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10 songs that feel like My Own Summer

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

The song you love
My Own Summer
Deftones
intense 75/100 intensity 100 BPM
Night of the Living Baseheads — Public Enemy intense 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Da Mystery of Chessboxin' — Wu-Tang Clan intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

Hand of the Host — Isis intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Measured 96% alike.

Worthless Animal — Deafheaven intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

Born of a Broken Man — Rage Against the Machine intense 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

Outshined — Soundgarden intense 95 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

Bleed the Freak — Alice in Chains intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Measured 95% alike.

Get It on the Floor — DMX intense 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same layered texture.

Panopticon — Isis intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

Blackest Eyes — Porcupine Tree intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Remedy — Seether moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Angels Fall — Breaking Benjamin 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 Desire — Interpol moderate 104 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 55/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Words That Maketh Murder by PJ Harvey
The Words That Maketh Murder — PJ Harvey moderate 115 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 75.

Caleb Meyer — Gillian Welch moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 26/100, down from 75.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

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

Hypocritical Kiss by Jack White
Hypocritical Kiss — Jack White moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 59/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “My Own Summer” by Deftones?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Night of the Living Baseheads” by Public Enemy, “Da Mystery of Chessboxin'” by Wu-Tang Clan, “Hand of the Host” by Isis — 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 “My Own Summer” but calmer?

“Remedy” by Seether, “Angels Fall” by Breaking Benjamin, “My Desire” by Interpol keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “My Own Summer”?

It measures 75/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 75/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 92% 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.

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity75
Dynamics78
Tempo33
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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