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10 songs that feel like See You in My Nightmares

Matched to See You in My Nightmares by Kanye West on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

See You in My Nightmares
The song you love
See You in My Nightmares
Kanye West
intense 61/100 intensity 84 BPM
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Terrible Love — The National moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Fistful of Love — Antony and the Johnsons intense 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Ain't Too Proud to Beg — The Temptations moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Crying — Roy Orbison moderate 98 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Oh Well — Fleetwood Mac intense 105 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).

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Wuthering Heights — Kate Bush intense 102 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Eosophobia — Jack White intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Touch — Daft Punk moderate 91 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Cat People (Putting Out Fire) — David Bowie intense 92 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Jamba — Tyler, The Creator intense 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when See You in My Nightmares is more than you want right now.

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Dos Oruguitas — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 16/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Underground — Kimya Dawson safe 80 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 8. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Killing Me Softly With His Song — The Fugees (Lauryn Hill vocals) safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 38/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Forgive Them Father by Lauryn Hill
Forgive Them Father — Lauryn Hill safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 43/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Deja Vu by Post Malone feat. Justin Bieber
Deja Vu — Post Malone feat. Justin Bieber safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The One That Got Away — Katy Perry moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 40/100.

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the cure — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 43/100, versus the original's 61.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “See You in My Nightmares” by Kanye West?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Terrible Love” by The National, “Fistful of Love” by Antony and the Johnsons, “Ain't Too Proud to Beg” by The Temptations — 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 “See You in My Nightmares” but calmer?

“Dos Oruguitas” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Always with Me” by Yumi Kimura, “Underground” by Kimya Dawson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “See You in My Nightmares”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 84 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 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 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 81% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2008 in context

The 259 songs we’ve measured from 2008 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

Intensity61
Dynamics78
Tempo24
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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