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10 songs that feel like Liar

Matched to Liar by Sex Pistols 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
Liar
Sex Pistols
intense 93/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Eat the Rich — Motörhead intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100).

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No Class — Motörhead intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100). Same harsh texture.

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Guilty of Being White — Minor Threat intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (95/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Wasted — Black Flag intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100). Same harsh texture.

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Down on the Street — The Stooges intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (95/100).

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Jealous Again — Black Flag intense 150 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Same harsh texture.

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Bastard in Love — Black Flag intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Measured 92% alike.

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Stand Up — Minor Threat intense 180 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Same harsh texture.

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Coup D'Etat — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100).

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Very Ape — Nirvana intense 168 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 100/100. Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Push Ups by Drake
Push Ups — Drake moderate 146 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 51/100, down from 93. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Year One — X moderate 130 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.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 60/100.

Jonathan Fisk by Spoon
Jonathan Fisk — Spoon moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 46/100, versus the original's 93.

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iloveitiloveitiloveit — Bella Kay moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 50/100, down from 93.

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Bring It On — Hard-Fi moderate 130 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.

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Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 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 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mary Jane — The Vines moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 54/100, versus the original's 93. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Liar” by Sex Pistols?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Eat the Rich” by Motörhead, “No Class” by Motörhead, “Guilty of Being White” by Minor Threat — 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 “Liar” but calmer?

“Push Ups” by Drake, “Year One” by X, “Through Being Cool” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Liar”?

It measures 93/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, frequent 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 99% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 93/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh 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 99% 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
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

1977 in context

The 226 songs we’ve measured from 1977 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

Intensity93
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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