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10 songs that feel like DNA

Matched to DNA 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.

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intense 66/100 intensity 150 BPM
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The Line — Foo Fighters intense 142 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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These Days — R.E.M. intense 160 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Hole in Your Soul — ABBA intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Measured 98% alike.

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I Want to Take You Higher — Sly and the Family Stone intense 160 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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All Because of You — U2 intense 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).

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Congregation — Foo Fighters intense 138 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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In the Clear — Foo Fighters intense 136 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Books About UFOs — Hüsker Dü intense 140 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Freedom — Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar intense 168 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

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Love Dies Young — Foo Fighters intense 128 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Shivers by Ed Sheeran
Shivers — Ed Sheeran moderate 141 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 52/100, down from 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Shake It Off — Kidz Bop Kids safe 160 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Rhythm of Love — Yes moderate 120 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 49/100.

Frederick by Patti Smith
Frederick — Patti Smith moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 66.

Expresso Love by Dire Straits
Expresso Love — Dire Straits moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 54/100, down from 66.

Dawned on Me by Wilco
Dawned on Me — Wilco moderate 126 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

Latch by Disclosure ft. Sam Smith
Latch — Disclosure ft. Sam Smith moderate 122 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100.

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Believer — Kidz Bop Kids safe 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 38/100, versus the original's 66.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “DNA” by BTS?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Line” by Foo Fighters, “These Days” by R.E.M., “Hole in Your Soul” by ABBA — 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 “DNA” but calmer?

“Shivers” by Ed Sheeran, “Shake It Off” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Rhythm of Love” by Yes keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “DNA”?

It measures 66/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 150 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 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 66/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity66
Dynamics78
Tempo61
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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