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10 songs that feel like Motley Crew

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

Motley Crew
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Motley Crew
Post Malone
moderate 49/100 intensity 148 BPM
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Diddley Daddy — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (144 BPM).

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Pretty Thing — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Nonstop — Drake moderate 138 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Knock Knock — Mac Miller moderate 165 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Bo Diddley — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (144 BPM).

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I'm Bad — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Beverly Hills — Weezer moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Why Can't I Touch It — Buzzcocks moderate 140 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover — Bo Diddley moderate 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Workin' Man Blues — Merle Haggard moderate 135 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 29/100, down from 49.

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Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8) — Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys safe 140 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 49.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 49.

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.

Toosie Slide by Drake
Toosie Slide — Drake safe 82 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 16/100.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 40/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Motley Crew” by Post Malone?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Diddley Daddy” by Bo Diddley, “Pretty Thing” by Bo Diddley, “Nonstop” by Drake — 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 “Motley Crew” but calmer?

“Not Fade Away” by Buddy Holly, “Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)” by Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys, “Head Over Heels” by ABBA keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Motley Crew”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 148 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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 95% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo60
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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