10 songs that feel like Raise Your Weapon
Matched to Raise Your Weapon by Deadmau5 on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.
A 86% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).
86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — sits a little calmer at 49/100. Measured 86% alike.
Measures 85% the same. It sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.
A 85% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Raise Your Weapon is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 65.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 37/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 24/100, versus the original's 65.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 65.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 24/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 22/100, versus the original's 65.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Raise Your Weapon” by Deadmau5?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rienzi Overture” by Richard Wagner, “Symphony No. 40 in G minor” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Heroic Polonaise” by Frédéric Chopin — the top match scores 90% 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 “Raise Your Weapon” but calmer?
“If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” by Sting, “yellow is the color of her eyes” by Soccer Mommy, “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Raise Your Weapon”?
It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 128 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 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent shifts, and soft 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 85% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2010 in context
The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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