” by Snoop Dogg?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Monster” by Shawn Mendes, “Sick Boy” by The Chainsmokers, “Dead Wrong” by The Notorious B.I.G. — 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 “Murder Was the Case” but calmer?

“Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “My Eyes” by Travis Scott keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Murder Was the Case”?

It measures 71/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 71/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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 / hype5/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity71
Dynamics78
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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