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10 songs that feel like Jet Boy

Matched to Jet Boy by New York Dolls on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Jet Boy
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Jet Boy
New York Dolls
intense 72/100 intensity 165 BPM
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Lucky You — Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas intense 166 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (166 BPM).

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Innervision — System of a Down intense 166 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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Gnat — Eminem intense 170 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

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Broken Face — Pixies intense 170 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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Hyaena — Travis Scott intense 170 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

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Full Disclosure — Fugazi intense 170 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

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Epic Problem — Fugazi intense 170 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (170 BPM).

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I'm Amazed — Pixies intense 160 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same layered texture.

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Silver Rocket — Sonic Youth intense 160 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Dark Entries — Bauhaus intense 175 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 61/100, down from 72.

Be Afraid by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Be Afraid — Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit moderate 135 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

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

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 62/100, versus the original's 72.

Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 55/100, down from 72.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge.

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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 it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 70/100.

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

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 72.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Jet Boy” by New York Dolls?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lucky You” by Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas, “Innervision” by System of a Down, “Gnat” by Eminem — 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 “Jet Boy” but calmer?

“Abacab” by Genesis, “Be Afraid” by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, “Panic” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Jet Boy”?

It measures 72/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 165 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 72/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 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.

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.

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity72
Dynamics78
Tempo69
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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