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10 songs that feel like Peekaboo

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

Peekaboo
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Peekaboo
Kendrick Lamar
intense 71/100 intensity 92 BPM
Pigs (Three Different Ones) — Pink Floyd intense 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

If 6 Was 9 — Jimi Hendrix intense 92 BPM

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

I. Crawl — Childish Gambino intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Fetch the Bolt Cutters — Fiona Apple intense 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Victory — PJ Harvey intense 120 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

Ya Ya — Beyoncé intense 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

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

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 87% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Devastation — Suicide intense 95 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It runs a little hotter at 77/100.

One Step Closer — Linkin Park intense 90 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and runs a little hotter at 80/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Chloraseptic — Eminem intense 91 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 25/100, down from 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

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

Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 46/100, versus the original's 71.

Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 46/100, down from 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

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

Who Shot Ya? by The Notorious B.I.G.
Who Shot Ya? — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 93 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Smackwater Jack by Carole King
Smackwater Jack — Carole King moderate 96 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 48/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Peekaboo” by Kendrick Lamar?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” by Pink Floyd, “If 6 Was 9” by Jimi Hendrix, “I. Crawl” by Childish Gambino — the top match scores 94% 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 “Peekaboo” but calmer?

“I Won't Back Down” by Tom Petty, “Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Panic” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Peekaboo”?

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.

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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 load38

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

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