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10 songs that feel like Cop Car

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

Cop Car
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intense 65/100 intensity 85 BPM
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10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄ — Bon Iver intense 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) — David Bowie intense 110 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Family — Björk intense 80 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Jambi — Tool intense 102 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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The Shrine / An Argument — Fleet Foxes intense 85 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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The Teacher — Foo Fighters intense 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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The Trial — Pink Floyd intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Rock Minuet — Lou Reed intense 85 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Year of the Tiger — St. Vincent intense 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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The Grudge — Tool intense 76 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Red Rain by Peter Gabriel
Red Rain — Peter Gabriel moderate 83 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Loser — Grateful Dead moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 58/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Need a Doctor by Dr. Dre
I Need a Doctor — Dr. Dre moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 56/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pagan Poetry by Björk
Pagan Poetry — Björk moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 — Sergei Rachmaninoff moderate 66 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 38/100.

Disintegration by The Cure
Disintegration — The Cure moderate 106 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 59/100, versus the original's 65.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Cop Car” by Mitski?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄” by Bon Iver, “Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)” by David Bowie, “Family” by Björk — 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 “Cop Car” but calmer?

“Red Rain” by Peter Gabriel, “Long Time Gone” by Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Loser” by Grateful Dead keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Cop Car”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 85% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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