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10 songs that feel like Show Yourself

Matched to Show Yourself by Mastodon 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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Show Yourself
Mastodon
intense 64/100 intensity 120 BPM
The Time Machine — Iron Maiden intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Strange Kind of Woman — Deep Purple intense 120 BPM

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

Stormbringer — Deep Purple intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Countdown — Beyoncé intense 120 BPM

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

Alien Superstar — Beyoncé intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Halo — Foo Fighters moderate 120 BPM

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

Mercy — TV on the Radio intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Sugarboy — St. Vincent intense 120 BPM

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

Hash Pipe — Weezer intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Acrobat — U2 intense 120 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

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

Perfect Time — Roddy Ricch 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.

Calldrops — ASAP Rocky moderate 130 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Country Club — Travis Tritt moderate 120 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 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What Was I Thinkin' — Dierks Bentley moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ka-Ching — Shania Twain 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.

Papa Loved Mama — Garth Brooks moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Rodeo — Garth Brooks moderate 120 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 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Something's On the Move — Jethro Tull moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Show Yourself” by Mastodon?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Time Machine” by Iron Maiden, “Strange Kind of Woman” by Deep Purple, “Stormbringer” by Deep Purple — 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 “Show Yourself” but calmer?

“Perfect Time” by Roddy Ricch, “Calldrops” by ASAP Rocky, “Country Club” by Travis Tritt keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Show Yourself”?

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 120 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.

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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