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10 songs that feel like Anything Goes

Matched to Anything Goes by AC/DC on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Anything Goes
The song you love
Anything Goes
AC/DC
moderate 50/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Blue Jean — David Bowie moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Who's Zoomin' Who — Aretha Franklin moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Going Mobile — The Who moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Greedy — Ariana Grande moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Texas Hold 'Em — Beyoncé moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Genie in a Bottle — Christina Aguilera moderate 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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So Fresh, So Clean — Outkast moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Step in Time — Sherman Brothers moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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She Did It Again — Tyla & Zara Larsson moderate 105 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Wild Night — Van Morrison moderate 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 40/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 39/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 50.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Twistin' the Night Away — Sam Cooke safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 36/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Anything Goes” by AC/DC?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Blue Jean” by David Bowie, “Who's Zoomin' Who” by Aretha Franklin, “Going Mobile” by The Who — 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 “Anything Goes” but calmer?

“Skateaway” by Dire Straits, “The Kids Don't Stand a Chance” by Vampire Weekend, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Anything Goes”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 62% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2008 in context

The 259 songs we’ve measured from 2008 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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