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10 songs that feel like Kill Bill

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

Kill Bill
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Kill Bill
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moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Tell Me When — The Human League moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Thinkin Bout You — Frank Ocean moderate 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Is This Thing On — The Promise Ring moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Living Around — The Promise Ring moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Palco — Gilberto Gil moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Our Love — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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One Man in My Heart — The Human League moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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All I Ever Wanted — The Human League moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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How Can U Luv Me — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Never Come Back — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Another Saturday Night — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 17/100, down from 41.

Breakdown by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Breakdown — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Heartbeats by José González
Heartbeats — José González safe 90 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 6. Reads 13/100.

BMF by SZA
BMF — SZA safe 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waitin' on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen
Waitin' on a Sunny Day — Bruce Springsteen safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 31/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You'll Never Know by Ariana Grande
You'll Never Know — Ariana Grande safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

imagine by Ariana Grande
imagine — Ariana Grande safe 128 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 6. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Kill Bill” by SZA?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tell Me When” by The Human League, “Thinkin Bout You” by Frank Ocean, “Is This Thing On” by The Promise Ring — 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 “Kill Bill” but calmer?

“Another Saturday Night” by Cat Stevens, “Breakdown” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Heartbeats” by José González keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Kill Bill”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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