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10 songs that feel like Marvins Room

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

Marvins Room
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Marvins Room
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intense 64/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Stay Together for the Kids — Blink-182 intense 90 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 (90 BPM).

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Hurt — Johnny Cash intense 75 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.

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Public Service Announcement — Jay-Z intense 83 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (83 BPM).

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Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst — Kendrick Lamar intense 99 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

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Black Swan — BTS moderate 82 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Electric Sufi — Dhafer Youssef intense 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same complex texture.

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House of the Rising Sun — Nina Simone moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 98% alike.

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The Thing That Should Not Be — Metallica intense 116 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same complex texture.

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Handsworth Revolution — Steel Pulse intense 118 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).

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Bell Bottom Blues — Eric Clapton intense 78 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 70/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Fine Again — Seether moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Rock and Roll Suicide — David Bowie moderate 100 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Tunic (Song For Karen) — Sonic Youth moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 65/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940 by Franz Schubert
Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940 — Franz Schubert moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Die schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 57/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Soundtrack 2 My Life — Kid Cudi moderate 92 BPM

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

yellow is the color of her eyes by Soccer Mommy
yellow is the color of her eyes — Soccer Mommy safe 110 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 37/100.

Automate by Snail Mail
Automate — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 58/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Marvins Room” by Drake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Stay Together for the Kids” by Blink-182, “Hurt” by Johnny Cash, “Public Service Announcement” by Jay-Z — 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 “Marvins Room” but calmer?

“Fine Again” by Seether, “Rock and Roll Suicide” by David Bowie, “Tunic (Song For Karen)” by Sonic Youth keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Marvins Room”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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, complex texture, mild 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

Sleep1/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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