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10 songs that feel like Going Mobile

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

Going Mobile
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Going Mobile
The Who
moderate 50/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Anything Goes — AC/DC moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Chelsea Girl — Ride moderate 151 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Step in Time — Sherman Brothers moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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No Particular Place to Go — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Wild Night — Van Morrison moderate 130 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

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Hot Fun in the Summertime — Sly and the Family Stone moderate 106 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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When My Baby's Beside Me — Big Star moderate 135 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Sunset People — Donna Summer moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Middle Age Crazy — Jerry Lee Lewis moderate 128 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Pork and Beans — Weezer moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Back in the U.S.A. by Chuck Berry
Back in the U.S.A. — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 35/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain — Traditional safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 39/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Mozambique — Bob Dylan 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 7. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Manhattan by Ella Fitzgerald
Manhattan — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Going Mobile” by The Who?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Anything Goes” by AC/DC, “Chelsea Girl” by Ride, “Step in Time” by Sherman Brothers — 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 “Going Mobile” but calmer?

“Back in the U.S.A.” by Chuck Berry, “She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain” by Traditional, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Going Mobile”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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

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 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 62% 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.

1971 in context

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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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