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10 songs that feel like Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

Matched to Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho by Mahalia Jackson on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Mahalia Jackson
moderate 64/100 intensity 120 BPM
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On God — Kanye West moderate 95 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same spiritual pull and sits a little calmer at 58/100.

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Higher Ground — Red Hot Chili Peppers intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Lady Marmalade — Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Free — Florence and the Machine moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Walk — Foo Fighters moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Dionysus — BTS intense 128 BPM

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

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Thunder — Prince and the New Power Generation intense 105 BPM

Keeps the same spiritual pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Mary Don't You Weep — Aretha Franklin intense 72 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Heaven Is Here — Florence and the Machine intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Tondo — Disclosure, Eko Roosevelt intense 132 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho is more than you want right now.

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When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 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 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 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 25/100.

Jump by Madonna
Jump — Madonna safe 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 45/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 34/100, down from 64.

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Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 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 42/100.

Have a Talk with God by Stevie Wonder
Have a Talk with God — Stevie Wonder safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 17/100, versus the original's 64.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” by Mahalia Jackson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “On God” by Kanye West, “Higher Ground” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink — 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 “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” but calmer?

“When Tomorrow Comes” by Eurythmics, “Roar” by Kidz Bop Kids, “I Won't Back Down” by Tom Petty keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered 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 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 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 84% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1957 in context

The 71 songs we’ve measured from 1957 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity64
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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