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10 songs that feel like 3005

Matched to 3005 by Childish Gambino on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

3005
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3005
Childish Gambino
moderate 46/100 intensity 83 BPM
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Woman — Harry Styles moderate 92 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Laugh Now Cry Later — Drake moderate 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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COFFEE BEAN — Travis Scott moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Shadowboxer — Fiona Apple moderate 72 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Reel Around the Fountain — The Smiths moderate 72 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Condemnation — Depeche Mode moderate 72 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Where This Flower Blooms — Tyler, the Creator moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Baby It's Alright — Seether moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Fallin' — Chris Brown moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when 3005 is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge.

Water Shows the Hidden Heart by Enya
Water Shows the Hidden Heart — Enya safe 72 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 15/100.

Changes by Black Sabbath
Changes — Black Sabbath safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 21/100, versus the original's 46.

Which Will by Nick Drake
Which Will — Nick Drake safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 11/100, down from 46.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. 8/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “3005” by Childish Gambino?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Woman” by Harry Styles, “Laugh Now Cry Later” by Drake, “COFFEE BEAN” by Travis Scott — the top match scores 98% 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 “3005” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “That's the Way” by Led Zeppelin, “Water Shows the Hidden Heart” by Enya keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “3005”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 83 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo24
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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