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10 songs that feel like Freedom

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

Freedom
The song you love
Freedom
Jimi Hendrix
intense 70/100 intensity 152 BPM
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Call to Arms — Sturgill Simpson intense 145 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Man on the Edge — Iron Maiden intense 162 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same layered texture.

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Adam Raised a Cain — Bruce Springsteen intense 148 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (148 BPM).

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No Son of Mine — Foo Fighters intense 170 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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False Alarm — The Weeknd intense 154 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (154 BPM).

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Doomsday Clock — The Smashing Pumpkins intense 152 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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Birth in Reverse — St. Vincent intense 152 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (152 BPM).

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Kool Thing — Sonic Youth intense 158 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Off the Grid — Kanye West intense 148 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 (148 BPM).

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Nobody's Fault but Mine — Led Zeppelin intense 160 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 62/100, down from 70.

Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 70/100.

Got Nuffin by Spoon
Got Nuffin — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 53/100, versus the original's 70.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 53/100, down from 70.

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge.

Be Afraid by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Be Afraid — Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit moderate 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 54/100.

Stay in Your Grave by The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper
Stay in Your Grave — The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 54/100, versus the original's 70.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Freedom” by Jimi Hendrix?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Call to Arms” by Sturgill Simpson, “Man on the Edge” by Iron Maiden, “Adam Raised a Cain” by Bruce Springsteen — 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 “Freedom” but calmer?

“The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden, “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Freedom”?

It measures 70/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 152 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 70/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1971 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1971 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity70
Dynamics89
Tempo62
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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