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10 songs that feel like Fun House

Matched to Fun House by The Stooges 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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intense 100/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Never Understand — The Jesus and Mary Chain intense 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Banned in D.C. — Bad Brains intense 180 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same abrasive texture.

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Prison Song — System of a Down intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — sits a little calmer at 94/100. Measured 79% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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After Eight — Neu! intense 120 BPM

Measures 84% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same abrasive texture.

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Frankie Teardrop — Suicide intense 160 BPM

A 80% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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Radio Friendly Unit Shifter — Nirvana intense 180 BPM

81% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same abrasive texture.

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Spiral Scratch — Buzzcocks intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — sits a little calmer at 93/100. Measured 84% alike.

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The March of the Black Queen — Queen intense 95 BPM

Measures 78% the same. It sits a little calmer at 92/100.

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Territorial Pissings — Nirvana intense 180 BPM

A 80% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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The Becoming — Nine Inch Nails intense 128 BPM

84% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same abrasive texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 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 59/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jonathan Fisk by Spoon
Jonathan Fisk — Spoon moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 46/100, versus the original's 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 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 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 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 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fun House” by The Stooges?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Never Understand” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Banned in D.C.” by Bad Brains, “Prison Song” by System of a Down — the top match scores 90% 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 “Fun House” but calmer?

“Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Los Ageless” by St. Vincent keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fun House”?

It measures 100/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, abrasive texture, extreme sudden shifts, and screaming. Tempo is 120 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 100% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 100/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, abrasive texture, extreme shifts, and screaming. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner2/10
Party / hype10/10

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

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity100
Dynamics89
Tempo44
Surprise100
Density100
Predictability100
Vocal force100
Trigger load88

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

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