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10 songs that feel like Charm Assault

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

Charm Assault
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Charm Assault
Ride
moderate 48/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne — Suicide moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Only — Nine Inch Nails moderate 114 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).

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Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers — ZZ Top moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Artists Only — Talking Heads moderate 112 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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No Compassion — Talking Heads moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Facts of Life — Talking Heads moderate 104 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Cigarettes and Alcohol — Oasis moderate 116 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Vicar in a Tutu — The Smiths safe 120 BPM

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

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Heavy Metal Drummer — Wilco safe 120 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 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Ode to Joy — Wilco safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 48.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — 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 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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In the Arms of Sleep — The Smashing Pumpkins 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.

Father to a Sister of Thought by Pavement
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 39/100.

Sweetness and Light by Lush
Sweetness and Light — Lush safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 32/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Charm Assault” by Ride?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne” by Suicide, “Vertigo” by The Libertines, “Only” by Nine Inch Nails — 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 “Charm Assault” but calmer?

“Me in Honey” by R.E.M., “Vicar in a Tutu” by The Smiths, “Heavy Metal Drummer” by Wilco keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Charm Assault”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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