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10 songs that feel like Another One Bites the Dust

Matched to Another One Bites the Dust by Queen on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Another One Bites the Dust
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Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
intense 60/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Maggie's Farm — Bob Dylan moderate 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 46/100.

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Shakara (Oloje) — Fela Kuti moderate 130 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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Smackwater Jack — Carole King moderate 96 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — sits a little calmer at 48/100. Measured 93% alike.

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I'm Waiting for the Man — The Velvet Underground moderate 126 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It sits a little calmer at 47/100. Same layered texture.

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Father Cannot Yell — Can intense 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 46/100. Same layered texture.

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Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair — Arctic Monkeys moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — sits a little calmer at 50/100. Measured 94% alike.

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Girls & Boys — Blur moderate 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.

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Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee — Jerry Lee Lewis moderate 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 50/100.

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Sanctuary — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Another One Bites the Dust is more than you want right now.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne — Suicide moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 48/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Charm Assault by Ride
Charm Assault — Ride moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 48/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All the Rage Back Home by Interpol
All the Rage Back Home — Interpol moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel
Shock the Monkey — Peter Gabriel moderate 112 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 59/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Take Me to the Pilot by Elton John
Take Me to the Pilot — Elton John moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Maggie's Farm” by Bob Dylan, “Shakara (Oloje)” by Fela Kuti, “Smackwater Jack” by Carole King — the top match scores 93% 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 “Another One Bites the Dust” but calmer?

“Vertigo” by The Libertines, “Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo, “Working in the Coal Mine” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Another One Bites the Dust”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 77% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1980 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1980 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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