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10 songs that feel like Brand New Dance

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

Brand New Dance
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Brand New Dance
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intense 60/100 intensity 95 BPM
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So Appalled — Kanye West intense 85 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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A Mistake — Fiona Apple moderate 95 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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Smoking on My Ex Pack — SZA moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — sits a little calmer at 51/100. Measured 97% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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America's Most Blunted — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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Sir Psycho Sexy — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 102 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and sits a little calmer at 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (102 BPM).

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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted — Ice Cube intense 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Big Time — Peter Gabriel moderate 116 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — sits a little calmer at 52/100. Measured 95% alike.

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Boyz-n-the-Hood — NWA intense 100 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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8 Ball — NWA intense 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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I Ain't Tha 1 — NWA intense 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 60/100, down from 60.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde — Travis Tritt moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 46/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Revolutionary Generation — Public Enemy moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 51/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Una voce poco fa — Maria Callas moderate 80 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

Praying Hands by Devo
Praying Hands — Devo moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 48/100.

Wild in Blue by Suicide
Wild in Blue — Suicide moderate 109 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 48/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Brand New Dance” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “So Appalled” by Kanye West, “A Mistake” by Fiona Apple, “Smoking on My Ex Pack” by SZA — 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 “Brand New Dance” but calmer?

“Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo, “Working in the Coal Mine” by Devo, “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde” by Travis Tritt keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Brand New Dance”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 77% 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 / hype4/10

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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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