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10 songs that feel like On/Off

Matched to On/Off by Daft Punk 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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safe 30/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Get in the Mind Shaft — Jack White moderate 95 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and runs a little hotter at 41/100.

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Moonchild — King Crimson moderate 65 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

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In McDonalds — Burial moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — runs a little hotter at 36/100. Measured 79% alike.

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I Before E Except After C — Yazoo intense 90 BPM

Measures 84% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Tango Till They're Sore — Tom Waits moderate 120 BPM

A 78% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and runs a little hotter at 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The Trapeze Swinger — Iron & Wine moderate 78 BPM

78% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same layered texture.

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Alison — Slowdive moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel — runs a little hotter at 36/100. Measured 85% alike.

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Fingertips — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Measures 83% the same. It sits a little calmer at 18/100.

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Subtemple — Burial safe 70 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and sits a little calmer at 23/100.

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It's Gonna Rain — Steve Reich intense 100 BPM

82% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “On/Off” by Daft Punk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Get in the Mind Shaft” by Jack White, “Moonchild” by King Crimson, “In McDonalds” by Burial — the top match scores 87% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “On/Off”?

It measures 30/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 120 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 30/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and spoken word. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep7/10
Focus9/10
Workout5/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 3/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity30
Dynamics22
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force40
Trigger load0

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

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