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10 songs that feel like Ride

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

Ride
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Ride
Twenty One Pilots
moderate 39/100 intensity 76 BPM
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Jesus Walks — Kanye West moderate 84 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (84 BPM).

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The Rising — Bruce Springsteen moderate 76 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Africa — Toto moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Do I Wanna Know? — Arctic Monkeys moderate 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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Caminhoneiro — Roberto Carlos moderate 85 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 46/100.

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Big Pimpin' — Jay-Z moderate 92 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Jenny from the Block — Jennifer Lopez moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — runs a little hotter at 49/100. Measured 90% alike.

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Keep Their Heads Ringin' — Dr. Dre moderate 94 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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The Skills to Pay the Bills — Beastie Boys moderate 94 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

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Don't Explain — Billie Holiday moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Behind the Gardens by Andreas Vollenweider
Behind the Gardens — Andreas Vollenweider safe 55 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 20/100, down from 39.

Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon
Give Peace a Chance — John Lennon safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 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 31/100.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 32/100, versus the original's 39.

Orinoco Flow by Enya
Orinoco Flow — Enya safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 22/100, down from 39.

Sailing by Christopher Cross
Sailing — Christopher Cross safe 63 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni — Ludovico Einaudi safe 75 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 14/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
One Piece at a Time — Johnny Cash safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 29/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ride” by Twenty One Pilots?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Jesus Walks” by Kanye West, “The Rising” by Bruce Springsteen, “Africa” by Toto — the top match scores 98% 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 “Ride” but calmer?

“Behind the Gardens” by Andreas Vollenweider, “Give Peace a Chance” by John Lennon, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ride”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 76 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 86% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo20
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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