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10 songs that feel like Rosemary

Matched to Rosemary by Deftones 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
Rosemary
Deftones
intense 64/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Wherever I May Roam — Metallica intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Leah — Roy Orbison moderate 92 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Paperhouse — Can intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 95% alike.

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So Young — Suede moderate 95 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It sits a little calmer at 58/100. Same layered texture.

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Brave New World — Iron Maiden intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Dive — Nirvana intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Television — Idles intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Steel That Sleeps the Eye — Baroness intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Of Moons Birds and Monsters — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Inside Out by Soccer Mommy
Inside Out — Soccer Mommy safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 19/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Maria I'm Drunk — Travis Scott moderate 130 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Fade Away and Radiate — Blondie moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Kim and Buffy — M83 moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 45/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Hand It Over — MGMT 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 41/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Minerva — Deftones moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Burning of the Midnight Lamp — Jimi Hendrix moderate 120 BPM

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

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On Melancholy Hill — Gorillaz safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 29/100, versus the original's 64.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rosemary” by Deftones?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wherever I May Roam” by Metallica, “Leah” by Roy Orbison, “Paperhouse” by Can — 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 “Rosemary” but calmer?

“Inside Out” by Soccer Mommy, “Maria I'm Drunk” by Travis Scott, “Fade Away and Radiate” by Blondie keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Rosemary”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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.

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity64
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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