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10 songs that feel like Hunter

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

Hunter
The song you love
Hunter
Björk
intense 70/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Working for the Knife — Mitski intense 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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Neon Bible — Arcade Fire intense 95 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same complex texture.

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Doctor Jimmy — The Who intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Barrel of a Gun — Depeche Mode intense 110 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same complex texture.

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Rocks Off — The Rolling Stones intense 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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Trashed — Black Sabbath intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

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Earth: The Oldest Computer (The Last Night) — Childish Gambino intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — sits a little calmer at 64/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Spirit — Bauhaus intense 110 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It sits a little calmer at 63/100.

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Dive — Nirvana intense 120 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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We Call Upon the Author — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds intense 95 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 61/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 54/100, down from 70. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Loser — Grateful Dead moderate 95 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 47/100.

Before We Drown by Depeche Mode
Before We Drown — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 70.

My Cosmos Is Mine by Depeche Mode
My Cosmos Is Mine — Depeche Mode moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 67/100, down from 70.

Jail by Kanye West
Jail — Kanye West moderate 92 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 57/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Lathe Biosas — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Marooned by Wire
Marooned — Wire moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 59/100, versus the original's 70. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hunter” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Working for the Knife” by Mitski, “Neon Bible” by Arcade Fire, “Doctor Jimmy” by The Who — 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 “Hunter” but calmer?

“Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Loser” by Grateful Dead keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hunter”?

It measures 70/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 70/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex 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 90% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity70
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

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

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