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10 songs that feel like Be Bop Kid

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

Be Bop Kid
The song you love
Be Bop Kid
Suicide
intense 62/100 intensity 145 BPM
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Playground Twist — Siouxsie and the Banshees intense 145 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Hoist That Rag — Tom Waits intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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FE!N — Travis Scott intense 148 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (148 BPM).

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Sun and Steel — Iron Maiden intense 142 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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Over and Over and Over — Jack White intense 142 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Jocko Homo — Devo intense 146 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Discipline — Nine Inch Nails intense 140 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Hungry Wolf — X intense 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Declare Independence — Björk intense 132 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 47/100, down from 62.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge.

Mr. Ray by Suicide
Mr. Ray — Suicide moderate 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. 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 62.

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In the Street — Big Star moderate 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 54/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Long White Line — Sturgill Simpson moderate 140 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Foreclosure of a Dream by Megadeth
Foreclosure of a Dream — Megadeth moderate 148 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 55/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Townie by Mitski
Townie — Mitski moderate 152 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 56/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Be Bop Kid” by Suicide?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Playground Twist” by Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Hoist That Rag” by Tom Waits, “FE!N” by Travis Scott — the top match scores 96% 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 “Be Bop Kid” but calmer?

“I'm Waiting for the Man” by The Velvet Underground, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Mr. Ray” by Suicide keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Be Bop Kid”?

It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 145 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 62/100 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 94% 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.

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

Intensity62
Dynamics67
Tempo58
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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