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10 songs that feel like Power Trip

Matched to Power Trip by J. Cole 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
Power Trip
J. Cole
moderate 44/100 intensity 100 BPM
Boogie Street — Leonard Cohen moderate 85 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

'Cause I'm a Man — Tame Impala moderate 115 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Tenere Den — Tinariwen moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Banded Clovis — Tyler Childers moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

Pastime Paradise — Stevie Wonder moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

happier — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink — Merle Haggard moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Stronger Than Me — Amy Winehouse moderate 92 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

Still Doin' Time — George Jones moderate 92 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Cemetry Gates — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man of the World — Fleetwood Mac safe 85 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 16/100.

Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Condor Ave by Elliott Smith
Condor Ave — Elliott Smith safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 13/100, down from 44.

The White Lady Loves You More — Elliott Smith safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Alameda — Elliott Smith safe 110 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 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 44.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Power Trip” by J. Cole?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Boogie Street” by Leonard Cohen, “'Cause I'm a Man” by Tame Impala, “Tenere Den” by Tinariwen — the top match scores 97% 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 “Power Trip” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Male Fantasy” by Billie Eilish, “Man of the World” by Fleetwood Mac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Power Trip”?

It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity44
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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