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10 songs that feel like Tone Deaf

Matched to Tone Deaf by Eminem 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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Tone Deaf
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intense 72/100 intensity 170 BPM
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Broken Face — Pixies intense 170 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

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Hyaena — Travis Scott intense 170 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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Full Disclosure — Fugazi intense 170 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

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Epic Problem — Fugazi intense 170 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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Forest — System of a Down intense 170 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

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Lucky You — Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas intense 166 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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Innervision — System of a Down intense 166 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (166 BPM).

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Dark Entries — Bauhaus intense 175 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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Jet Boy — New York Dolls intense 165 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (165 BPM).

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I'm Amazed — Pixies intense 160 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 62/100, down from 72.

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Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

Who Shot Ya? by The Notorious B.I.G.
Who Shot Ya? — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 93 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 47/100, versus the original's 72.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 72.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Up the Bracket — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 55/100.

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Rock n Roll Star — Oasis moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 55/100, versus the original's 72.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tone Deaf” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Broken Face” by Pixies, “Hyaena” by Travis Scott, “Full Disclosure” by Fugazi — 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 “Tone Deaf” but calmer?

“The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden, “Wanksta” by 50 Cent, “Through Being Cool” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tone Deaf”?

It measures 72/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 170 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 72/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity72
Dynamics78
Tempo72
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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