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10 songs that feel like Square Dance

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

Square Dance
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Square Dance
Eminem
intense 63/100 intensity 107 BPM
Nothing at All — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

Just One Drink — Jack White intense 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Long Live Rock — The Who intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 97% alike.

Killing of a Flash Boy — Suede intense 120 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Bye Bye Badman — The Stone Roses intense 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Head Like a Hole — Nine Inch Nails intense 115 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

Partyup — Prince intense 115 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Cherub Rock — Smashing Pumpkins intense 120 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

I'll Stick Around — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

Deer Dance — System of a Down intense 120 BPM

97% 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 Square Dance is more than you want right now.

Jonathan Fisk by Spoon
Jonathan Fisk — Spoon 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 46/100, down from 63.

Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza — Mac Miller safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Revolution Starts Now — Steve Earle 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.

Radio Disk Jockey — Hard-Fi 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 63.

The Devil — The Rapture moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 63.

Get Free — The Vines moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Ha Ha Wall — The Libertines 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.

Tell the King — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 63.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Square Dance” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Nothing at All” by Foo Fighters, “Just One Drink” by Jack White, “Long Live Rock” by The Who — 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 “Square Dance” but calmer?

“Jonathan Fisk” by Spoon, “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza” by Mac Miller, “The Revolution Starts Now” by Steve Earle keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Square Dance”?

It measures 63/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 107 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 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 63/100 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 83% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2002 in context

The 332 songs we’ve measured from 2002 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity63
Dynamics78
Tempo37
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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