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10 songs that feel like If You Want Blood (You've Got It)

Matched to If You Want Blood (You've Got It) by AC/DC on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
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If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
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intense 83/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Screwdriver — The White Stripes intense 142 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground — The White Stripes intense 144 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same harsh texture.

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Oh, the Guilt — Nirvana intense 145 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Lord of This World — Black Sabbath intense 145 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same harsh texture.

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Man-Size — PJ Harvey intense 145 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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Search and Destroy — The Stooges intense 140 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same harsh texture.

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Big Cheese — Nirvana intense 142 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Measured 94% alike.

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***Flawless — Beyoncé intense 124 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100).

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Blew — Nirvana intense 158 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100).

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Ball and Biscuit — The White Stripes intense 78 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (79/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when If You Want Blood (You've Got It) is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 54/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Vertigo — The Libertines 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.

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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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 60/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo 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 60/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Got Nuffin by Spoon
Got Nuffin — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All the Rage Back Home by Interpol
All the Rage Back Home — Interpol moderate 120 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 64/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol 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 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “If You Want Blood (You've Got It)” by AC/DC?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Screwdriver” by The White Stripes, “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” by The White Stripes, “Oh, the Guilt” by Nirvana — the top match scores 95% 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 “If You Want Blood (You've Got It)” but calmer?

“Stay in Your Grave” by The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper, “Vertigo” by The Libertines, “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 “If You Want Blood (You've Got It)”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: We Found Love — Rihanna

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

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

1978 in context

The 214 songs we’ve measured from 1978 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

Intensity83
Dynamics89
Tempo50
Surprise50
Density85
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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