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10 songs that feel like House of Jealous Lovers

Matched to House of Jealous Lovers by The Rapture on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
House of Jealous Lovers
The Rapture
intense 78/100 intensity 134 BPM
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We Tigers — Animal Collective intense 120 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

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Thunderkiss 65 — Rob Zombie intense 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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No Good — Prodigy intense 135 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Walk Idiot Walk — The Hives intense 130 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

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Screaming for Vengeance — Judas Priest intense 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Ram It Down — Judas Priest intense 140 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

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The Chase Is Better than the Catch — Motorhead intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Nightrain — Guns N' Roses intense 125 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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A Touch of Evil — Judas Priest intense 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

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Teenage Whore — Hole intense 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 78.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 78.

Got Nuffin by Spoon
Got Nuffin — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All the Rage Back Home by Interpol
All the Rage Back Home — Interpol moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 61/100, versus the original's 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “House of Jealous Lovers” by The Rapture?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “We Tigers” by Animal Collective, “Thunderkiss 65” by Rob Zombie, “No Good” by Prodigy — the top match scores 97% 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 “House of Jealous Lovers” but calmer?

“Vertigo” by The Libertines, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “House of Jealous Lovers”?

It measures 78/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 134 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 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 78/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 blazing intensity: 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
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity78
Dynamics78
Tempo52
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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