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10 songs that feel like Some Unholy War

Matched to Some Unholy War by Amy Winehouse 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
Some Unholy War
Amy Winehouse
moderate 50/100 intensity 136 BPM
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Across the Sea — Weezer moderate 138 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (138 BPM).

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I'm a Mess — Ed Sheeran moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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logical — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Love Lockdown — Kanye West moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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So Cruel — U2 moderate 126 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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The Hurting — Tears for Fears moderate 125 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Mother — Pink Floyd moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike.

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in my head — Ariana Grande moderate 139 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Porno — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Brainy — The National moderate 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

I Wish I Hated You by Ariana Grande
I Wish I Hated You — Ariana Grande safe 136 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 21/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge.

All in Love Is Fair by Stevie Wonder
All in Love Is Fair — Stevie Wonder safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100.

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Oblivions — The National safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 50.

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande
eternal sunshine — Ariana Grande safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 29/100, down from 50.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Some Unholy War” by Amy Winehouse?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Across the Sea” by Weezer, “I'm a Mess” by Ed Sheeran, “logical” by Olivia Rodrigo — 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 “Some Unholy War” but calmer?

“I Wish I Hated You” by Ariana Grande, “Please, Please, Please” by James Brown, “All in Love Is Fair” by Stevie Wonder keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Some Unholy War”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 136 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2006 in context

The 252 songs we’ve measured from 2006 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo53
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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