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10 songs that feel like ATLiens

Matched to ATLiens by OutKast 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 46/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Desire Be Desire Go — Tame Impala moderate 105 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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NADIE SABE — Bad Bunny moderate 85 BPM

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

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Subterranean Homesick Alien — Radiohead moderate 84 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (84 BPM).

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Doves in the Wind — SZA moderate 88 BPM

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

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I Got a Story to Tell — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 88 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

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DHL — Frank Ocean moderate 80 BPM

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

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All Neon Like — Björk moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Buzzin Fly — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

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

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MASSA — Tyler, the Creator moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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EPMD Outro — Nas 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 ATLiens is more than you want right now.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 46.

Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Push the Sky Away — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 46.

Saturn by SZA
Saturn — SZA safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Morning by The Weeknd
The Morning — The Weeknd safe 78 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 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “ATLiens” by OutKast?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Desire Be Desire Go” by Tame Impala, “NADIE SABE” by Bad Bunny, “Subterranean Homesick Alien” by Radiohead — the top match scores 96% 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 “ATLiens” but calmer?

“August” by Taylor Swift, “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Happiness Is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “ATLiens”?

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 85 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.

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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