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10 songs that feel like Mojo Hand

Matched to Mojo Hand by Lightnin' Hopkins on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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intense 60/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Therefore I Am — Billie Eilish moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Bye Bye Bye — NSYNC moderate 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Death of a Disco Dancer — The Smiths moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Nas Is Like — Nas intense 85 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Lose Yourself — Eminem intense 87 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (87 BPM).

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By the Time I Get to Arizona — Public Enemy intense 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Lionsong — Björk moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Ain't Too Proud to Beg — The Temptations moderate 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) — The Temptations intense 108 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

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Pillar of Truth — Lucy Dacus intense 85 BPM

96% 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 Mojo Hand is more than you want right now.

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

HYFR by Drake
HYFR — Drake moderate 92 BPM

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

Optimistic by Radiohead
Optimistic — Radiohead moderate 95 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 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Breathe — U2 moderate 78 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 49/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 60.

I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
I'm Coming Out — Diana Ross moderate 115 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 52/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hotter than Hell by Dua Lipa
Hotter than Hell — Dua Lipa moderate 104 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 45/100.

Fever by The Black Keys
Fever — The Black Keys moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 52/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Mojo Hand” by Lightnin' Hopkins?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Therefore I Am” by Billie Eilish, “Bye Bye Bye” by NSYNC, “Death of a Disco Dancer” by The Smiths — 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 “Mojo Hand” but calmer?

“We the People....” by A Tribe Called Quest, “HYFR” by Drake, “Optimistic” by Radiohead keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Mojo Hand”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1960 in context

The 91 songs we’ve measured from 1960 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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