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10 songs that feel like If You Were There, Beware

Matched to If You Were There, Beware by Arctic Monkeys 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
If You Were There, Beware
Arctic Monkeys
intense 77/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Blood Eagle Wings — Anthrax intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Out ta Get Me — Guns N' Roses intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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Killed by Death — Motörhead intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The Fight Song — Marilyn Manson intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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Take Out the Gunman — Chevelle intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Hats Off to the Bull — Chevelle intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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To Hell with Poverty — Gang of Four intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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He'd Send in the Army — Gang of Four intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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White Elephant — Nick Cave & Warren Ellis intense 85 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100).

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Psycho — Muse intense 123 BPM

99% 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 If You Were There, Beware is more than you want right now.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash 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 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bring the Boys Back Home by Pink Floyd
Bring the Boys Back Home — Pink Floyd moderate 120 BPM

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

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 77.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 58/100, down from 77.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 86/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “If You Were There, Beware” by Arctic Monkeys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Blood Eagle Wings” by Anthrax, “Out ta Get Me” by Guns N' Roses, “Killed by Death” by Motörhead — 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 “If You Were There, Beware” but calmer?

“Hateful” by The Clash, “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Bring the Boys Back Home” by Pink Floyd keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “If You Were There, Beware”?

It measures 77/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 93% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 77/100 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 93% 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
Workout8/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity77
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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