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10 songs that feel like Zack And Codeine

Matched to Zack And Codeine 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.

Zack And Codeine
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Zack And Codeine
Post Malone
moderate 51/100 intensity 140 BPM
Timeless — The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Loading Zones — Kurt Vile moderate 115 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Still Take You Home — Arctic Monkeys moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

Rudie Can't Fail — The Clash moderate 142 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Honky Tonk Flame — Tyler Childers moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Is It True — Tame Impala moderate 118 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Back to Me — ¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign) feat. Freddie Gibbs moderate 145 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

Cudderisback — Kid Cudi moderate 145 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Suck It and See — Arctic Monkeys moderate 126 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

Miss Me — Drake moderate 148 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Lady Is a Tramp by Frank Sinatra
The Lady Is a Tramp — Frank Sinatra safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 29/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Almost Grown — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.

Arnold Layne by Pink Floyd
Arnold Layne — Pink Floyd safe 130 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 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild Honey by U2
Wild Honey — U2 safe 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 51.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Ella Fitzgerald
The Lady Is a Tramp — Ella Fitzgerald safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 33/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Little Ghost by The White Stripes
Little Ghost — The White Stripes safe 142 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 39/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sugar Magnolia — Grateful Dead safe 142 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Uncle John's Band — Grateful Dead safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 30/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Zack And Codeine” by Post Malone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Timeless” by The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti, “Loading Zones” by Kurt Vile, “Still Take You Home” by Arctic Monkeys — 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 “Zack And Codeine” but calmer?

“The Lady Is a Tramp” by Frank Sinatra, “Almost Grown” by Chuck Berry, “Arnold Layne” by Pink Floyd keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Zack And Codeine”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 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 90% 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

Intensity51
Dynamics56
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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