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10 songs that feel like Ego Tripping Out

Matched to Ego Tripping Out by Marvin Gaye on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Ego Tripping Out
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Ego Tripping Out
Marvin Gaye
moderate 49/100 intensity 118 BPM
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Focus — Ariana Grande moderate 119 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (119 BPM).

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Step Off — Kacey Musgraves moderate 116 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Loading Zones — Kurt Vile moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Pied Piper — BTS moderate 122 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Ice Station Zebra — Jack White moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Mood 4 Eva — Beyoncé feat. JAY-Z, Childish Gambino & Oumou Sangaré moderate 105 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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(Nothing But) Flowers — Talking Heads moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Walcott — Vampire Weekend moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Funky Squaredance, Pt. 1/2/3 (Medley) — Phoenix moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Mama Told Me Not to Come — Randy Newman moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Almost Grown — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! by Sufjan Stevens

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Passepied by Claude Debussy
Passepied — Claude Debussy safe 120 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 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You'll Never Know by Ariana Grande
You'll Never Know — Ariana Grande safe 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 49.

Happy Pills by Norah Jones
Happy Pills — Norah Jones safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others by The Smiths
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others — The Smiths safe 105 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 18/100.

Biscuits by Kacey Musgraves
Biscuits — Kacey Musgraves safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 33/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ego Tripping Out” by Marvin Gaye?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Focus” by Ariana Grande, “Step Off” by Kacey Musgraves, “Loading Zones” by Kurt Vile — 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 “Ego Tripping Out” but calmer?

“Almost Grown” by Chuck Berry, “Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!” by Sufjan Stevens, “Passepied” by Claude Debussy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ego Tripping Out”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 118 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1979 in context

The 245 songs we’ve measured from 1979 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo43
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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