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10 songs that feel like Wow.

Matched to Wow. by Post Malone 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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moderate 50/100 intensity 130 BPM
Rally — Phoenix moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Down Home Special — Bo Diddley moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Rock and Roll — The Velvet Underground moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike.

Make Her Say — Kid Cudi moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Little Sister — Queens of the Stone Age moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

Don't Be Stupid — Shania Twain moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Figure Eight — They Might Be Giants moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike.

Diddy Wah Diddy — Bo Diddley moderate 142 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Situation — Yazoo moderate 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 50.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 29/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Toosie Slide by Drake
Toosie Slide — Drake safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 50.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Wow.” by Post Malone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rally” by Phoenix, “Down Home Special” by Bo Diddley, “Rock and Roll” by The Velvet Underground — 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 “Wow.” but calmer?

“Head Over Heels” by ABBA, “The Kids Don't Stand a Chance” by Vampire Weekend, “Not Fade Away” by Buddy Holly keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Wow.”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo50
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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