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10 songs that feel like What About Us

Matched to What About Us by P!nk on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

What About Us
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What About Us
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moderate 58/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Dio che nell'alma infondere — Luciano Pavarotti moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion moderate 66 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same layered texture.

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Superstar — Luther Vandross moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me — Elton John moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Stairway to Heaven — Led Zeppelin moderate 82 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement — John Coltrane intense 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Centuries — Fall Out Boy intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Bamba — Youssou N'Dour moderate 95 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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Collaboration — Burna Boy moderate 95 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Somebody to Love — Queen intense 78 BPM

98% 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 What About Us is more than you want right now.

Let It All Work Out by Lil Wayne
Let It All Work Out — Lil Wayne safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 27/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 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 9. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 32/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Orinoco Flow by Enya
Orinoco Flow — Enya safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 22/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Have You Ever by Brandy
Have You Ever — Brandy safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni — Ludovico Einaudi safe 75 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 9. Reads 14/100.

Halo by Beyoncé
Halo — Beyoncé safe 84 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 40/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “What About Us” by P!nk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dio che nell'alma infondere” by Luciano Pavarotti, “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, “Superstar” by Luther Vandross — 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 “What About Us” but calmer?

“Let It All Work Out” by Lil Wayne, “The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “What About Us”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, mild 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 huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity58
Dynamics89
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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