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10 songs that feel like Not Alike

Matched to Not Alike by Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9" on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Not Alike
Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9"
intense 70/100 intensity 145 BPM
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Not That Funny — Fleetwood Mac intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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BUFFALO — Tyler, the Creator intense 150 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Road Rage — Eminem intense 170 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Little Engine — Eminem intense 176 BPM

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

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Victory — PJ Harvey intense 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

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Pretty Visitors — Arctic Monkeys intense 145 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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One Hot Minute — Red Hot Chili Peppers intense 145 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Terror Couple Kill Colonel — Bauhaus intense 145 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Third Uncle — Brian Eno intense 142 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Schizophrenia — Sonic Youth intense 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Not Alike is more than you want right now.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 70.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge.

Mr. Ray by Suicide
Mr. Ray — Suicide moderate 135 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 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Foreclosure of a Dream by Megadeth
Foreclosure of a Dream — Megadeth moderate 148 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 55/100, versus the original's 70. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lion's Teeth by The Mountain Goats
Lion's Teeth — The Mountain Goats moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 51/100, down from 70. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Anthrax — Gang of Four moderate 120 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 69/100.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 70.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Not Alike” by Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9"?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Not That Funny” by Fleetwood Mac, “BUFFALO” by Tyler, the Creator, “Road Rage” by Eminem — 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 “Not Alike” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Mr. Ray” by Suicide keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Not Alike”?

It measures 70/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 145 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 70/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 94% 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
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity70
Dynamics78
Tempo58
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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