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10 songs that feel like Siren

Matched to Siren by PSY 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 61/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Blow — Kesha intense 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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This Is a Call — Foo Fighters moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Gloria in D Major, RV 589 — Antonio Vivaldi moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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A Hard Day's Night — The Beatles moderate 138 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Pinball Wizard — The Who intense 116 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Somebody Told Me — The Killers moderate 148 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) — Shakira intense 128 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Fight For Your Right — Beastie Boys moderate 128 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Spectrum — Zedd featuring Matthew Koma moderate 128 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Only Girl (In The World) — Rihanna intense 126 BPM

96% 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 Siren is more than you want right now.

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Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pop Goes the Weasel — Cedarmont Kids safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Family Madrigal — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 116 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

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Can You Picture That? — Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Following the Leader — Bobby Driscoll, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and Lost Boys cast safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mah Nà Mah Nà — Piero Umiliani safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Our Imaginary Rhino — Justin Roberts safe 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

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Meltdown — Justin Roberts safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Siren” by PSY?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Blow” by Kesha, “This Is a Call” by Foo Fighters, “Gloria in D Major, RV 589” by Antonio Vivaldi — 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 “Siren” but calmer?

“Best Day of My Life” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Pop Goes the Weasel” by Cedarmont Kids, “The Family Madrigal” by Lin-Manuel Miranda keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Siren”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: 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.

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity61
Dynamics67
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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