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10 songs that feel like No Feelings

Matched to No Feelings 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
No Feelings
Sex Pistols
intense 93/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Iron Fist — Motorhead intense 140 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Wasted — Black Flag intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; 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

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (95/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Built for Speed — Motorhead intense 150 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Same harsh texture.

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Jealous Again — Black Flag intense 150 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100).

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Come to Daddy — Aphex Twin intense 160 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 99/100. Same harsh texture.

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Bastard in Love — Black Flag intense 180 BPM

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

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Coup D'Etat — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

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

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Live Fast Die Young — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

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

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Letter Bomb — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when No Feelings 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 trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 70/100, down from 93. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr. Ray by Suicide
Mr. Ray — Suicide moderate 135 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.

Foreclosure of a Dream by Megadeth
Foreclosure of a Dream — Megadeth moderate 148 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 55/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Actor Out of Work by St. Vincent
Actor Out of Work — St. Vincent moderate 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 60/100, versus the original's 93.

Cruel by St. Vincent
Cruel — St. Vincent moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 60/100, down from 93.

Got Nuffin by Spoon
Got Nuffin — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

Lion's Teeth by The Mountain Goats
Lion's Teeth — The Mountain Goats moderate 140 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 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 93.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “No Feelings” by Sex Pistols?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Iron Fist” by Motorhead, “Wasted” by Black Flag, “Down on the Street” by The Stooges — 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 “No Feelings” but calmer?

“Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Mr. Ray” by Suicide, “Foreclosure of a Dream” by Megadeth keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “No Feelings”?

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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