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10 songs that feel like Leaving Heaven

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

Leaving Heaven
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Leaving Heaven
Eminem
intense 65/100 intensity 87 BPM
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The Teacher — Foo Fighters intense 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Empire of the Clouds — Iron Maiden intense 70 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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The Trial — Pink Floyd intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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When the Music's Over — The Doors intense 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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In My Time of Dying — Led Zeppelin intense 88 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

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Blackstar — David Bowie intense 100 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄ — Bon Iver intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Dead Editors — Massive Attack intense 85 BPM

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

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Black Balloons Reprise — Flying Lotus intense 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Cop Car — Mitski intense 85 BPM

99% 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 Leaving Heaven is more than you want right now.

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Savitri — Gustav Holst moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Symphony No 1 by Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 1 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

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

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Adam Lives In Theory (Live) — Lauryn Hill moderate 85 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 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Biko by Peter Gabriel
Biko — Peter Gabriel moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 47/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

25 to Life by Eminem
25 to Life — Eminem moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Four Women by Nina Simone
Four Women — Nina Simone moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Once by Pearl Jam
Once — Pearl Jam moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Leaving Heaven” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Teacher” by Foo Fighters, “Empire of the Clouds” by Iron Maiden, “The Trial” by Pink Floyd — the top match scores 96% 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 “Leaving Heaven” but calmer?

“Savitri” by Gustav Holst, “Symphony No 1” by Jean Sibelius, “Adam Lives In Theory (Live)” by Lauryn Hill keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Leaving Heaven”?

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 87 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.

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 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
Tempo26
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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