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10 songs that feel like Aliens Exist

Matched to Aliens Exist by Blink-182 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
Aliens Exist
Blink-182
intense 63/100 intensity 160 BPM
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Carol — Chuck Berry moderate 161 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (161 BPM).

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What'd I Say — Jerry Lee Lewis intense 160 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Buddy Holly — Weezer intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Stranded in the Jungle — New York Dolls intense 165 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Tony's Theme — Pixies moderate 160 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Gates of Steel — Devo intense 162 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Penetration in the Centrefold — Devo intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Johnny Hit and Run Paulene — X intense 160 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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She's Got It — Little Richard intense 170 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

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Lewis Boogie — Jerry Lee Lewis intense 170 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Shake It Off — Kidz Bop Kids safe 160 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Heigh-Ho — Disney safe 160 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Count It Higher — Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats safe 140 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 7. Reads 35/100.

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Our Imaginary Rhino — Justin Roberts safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 63.

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The Tempo Marches On — Jim Gill safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 36/100, down from 63.

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World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids — Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Latin Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

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African Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 63.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Aliens Exist” by Blink-182?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Carol” by Chuck Berry, “What'd I Say” by Jerry Lee Lewis, “Buddy Holly” by Weezer — 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 “Aliens Exist” but calmer?

“Shake It Off” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Heigh-Ho” by Disney, “Count It Higher” by Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Aliens Exist”?

It measures 63/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 160 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 63/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1999 in context

The 304 songs we’ve measured from 1999 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity63
Dynamics67
Tempo67
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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