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10 songs that feel like I'm Shakin'

Matched to I'm Shakin' by Jack White 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 74/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Wild One — Jerry Lee Lewis intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Turn Up the Night — Black Sabbath intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — sits a little calmer at 64/100. Measured 90% alike.

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Dionysus — BTS intense 128 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 64/100. Same layered texture.

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Supernaut — Black Sabbath intense 120 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100.

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Cold Love — Donna Summer intense 110 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 63/100. Same layered texture.

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The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — sits a little calmer at 62/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Showbiz — Muse intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

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Rip Her to Shreds — Blondie intense 130 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).

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Violet — Hole intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I'm Shakin' 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 it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 62/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Up the Bracket — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 55/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Rock n Roll Star — Oasis moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 55/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I'm Bad by Bo Diddley
I'm Bad — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 48/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Who Do You Love? by Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love? — Bo Diddley moderate 148 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 52/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I'm Shakin'” by Jack White?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wild One” by Jerry Lee Lewis, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Turn Up the Night” by Black Sabbath — 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 “I'm Shakin'” but calmer?

“The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden, “Panic” by The Smiths, “Suburban Knights” by Hard-Fi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I'm Shakin'”?

It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 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 91% 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 / hype8/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 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

Intensity74
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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