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10 songs that feel like Napoleon Solo

Matched to Napoleon Solo by At The Drive In 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
Napoleon Solo
At The Drive In
intense 86/100 intensity 160 BPM
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Refuse to Be Denied — Anthrax intense 160 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (160 BPM).

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Too Drunk to Fuck — Dead Kennedys intense 160 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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Ras Portraits — Bad Brains intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Arcarsenal — At The Drive-In intense 180 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

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How Low Can a Punk Get — Bad Brains intense 180 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).

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Lint — Operation Ivy intense 160 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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Stockholm Syndrome — Muse intense 138 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Soup Is Good Food — Dead Kennedys intense 150 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Same complex texture.

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Well Paid Scientist — Dead Kennedys intense 150 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100).

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Madhouse — Anthrax intense 160 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 70/100, down from 86.

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

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

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 86.

Sanctuary by Iron Maiden
Sanctuary — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 51/100, down from 86.

Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 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 49/100.

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 86.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Napoleon Solo” by At The Drive In?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Refuse to Be Denied” by Anthrax, “Too Drunk to Fuck” by Dead Kennedys, “Ras Portraits” by Bad Brains — 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 “Napoleon Solo” but calmer?

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

How intense is “Napoleon Solo”?

It measures 86/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 160 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 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 86/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex 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 98% 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
Workout9/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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

Intensity86
Dynamics78
Tempo67
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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