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10 songs that feel like Omegaman

Matched to Omegaman by The Police 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
Omegaman
The Police
intense 66/100 intensity 142 BPM
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That Black Bat Licorice — Jack White intense 142 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Like a Hurricane — Neil Young intense 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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25th Floor — Patti Smith Group intense 142 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Low — Foo Fighters intense 144 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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Tyrant — Beyoncé intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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THUNDER Y LIGHTNING — Bad Bunny & Eladio Carrión intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Wyttch — Smashing Pumpkins intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Only the Good Die Young — Iron Maiden intense 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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The Final Frontier — Iron Maiden intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Sixteen Saltines — Jack White intense 140 BPM

99% 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 Omegaman is more than you want right now.

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Breathless — X moderate 130 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 66.

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Bliss — Muse moderate 140 BPM

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

Born to Run by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Born to Run — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

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

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 70/100, versus the original's 66.

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Rumble — Link Wray moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 45/100, down from 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Denis — Blondie moderate 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Call Me — Blondie moderate 130 BPM

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

Canary in a Coalmine by The Police
Canary in a Coalmine — The Police moderate 142 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 48/100, versus the original's 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Omegaman” by The Police?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “That Black Bat Licorice” by Jack White, “Like a Hurricane” by Neil Young, “25th Floor” by Patti Smith Group — 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 “Omegaman” but calmer?

“Breathless” by X, “Bliss” by Muse, “Born to Run” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Omegaman”?

It measures 66/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 142 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 66/100 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 93% 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
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1981 in context

The 194 songs we’ve measured from 1981 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

Intensity66
Dynamics78
Tempo57
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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