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10 songs that feel like Worst Behavior

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

Worst Behavior
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Worst Behavior
Drake
intense 62/100 intensity 104 BPM
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Not Today — BTS intense 95 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

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My Power — Beyoncé intense 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Lady Marmalade — Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Mercury in Retrograde — Sturgill Simpson moderate 110 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

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Dionysus — BTS intense 128 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

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Cold Wind Blows — Eminem intense 92 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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So Much Better — Eminem intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Sleep to Dream — Fiona Apple intense 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Dangerous — Michael Jackson intense 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Dirrty — Christina Aguilera intense 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Sweatpants by Childish Gambino
Sweatpants — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 58/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Madonna by Snail Mail
Madonna — Snail Mail moderate 95 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 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mercury in Retrograde by Sturgill Simpson
Mercury in Retrograde — Sturgill Simpson moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 59/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pay Your Way in Pain by St. Vincent
Pay Your Way in Pain — St. Vincent moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 60/100, down from 62.

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Bukowski — Modest Mouse moderate 92 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 57/100 — the pull without the edge.

Gazzillion Ear by MF DOOM
Gazzillion Ear — MF DOOM moderate 95 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 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Figaro — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 51/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Worst Behavior” by Drake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Not Today” by BTS, “My Power” by Beyoncé, “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink — the top match scores 98% 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 “Worst Behavior” but calmer?

“Sweatpants” by Childish Gambino, “I Won't Back Down” by Tom Petty, “Madonna” by Snail Mail keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Worst Behavior”?

It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 104 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 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 62/100 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 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity62
Dynamics78
Tempo36
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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