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10 songs that feel like Bankrobber

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

Bankrobber
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Bankrobber
The Clash
moderate 50/100 intensity 135 BPM
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Pick Up the Phone — Young Thug and Travis Scott featuring Quavo moderate 136 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 (136 BPM).

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Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 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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Back to Back — Drake moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Stuff You Gotta Watch — Muddy Waters moderate 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Rock and Roll — The Velvet Underground moderate 120 BPM

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

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Vultures — Kanye West moderate 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Rock n Roll Star — Oasis moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Up the Bracket — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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On the Road — Post Malone ft. Meek Mill, Lil Baby moderate 135 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Rent I Pay — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 50.

Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly safe 135 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 6. Reads 29/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8) — Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 33/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

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

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.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits 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 40/100.

You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) by Loretta Lynn
You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) — Loretta Lynn safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 27/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Bankrobber” by The Clash?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pick Up the Phone” by Young Thug and Travis Scott featuring Quavo, “Suburban Knights” by Hard-Fi, “Back to Back” by Drake — 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 “Bankrobber” but calmer?

“The Kids Don't Stand a Chance” by Vampire Weekend, “Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)” by Loretta Lynn, “Not Fade Away” by Buddy Holly keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Bankrobber”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 135 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 6/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 89% 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.

1980 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1980 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo53
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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