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10 songs that feel like War of Hormone

Matched to War of Hormone by BTS 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
War of Hormone
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intense 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Library Pictures — Arctic Monkeys moderate 120 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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Mine Smell Like Honey — R.E.M. moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Big Time Sensuality — Björk moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Stereotypes — Blur moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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El Scorcho — Weezer moderate 120 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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Nature Boy — Primus moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Vente Pa Ca — Ricky Martin intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Un Dos Tres — Ricky Martin intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Freak — Doja Cat intense 120 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

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

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We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 60/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Three Girl Rhumba by Wire
Three Girl Rhumba — Wire moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Black Rider — Howard Shore moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fever by The Black Keys
Fever — The Black Keys moderate 110 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 52/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Making Flippy Floppy by Talking Heads
Making Flippy Floppy — Talking Heads moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Skeletons by Stevie Wonder
Skeletons — Stevie Wonder moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 52/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “War of Hormone” by BTS?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo, “Library Pictures” by Arctic Monkeys, “Mine Smell Like Honey” by R.E.M. — 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 “War of Hormone” but calmer?

“We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Three Girl Rhumba” by Wire, “Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “War of Hormone”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 77% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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