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10 songs that feel like Patient

Matched to Patient by Post Malone 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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moderate 48/100 intensity 140 BPM
Chant Down Babylon — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 143 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (143 BPM).

The Fightin' Side of Me — Merle Haggard moderate 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Fuck Me Pumps — Amy Winehouse moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 96% alike.

Listen to Her Heart — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Vicious — Lou Reed moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

Nonstop — Drake moderate 138 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

Why Can't I Touch It — Buzzcocks moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover — Bo Diddley moderate 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

Honky Tonk Women — The Rolling Stones moderate 128 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

Under My Thumb — The Rolling Stones moderate 130 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) by Loretta Lynn
You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) — Loretta Lynn safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 27/100, down from 48.

Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Love Galore by SZA
Love Galore — SZA safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right — Bob Dylan safe 154 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 30/100, versus the original's 48.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Ella Fitzgerald
The Lady Is a Tramp — Ella Fitzgerald safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 33/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You'll Never Know by Ariana Grande
You'll Never Know — Ariana Grande safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Frank Sinatra
The Lady Is a Tramp — Frank Sinatra safe 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 29/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frankly, Mr. Shankly — The Smiths safe 145 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 33/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Patient” by Post Malone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Chant Down Babylon” by Bob Marley & The Wailers, “The Fightin' Side of Me” by Merle Haggard, “Fuck Me Pumps” by Amy Winehouse — 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 “Patient” but calmer?

“You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)” by Loretta Lynn, “Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)” by Loretta Lynn, “Love Galore” by SZA keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Patient”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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