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10 songs that feel like Gasoline

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

Gasoline
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Gasoline
The Weeknd
moderate 58/100 intensity 104 BPM
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Where the Wild Things Are — Metallica intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dark pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

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All Mine — Portishead moderate 90 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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It Will Come Back — Hozier intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same dark pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Still Life — Iron Maiden intense 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It runs a little hotter at 64/100. Same layered texture.

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Moonchild — Iron Maiden intense 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dark pull and runs a little hotter at 64/100.

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Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down — Interpol moderate 110 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same layered texture.

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Crocodiles — Echo and the Bunnymen moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same dark pull — sits a little calmer at 52/100. Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Warped — Red Hot Chili Peppers intense 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Red Right Hand — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds moderate 114 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same dark pull and sits a little calmer at 49/100.

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Lady Evil — Black Sabbath intense 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 64/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 58.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

People's Parties by Joni Mitchell
People's Parties — Joni Mitchell safe 110 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 7. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 58.

New Test Leper by R.E.M.
New Test Leper — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Computer Love by Kraftwerk
Computer Love — Kraftwerk safe 110 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 7. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pale Shelter by Tears for Fears
Pale Shelter — Tears for Fears safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 58.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gasoline” by The Weeknd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Where the Wild Things Are” by Metallica, “All Mine” by Portishead, “It Will Come Back” by Hozier — the top match scores 96% 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 “Gasoline” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Kind of Blue” by Miles Davis, “People's Parties” by Joni Mitchell keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Gasoline”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 104 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 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity58
Dynamics67
Tempo36
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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