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10 songs that feel like Norupo

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

Norupo
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Norupo
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intense 82/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Rattlesnake — King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard intense 130 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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Transmission — Joy Division intense 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (79/100). Same complex texture.

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Flying Whales — Gojira intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Public Enemy No. 1 — Public Enemy intense 112 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same complex texture.

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You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth — The Temptations intense 108 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).

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Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 — Bob Dylan intense 102 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same complex texture.

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Decode — Paramore intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — sits a little calmer at 76/100. Measured 94% alike.

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Heartbreaker — Led Zeppelin intense 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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In the Flesh — Pink Floyd intense 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100).

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Wild Boys — Duran Duran intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Colony by Joy Division
Colony — Joy Division moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 82.

Twenty Four Hours by Joy Division
Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge.

Station by Russian Circles
Station — Russian Circles moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 70/100.

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Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 43/100, versus the original's 82. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Incident at Neshabur — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 43/100, down from 82. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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New Lands — Justice moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sun Goddess — Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 95 BPM

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

Phase Dance by Pat Metheny Group
Phase Dance — Pat Metheny Group moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 82. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Norupo” by Heilung?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rattlesnake” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, “Transmission” by Joy Division, “Flying Whales” by Gojira — 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 “Norupo” but calmer?

“Colony” by Joy Division, “Twenty Four Hours” by Joy Division, “Station” by Russian Circles keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Norupo”?

It measures 82/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 82/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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 / hype8/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity82
Dynamics78
Tempo39
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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