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10 songs that feel like White Horse

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

White Horse
The song you love
White Horse
Chris Stapleton
intense 61/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Space Bound — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Leah — Roy Orbison moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Shoot Out the Lights — Richard and Linda Thompson intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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A Night Like This — The Cure moderate 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100).

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IFHY — Tyler, The Creator intense 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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In Your Room — Depeche Mode intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Night Bird Flying — Jimi Hendrix moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" by Lloyd) — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Songs in the Key of Life — Stevie Wonder moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Space Bound by Eminem
Space Bound — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 57/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Precious Angel by Bob Dylan
Precious Angel — Bob Dylan moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 44/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Empire of the Sun — Raheem DeVaughn moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Hunger — Eric Benet moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 46/100, versus the original's 61.

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I Want You — Anthony Hamilton moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 46/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Que Precio Tiene el Cielo — Marc Anthony moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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A Woman a Lover a Friend — Jackie Wilson moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Achin' to Be by The Replacements
Achin' to Be — The Replacements moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 51/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “White Horse” by Chris Stapleton?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Space Bound” by Eminem, “Leah” by Roy Orbison, “Shoot Out the Lights” by Richard and Linda Thompson — 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 “White Horse” but calmer?

“Space Bound” by Eminem, “Precious Angel” by Bob Dylan, “Empire of the Sun” by Raheem DeVaughn keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “White Horse”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 81% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2023 in context

The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity61
Dynamics78
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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