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10 songs that feel like Last Nite

Matched to Last Nite by The Strokes on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Last Nite
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Last Nite
The Strokes
moderate 67/100 intensity 162 BPM
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Something's Got a Hold on Me — Etta James intense 144 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).

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Fire — Jimi Hendrix intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Mess Around — Ray Charles intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Hole in Your Soul — ABBA intense 160 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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I Want to Take You Higher — Sly and the Family Stone intense 160 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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The Rock Show — Blink-182 moderate 150 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Somebody Told Me — The Killers moderate 148 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Gangnam Style — PSY intense 132 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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She Wolf — Shakira intense 130 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).

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Die Young — Kesha intense 130 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 35/100, down from 67.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 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 40/100.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 29/100, versus the original's 67.

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
One Piece at a Time — Johnny Cash safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 29/100, down from 67.

That's the Way It Is by Celine Dion
That's the Way It Is — Celine Dion safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 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 27/100.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 38/100, versus the original's 67.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Last Nite” by The Strokes?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Something's Got a Hold on Me” by Etta James, “Fire” by Jimi Hendrix, “Mess Around” by Ray Charles — the top match scores 96% 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 “Last Nite” but calmer?

“Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Last Nite”?

It measures 67/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 162 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 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 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 / hype7/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 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

Intensity67
Dynamics78
Tempo68
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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