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10 songs that feel like Sticky

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

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moderate 46/100 intensity 122 BPM
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Pork and Beans — Weezer moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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I Decided — Solange moderate 122 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Honey Bee — Muddy Waters moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Juicy — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 87 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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She's Nineteen Years Old — Muddy Waters moderate 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Workin' Man Blues — Merle Haggard moderate 135 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Wet Dreamz — J. Cole moderate 136 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Road Runner — Bo Diddley moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Bloodline — Ariana Grande moderate 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Houdini — Dua Lipa moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Almost Grown — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 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 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 46.

Sky's the Limit by The Notorious B.I.G.
Sky's the Limit — The Notorious B.I.G. safe 88 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 36/100, down from 46.

Fifteen by Taylor Swift
Fifteen — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

In My Life by The Beatles
In My Life — The Beatles safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100.

Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) by BTS

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 26/100, versus the original's 46.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sticky” by Drake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pork and Beans” by Weezer, “I Decided” by Solange, “Honey Bee” by Muddy Waters — the top match scores 96% 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 “Sticky” but calmer?

“Almost Grown” by Chuck Berry, “Hometown Glory” by Adele, “Cornerstone” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Sticky”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 122 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 80% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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