10 songs that feel like 911 Is a Joke
Matched to 911 Is a Joke by Public Enemy on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Measured 96% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 43/100. Same smooth texture.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 44/100. Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — sits a little calmer at 45/100. Measured 89% alike.
Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same smooth texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and sits a little calmer at 44/100.
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 41/100. Same smooth texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when 911 Is a Joke is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 54.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 54.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 54.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 20/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 54.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “911 Is a Joke” by Public Enemy?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Silhouettes” by Avicii, “Nights Like This” by Kehlani, “Beautiful Now” by Zedd featuring Jon Bellion — 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 “911 Is a Joke” but calmer?
“Every Breath You Take” by The Police, “What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers, “Circles” by Post Malone keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “911 Is a Joke”?
It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 106 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 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 74% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1990 in context
The 238 songs we’ve measured from 1990 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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