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10 songs that feel like ***Flawless

Matched to ***Flawless by Beyoncé 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 85/100 intensity 124 BPM
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Screwdriver — The White Stripes intense 142 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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If You Want Blood (You've Got It) — AC/DC intense 130 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100).

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Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground — The White Stripes intense 144 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Oh, the Guilt — Nirvana intense 145 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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Lord of This World — Black Sabbath intense 145 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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Man-Size — PJ Harvey intense 145 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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50ft Queenie — PJ Harvey intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Measured 91% alike.

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Big Cheese — Nirvana intense 142 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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Shake a Leg — AC/DC intense 138 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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Blew — Nirvana intense 158 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100).

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 85. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

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

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 62/100.

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Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 50/100, versus the original's 85. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 85. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Anthrax — Gang of Four moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 69/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 70/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Far Gone and Out by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Far Gone and Out — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 85. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “***Flawless” by Beyoncé?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Screwdriver” by The White Stripes, “If You Want Blood (You've Got It)” by AC/DC, “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” by The White Stripes — the top match scores 93% 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 “***Flawless” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Panic” by The Smiths, “The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “***Flawless”?

It measures 85/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, abrasive texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 124 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 97% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 85/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, abrasive 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 97% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity85
Dynamics78
Tempo47
Surprise50
Density100
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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