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10 songs that feel like Pigs (Three Different Ones)

Matched to Pigs (Three Different Ones) by Pink Floyd on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Pigs (Three Different Ones)
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Pigs (Three Different Ones)
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intense 75/100 intensity 95 BPM
Dead Wrong — The Notorious B.I.G. intense 90 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Peekaboo — Kendrick Lamar intense 92 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Straight Outta Compton — N.W.A intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

For Free? (Interlude) — Kendrick Lamar intense 120 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

Victory — PJ Harvey intense 120 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 68/100.

If You Were There, Beware — Arctic Monkeys intense 120 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

Euphoria — Kendrick Lamar intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 87% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Hit 'Em Up — 2Pac intense 104 BPM

Measures 80% the same. It runs a little hotter at 100/100.

If 6 Was 9 — Jimi Hendrix intense 92 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Loose — The Stooges intense 120 BPM

79% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 98/100.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Pigs (Three Different Ones) 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 its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 75.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 59/100.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 48/100, down from 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Daily Mail — Radiohead moderate 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All Eyez on Me by 2Pac
All Eyez on Me — 2Pac moderate 93 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” by Pink Floyd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dead Wrong” by The Notorious B.I.G., “Peekaboo” by Kendrick Lamar, “Straight Outta Compton” by N.W.A — the top match scores 90% 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 “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” but calmer?

“Bring the Boys Back Home” by Pink Floyd, “Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Los Ageless” by St. Vincent keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Pigs (Three Different Ones)”?

It measures 75/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 9/10, 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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.

1977 in context

The 226 songs we’ve measured from 1977 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, 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
Dynamics89
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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