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10 songs that feel like Megalomaniac

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

The song you love
Megalomaniac
Incubus
intense 71/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Walk These Dogs — DMX intense 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).

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Tainted Love — Marilyn Manson intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

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Quiet on tha Set — NWA intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Alwayz into Somethin — N.W.A intense 95 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same layered texture.

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Findum Fuckum and Flee — NWA intense 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).

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Teenage Whore — Hole intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 77/100. Same layered texture.

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The Kill — Fugazi intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — runs a little hotter at 77/100. Measured 94% alike.

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Geek Stink Breath — Green Day intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

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People of the Sun — Rage Against the Machine intense 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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One Shot 2 Shot — Eminem feat. D12 intense 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Mob Ties by Drake
Mob Ties — Drake moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 47/100, down from 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Pearly* — Radiohead moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

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Love Me — The Pretty Reckless moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 46/100, versus the original's 71.

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John — Lil Wayne moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 46/100, down from 71.

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Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde — Travis Tritt moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Southern Justice — Travis Tritt moderate 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Made You Look — Nas moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 46/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Megalomaniac” by Incubus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Walk These Dogs” by DMX, “Tainted Love” by Marilyn Manson, “Quiet on tha Set” by NWA — 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 “Megalomaniac” but calmer?

“Mob Ties” by Drake, “Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Pearly*” by Radiohead keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Megalomaniac”?

It measures 71/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 71/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent 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 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity71
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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