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10 songs that feel like Jaded

Matched to Jaded by Operation Ivy 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
Jaded
Operation Ivy
intense 62/100 intensity 140 BPM
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The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Discipline — Nine Inch Nails intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Hungry Wolf — X intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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What a Waster — The Libertines intense 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Chi-Town — The Cribs intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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True Men Don't Kill Coyotes — Red Hot Chili Peppers intense 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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I Ain't Got Time! — Tyler, the Creator moderate 145 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Cotton Crown — Sonic Youth intense 145 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Man Like Me — The Cribs intense 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Tombstone Blues — Bob Dylan intense 132 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Year One — X moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Slime — The Slits moderate 130 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Let's Do the Split — The Slits moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Typical Girls — The Slits moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Bring It On — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mary Jane — The Vines moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Skint and Minted — The Libertines moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Jaded” by Operation Ivy?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden, “Discipline” by Nine Inch Nails, “Hungry Wolf” by X — 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 “Jaded” but calmer?

“Year One” by X, “Slime” by The Slits, “Let's Do the Split” by The Slits keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Jaded”?

It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 62/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1989 in context

The 219 songs we’ve measured from 1989 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity62
Dynamics67
Tempo56
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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