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10 songs that feel like Shameless

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

Shameless
The song you love
Shameless
Camila Cabello
intense 73/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Insane — Flume intense 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100).

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Wolves — Selena Gomez intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds — The Beatles intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Senjutsu — Iron Maiden intense 95 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

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Controversy — Prince intense 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Hail Mary — 2Pac intense 81 BPM

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

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The End. — My Chemical Romance intense 80 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Sorry — Beyoncé intense 104 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

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The Headmaster Ritual — The Smiths intense 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Love Can Move Mountains — Celine Dion intense 104 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos by Public Enemy
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos — Public Enemy moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 52/100, down from 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fly by Nicki Minaj
Fly — Nicki Minaj safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

Bamba by Youssou N'Dour
Bamba — Youssou N'Dour moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100.

All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan
All Along the Watchtower — Bob Dylan moderate 113 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 72/100, versus the original's 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers by Wu-Tang Clan
Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers — Wu-Tang Clan moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 73.

Cleopatra by The Lumineers
Cleopatra — The Lumineers moderate 85 BPM

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

Colony by Joy Division
Colony — Joy Division moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

Twenty Four Hours by Joy Division
Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 73.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Shameless” by Camila Cabello?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Insane” by Flume, “Wolves” by Selena Gomez, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by The Beatles — the top match scores 98% 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 “Shameless” but calmer?

“Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos” by Public Enemy, “Fly” by Nicki Minaj, “Bamba” by Youssou N'Dour keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Shameless”?

It measures 73/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 73/100 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 91% 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 / hype8/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity73
Dynamics78
Tempo39
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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