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10 songs that feel like Push Ups

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

Push Ups
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Push Ups
Drake
moderate 51/100 intensity 146 BPM
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Who Do You Love? — Bo Diddley moderate 148 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (148 BPM).

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Reminder — The Weeknd moderate 143 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Still Take You Home — Arctic Monkeys moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Rudie Can't Fail — The Clash moderate 142 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Conceited — Flo Milli moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Middle Child — J. Cole moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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On the Road — Post Malone ft. Meek Mill, Lil Baby moderate 135 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Living Well Is the Best Revenge — R.E.M. intense 140 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Smile Back — Mac Miller moderate 160 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

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Domo23 — Tyler, The Creator intense 140 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 62/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) by Loretta Lynn
You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) — Loretta Lynn safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 27/100, down from 51.

Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Love Galore by SZA
Love Galore — SZA safe 135 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 27/100.

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right — Bob Dylan safe 154 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 30/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Ella Fitzgerald
The Lady Is a Tramp — Ella Fitzgerald safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 33/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Frank Sinatra
The Lady Is a Tramp — Frank Sinatra safe 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Frankly, Mr. Shankly — The Smiths safe 145 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Push Ups” by Drake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Who Do You Love?” by Bo Diddley, “Reminder” by The Weeknd, “Still Take You Home” by Arctic Monkeys — 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 “Push Ups” but calmer?

“You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)” by Loretta Lynn, “Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)” by Loretta Lynn, “Love Galore” by SZA keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Push Ups”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 146 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 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 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 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

Intensity51
Dynamics56
Tempo59
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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