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10 songs that feel like Stop Trying to Be God

Matched to Stop Trying to Be God by Travis Scott on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Stop Trying to Be God
The song you love
Stop Trying to Be God
Travis Scott
moderate 51/100 intensity 126 BPM
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Chimes of Freedom — Bob Dylan moderate 90 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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I Drink Wine — Adele moderate 80 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same complex texture.

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Being Boring — Pet Shop Boys moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Anti-Hero — Taylor Swift moderate 108 BPM

Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 40/100.

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Reflections — The Supremes moderate 104 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

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No Me Pidas Perdón — Banda MS moderate 85 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 44/100. Same complex texture.

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I Stay Away — Alice in Chains moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Lathe Biosas — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Measures 86% the same. It sits a little calmer at 43/100.

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Ain't No Sunshine — Bill Withers intense 74 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100.

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Dirty Boulevard — Lou Reed moderate 95 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 41/100.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Stop Trying to Be God is more than you want right now.

The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

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

Says by Nils Frahm
Says — Nils Frahm safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 9/100.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 31/100, versus the original's 51.

An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 51.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 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 7. Reads 20/100.

Wild World by Cat Stevens
Wild World — Cat Stevens safe 69 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Stop Trying to Be God” by Travis Scott?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Chimes of Freedom” by Bob Dylan, “I Drink Wine” by Adele, “Being Boring” by Pet Shop Boys — the top match scores 93% 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 “Stop Trying to Be God” but calmer?

“The Girl from Ipanema” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, “Says” by Nils Frahm keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Stop Trying to Be God”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 126 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 83% 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
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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