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10 songs that feel like AMERIICAN REQUIEM

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

AMERIICAN REQUIEM
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AMERIICAN REQUIEM
Beyoncé
moderate 49/100 intensity 72 BPM
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ARE WE STILL FRIENDS? — Tyler, the Creator moderate 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Second Nature — Bon Iver moderate 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Ghostin' — Ariana Grande intense 72 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Soundtrack 2 My Life — Kid Cudi moderate 92 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Watch You Burn — Chris Stapleton intense 85 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Quicksand — Björk moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Melt My Heart to Stone — Adele moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) — Otis Redding moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Parting Gift — Fiona Apple moderate 92 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

But Daddy I Love Him by Taylor Swift
But Daddy I Love Him — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 29/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 29/100.

Ave Maria by Beyoncé
Ave Maria — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Was Here by Beyoncé
I Was Here — Beyoncé safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 28/100, down from 49.

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Runaway — The National safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Your Mind Is Not Your Friend — The National safe 80 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 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Year's Day by U2
New Year's Day — U2 safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “AMERIICAN REQUIEM” by Beyoncé?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?” by Tyler, the Creator, “Second Nature” by Bon Iver, “Ghostin'” by Ariana Grande — 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 “AMERIICAN REQUIEM” but calmer?

“But Daddy I Love Him” by Taylor Swift, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Happy For You” by Dua Lipa keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “AMERIICAN REQUIEM”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 72 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 slow, unhurried pace: 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 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo18
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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