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10 songs that feel like Black Swan

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

Black Swan
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Black Swan
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moderate 63/100 intensity 82 BPM
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When the Man Comes Around — Johnny Cash intense 77 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (77 BPM).

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E lucevan le stelle — Luciano Pavarotti intense 60 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same complex texture.

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House of the Rising Sun — Nina Simone moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Bridge Over Troubled Water — Aretha Franklin intense 70 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same complex texture.

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Rewind — Nas moderate 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

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Hurt — Johnny Cash intense 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.

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Electric Sufi — Dhafer Youssef intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Marvins Room — Drake intense 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same complex texture.

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Stay Together for the Kids — Blink-182 intense 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Public Service Announcement — Jay-Z intense 83 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Lovely by Billie Eilish & Khalid
Lovely — Billie Eilish & Khalid safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
The Long and Winding Road — The Beatles safe 73 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sky's the Limit by The Notorious B.I.G.
Sky's the Limit — The Notorious B.I.G. safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everything That Rises by Sufjan Stevens
Everything That Rises — Sufjan Stevens safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 16/100, versus the original's 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bright Horses by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Bright Horses — 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 8. Intensity 15/100, down from 63.

Aeon by Antony and the Johnsons
Aeon — Antony and the Johnsons safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Con Te Partirò by Andrea Bocelli
Con Te Partirò — Andrea Bocelli safe 66 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100.

Someday We'll Be Together by The Supremes
Someday We'll Be Together — The Supremes safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 33/100, versus the original's 63.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Black Swan” by BTS?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “When the Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash, “E lucevan le stelle” by Luciano Pavarotti, “House of the Rising Sun” by Nina Simone — 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 “Black Swan” but calmer?

“Lovely” by Billie Eilish & Khalid, “The Long and Winding Road” by The Beatles, “Sky's the Limit” by The Notorious B.I.G. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Black Swan”?

It measures 63/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 82 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 63/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 83% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity63
Dynamics78
Tempo23
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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