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10 songs that feel like Industry Baby

Matched to Industry Baby by Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Industry Baby
The song you love
Industry Baby
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow
intense 65/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Shut Em Down — Public Enemy intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Hot Pants — James Brown intense 125 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Funky Dollar Bill — Funkadelic intense 105 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Year of the Tiger — St. Vincent intense 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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To Bring You My Love — PJ Harvey intense 96 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

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Brother Sport — Animal Collective intense 128 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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The Rolling People — The Verve intense 112 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Monks — Frank Ocean intense 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Never Enough — Eminem ft. 50 Cent & Nate Dogg intense 93 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (93 BPM).

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Pretty Sweet — Frank Ocean intense 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Can't Stop The Feeling — KIDZ BOP Kids safe 98 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 39/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Hot Air — Recess Monkey safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids — Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 41/100.

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Latin Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 45/100, versus the original's 65.

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African Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 45/100, down from 65.

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Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Pop Goes the Weasel — Cedarmont Kids safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 22/100.

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The Family Madrigal — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 65.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Industry Baby” by Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Shut Em Down” by Public Enemy, “Hot Pants” by James Brown, “Funky Dollar Bill” by Funkadelic — 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 “Industry Baby” but calmer?

“Can't Stop The Feeling” by KIDZ BOP Kids, “Hot Air” by Recess Monkey, “World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids” by Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Industry Baby”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 85% 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 / hype5/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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