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10 songs that feel like Mafia

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

Mafia
The song you love
Mafia
Travis Scott
moderate 51/100 intensity 140 BPM
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China Cat Sunflower — Grateful Dead moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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I Need No Trust — My Bloody Valentine moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Delresto (Echoes) — Travis Scott feat. Beyoncé moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Telegraph — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Cherry Came Too — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Stormur — Sigur Rós moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Anno Satana — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike.

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2000 Light Years from Home — The Rolling Stones moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Skin Is, My — Andrew Bird moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Dreaming — Cream moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 51.

Calgary by Bon Iver
Calgary — Bon Iver safe 115 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.

Glimmer by Tame Impala
Glimmer — Tame Impala safe 120 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 25/100.

Electron Blue by R.E.M.
Electron Blue — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 51.

Otomo by Bonobo
Otomo — Bonobo safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 51.

I Like You (A Happier Song) by Post Malone feat. Doja Cat
I Like You (A Happier Song) — Post Malone feat. Doja Cat safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 39/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 35/100.

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Pink Matter — Frank Ocean safe 64 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mafia” by Travis Scott?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “China Cat Sunflower” by Grateful Dead, “I Need No Trust” by My Bloody Valentine, “Delresto (Echoes)” by Travis Scott feat. Beyoncé — 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 “Mafia” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Calgary” by Bon Iver, “Glimmer” by Tame Impala keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Mafia”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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 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

Intensity51
Dynamics56
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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