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10 songs that feel like ATK

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

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moderate 40/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Yellow Jacket — The Ventures moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Picasso — Coleman Hawkins moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Sweet Georgia Brown — Coleman Hawkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Three Blind Mice — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Cantina Band — John Williams moderate 115 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Sports et divertissements — Erik Satie moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Burnin' — Daft Punk moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Got a Match — Chick Corea moderate 130 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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March of the Trolls — Edvard Grieg moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Jack the Bear — Duke Ellington moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 39/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Creepin' In — Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “ATK” by Bonobo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Yellow Jacket” by The Ventures, “Picasso” by Coleman Hawkins, “Sweet Georgia Brown” by Coleman Hawkins — the top match scores 98% 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 “ATK” but calmer?

“22” by Taylor Swift, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “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 “ATK”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 128 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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