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10 songs that feel like Mutual Core

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

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intense 70/100 intensity 120 BPM
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For Whom the Bell Tolls — Metallica moderate 116 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

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Janie's Got a Gun — Aerosmith intense 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same complex texture.

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Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Obey — Bring Me the Horizon intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

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Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 58/100.

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This Is Gospel — Panic! At The Disco intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

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The Heart Part 4 — Kendrick Lamar moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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The Mob Rules — Black Sabbath intense 110 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

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Death to My Hometown — Bruce Springsteen intense 120 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Doctor Jimmy — The Who intense 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Bring the Boys Back Home by Pink Floyd
Bring the Boys Back Home — Pink Floyd moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 70. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Don't Want to Know by Fleetwood Mac
I Don't Want to Know — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

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

You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On — The Supremes moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 70.

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CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 86/100, down from 70. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison
Mean Woman Blues — Roy Orbison moderate 120 BPM

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

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I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 70. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mutual Core” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Metallica, “Janie's Got a Gun” by Aerosmith, “Requiem in D Minor, K. 626” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — 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 “Mutual Core” but calmer?

“Bring the Boys Back Home” by Pink Floyd, “I Don't Want to Know” by Fleetwood Mac, “You Keep Me Hangin' On” by The Supremes keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Mutual Core”?

It measures 70/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 70/100 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
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity70
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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