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10 songs that feel like Price to Play

Matched to Price to Play by Staind 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
Price to Play
Staind
intense 60/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Ultraviolence — Lana Del Rey intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Capacity — Big Thief intense 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Anonymous Proposition — Tim Buckley moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Breaking the Girl — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Space Bound — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Walk on Water — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Saint Pablo — Kanye West moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Heavy Balloon — Fiona Apple moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Home — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Who You Are — Pearl Jam moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Try — Eddie Vedder moderate 80 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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Underground — Kimya Dawson safe 80 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 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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the cure — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 43/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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hate that i made you love me — Ariana Grande moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 43/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Fallin' — Chris Brown 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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Doors — Noah Kahan moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Fallout Today — Eddie Vedder moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 49/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Price to Play” by Staind?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ultraviolence” by Lana Del Rey, “Capacity” by Big Thief, “Die schöne Müllerin” by Franz Schubert — 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 “Price to Play” but calmer?

“Who You Are” by Pearl Jam, “Try” by Eddie Vedder, “Underground” by Kimya Dawson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Price to Play”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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