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10 songs that feel like A Sense of Rage

Matched to A Sense of Rage by Goldie 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
A Sense of Rage
Goldie
intense 81/100 intensity 170 BPM
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Battle — Roni Size intense 170 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

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Smash — The Offspring intense 180 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same layered texture.

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Powerline — Husker Du intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Abra Cadaver — The Hives intense 180 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same layered texture.

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Little Fury Things — Dinosaur Jr intense 160 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100).

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Exciter — Judas Priest intense 160 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same layered texture.

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The Wheel — Idles intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 91% alike.

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Place Position — Fugazi intense 190 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same layered texture.

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Toxicity — System of a Down intense 155 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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Bad Habit — The Offspring intense 180 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when A Sense of Rage is more than you want right now.

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 81.

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.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 46/100, versus the original's 81.

I Don't Want to Know by Fleetwood Mac
I Don't Want to Know — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 81.

Live and Let Die by Guns N' Roses
Live and Let Die — Guns N' Roses moderate 76 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Bliss — Muse moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 55/100.

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Quartz — Goldie moderate 170 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 64/100, versus the original's 81. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “A Sense of Rage” by Goldie?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Battle” by Roni Size, “Smash” by The Offspring, “Powerline” by Husker Du — 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 “A Sense of Rage” but calmer?

“We the People....” by A Tribe Called Quest, “Fever” by The Black Keys, “Panic” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “A Sense of Rage”?

It measures 81/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 170 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 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 81/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1995 in context

The 329 songs we’ve measured from 1995 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

Intensity81
Dynamics78
Tempo72
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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