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10 songs that feel like Send It Up

Matched to Send It Up by Kanye West 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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intense 64/100 intensity 128 BPM
Hot Hot Hot!!! — The Cure intense 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Beguiled — The Smashing Pumpkins intense 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

The Razors Edge — AC/DC intense 128 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Burnin' Alive — AC/DC intense 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Elephant — Tame Impala intense 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

Who Dat Boy — Tyler, the Creator intense 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

19th Nervous Breakdown — The Rolling Stones intense 125 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

Hammer to Fall — Queen intense 131 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

Touch Too Much — AC/DC intense 131 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (131 BPM).

Suffragette City — David Bowie intense 132 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Got Nuffin by Spoon
Got Nuffin — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All the Rage Back Home by Interpol
All the Rage Back Home — Interpol moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

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

Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 61/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Send It Up” by Kanye West?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hot Hot Hot!!!” by The Cure, “Beguiled” by The Smashing Pumpkins, “The Razors Edge” by AC/DC — 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 “Send It Up” but calmer?

“Vertigo” by The Libertines, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Send It Up”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered 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 84% 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
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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 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

Intensity64
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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