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10 songs that feel like Pusher

Matched to Pusher by Flume 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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intense 100/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Sabotage — Beastie Boys intense 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Raining Blood — Slayer intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same harsh texture.

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The Sadness Will Never End — Bring Me the Horizon intense 140 BPM

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

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Hit 'Em Up — 2Pac intense 104 BPM

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

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Black Skinhead — Kanye West intense 130 BPM

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

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All My Life — Foo Fighters intense 130 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (96/100). Same harsh texture.

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Twist and Shout — The Beatles intense 128 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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F*** tha Police — N.W.A intense 92 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same harsh texture.

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good 4 u — Olivia Rodrigo intense 170 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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Antivist — Bring Me the Horizon intense 150 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On — The Supremes moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 58/100, down from 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bessie’s Blues by John Coltrane
Bessie’s Blues — John Coltrane moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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What We All Come to Need — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Angel Tears — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 43/100, versus the original's 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Slide Tackle by Japanese Breakfast
Slide Tackle — Japanese Breakfast moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 54/100, down from 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho by Mahalia Jackson
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho — Mahalia Jackson moderate 120 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison
Mean Woman Blues — Roy Orbison moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 49/100, versus the original's 100.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Pusher” by Flume?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys, “Raining Blood” by Slayer, “The Sadness Will Never End” by Bring Me the Horizon — 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 “Pusher” but calmer?

“You Keep Me Hangin' On” by The Supremes, “Bessie’s Blues” by John Coltrane, “What We All Come to Need” by Pelican keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Pusher”?

It measures 100/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, frequent sudden shifts, and screaming. 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 100% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 100/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, frequent shifts, and screaming. 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 100% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner2/10
Party / hype10/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity100
Dynamics89
Tempo50
Surprise75
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force100
Trigger load0

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

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