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10 songs that feel like LUST.

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

LUST.
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LUST.
Kendrick Lamar
moderate 33/100 intensity 102 BPM
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It’s Probably Me — Sting moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100).

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The River — Bruce Springsteen moderate 104 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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Evil Ways — Santana moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Ababazi — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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The Trapeze Swinger — Iron & Wine moderate 78 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100).

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Daughter — Pearl Jam moderate 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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Fade Into You — Mazzy Star moderate 68 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Witchcraft — Frank Sinatra moderate 85 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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I Get Lonely — Janet Jackson moderate 82 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100).

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Chamber of Reflection — Mac DeMarco moderate 70 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 27/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

True Colors by Celine Dion
True Colors — Celine Dion safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 25/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow by Carole King
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow — Carole King safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

How to Love by Lil Wayne
How to Love — Lil Wayne safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 25/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Englishman in New York by Sting
Englishman in New York — Sting safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Paris by The Chainsmokers
Paris — The Chainsmokers safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 25/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Cherry Wine by Hozier
Cherry Wine — Hozier safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 20/100.

Only Love by Ben Howard
Only Love — Ben Howard safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 33.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “LUST.” by Kendrick Lamar?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “It’s Probably Me” by Sting, “The River” by Bruce Springsteen, “Evil Ways” by Santana — 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 “LUST.” but calmer?

“True Colors” by Celine Dion, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” by Carole King, “How to Love” by Lil Wayne keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “LUST.”?

It measures 33/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 102 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity33
Dynamics56
Tempo34
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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