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10 songs that feel like Hunger

Matched to Hunger by Of Monsters and Men on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Hunger
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Hunger
Of Monsters and Men
intense 86/100 intensity 120 BPM
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One of These Days — Pink Floyd intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Boul Faalé — Youssou N'Dour intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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The Phoenix — Fall Out Boy intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Let It Happen — Tame Impala intense 115 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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Army of Me — Bjork intense 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Let You Know — Flume intense 125 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100). Same complex texture.

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Let's Go Crazy — Prince intense 114 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).

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Holiday in Cambodia — Dead Kennedys intense 126 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100). Same complex texture.

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Rebel Without a Pause — Public Enemy intense 112 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Idioteque — Radiohead intense 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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What We All Come to Need — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 43/100, down from 86. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Angel Tears — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Slide Tackle by Japanese Breakfast
Slide Tackle — Japanese Breakfast moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho by Mahalia Jackson
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho — Mahalia Jackson moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 64/100, versus the original's 86. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison
Mean Woman Blues — Roy Orbison moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 86. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
I'm Coming Out — Diana Ross moderate 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 52/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Armistice — Phoenix moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 60/100, versus the original's 86. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hunger” by Of Monsters and Men?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “One of These Days” by Pink Floyd, “Boul Faalé” by Youssou N'Dour, “The Phoenix” by Fall Out Boy — 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 “Hunger” but calmer?

“What We All Come to Need” by Pelican, “Angel Tears” by Pelican, “Slide Tackle” by Japanese Breakfast keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hunger”?

It measures 86/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 86/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent 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 98% 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
Focus0/10
Workout9/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity86
Dynamics89
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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