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10 songs that feel like Press

Matched to Press by Cardi B 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
Press
Cardi B
intense 78/100 intensity 130 BPM
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King Snake — Idles intense 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Cobra — Megan Thee Stallion intense 130 BPM

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

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Teenage Whore — Hole intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Measured 98% alike.

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The Kill — Fugazi intense 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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Euphoria — Kendrick Lamar intense 95 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100).

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Psycho — Muse intense 123 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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Animal — Pearl Jam intense 138 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (138 BPM).

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Tainted Love — Marilyn Manson intense 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

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If You Were There, Beware — Arctic Monkeys intense 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

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Roll Right — Rage Against the Machine intense 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Press 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 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Death or Glory by Iron Maiden
Death or Glory — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head On by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Head On — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 145 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 51/100.

Spoonful by Etta James and Harvey Fuqua
Spoonful — Etta James and Harvey Fuqua moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

G-Man by Sonny Rollins
G-Man — Sonny Rollins moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Ain't That Nothin' — Television moderate 120 BPM

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

Modern Jam by Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown
Modern Jam — Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown moderate 140 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 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pearly* — Radiohead moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Press” by Cardi B?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “King Snake” by Idles, “Cobra” by Megan Thee Stallion, “Teenage Whore” by Hole — 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 “Press” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Death or Glory” by Iron Maiden, “Head On” by The Jesus and Mary Chain keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Press”?

It measures 78/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 78/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 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
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity78
Dynamics78
Tempo50
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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