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10 songs that feel like Raised by Wolves

Matched to Raised by Wolves by U2 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
Raised by Wolves
U2
intense 65/100 intensity 132 BPM
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New Divide — Linkin Park intense 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Eula — Baroness intense 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Buried Alive in the Blues — Janis Joplin intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Tell Mama — Janis Joplin intense 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Never Again — Breaking Benjamin intense 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

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Piece of My Heart — Big Brother and the Holding Company intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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March to the Sea — Baroness intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 98% alike.

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A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk — Baroness intense 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Flood — Tool intense 134 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (134 BPM).

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Crawl Away — Tool intense 134 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 65.

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Violin Concerto in D Minor — Jean Sibelius moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 63/100 — the pull without the edge.

Pain by Jimmy Eat World
Pain — Jimmy Eat World moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100.

Tango Apasionado by Astor Piazzolla
Tango Apasionado — Astor Piazzolla moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 65.

Stimela by Hugh Masekela
Stimela — Hugh Masekela moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 65.

Quicksand by Martha and the Vandellas
Quicksand — Martha and the Vandellas 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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Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moderate 132 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love Child by Diana Ross & The Supremes
Love Child — Diana Ross & The Supremes moderate 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Raised by Wolves” by U2?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “New Divide” by Linkin Park, “Eula” by Baroness, “Buried Alive in the Blues” by Janis Joplin — 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 “Raised by Wolves” but calmer?

“Warrior” by Steve Earle, “Violin Concerto in D Minor” by Jean Sibelius, “Pain” by Jimmy Eat World keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Raised by Wolves”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 132 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 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 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 88% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo51
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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