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10 songs that feel like Repeater

Matched to Repeater by Fugazi 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
Repeater
Fugazi
intense 93/100 intensity 170 BPM
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Death Trip — The Stooges intense 160 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100).

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Floyd the Barber — Nirvana intense 155 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 86/100.

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T.V. Eye — The Stooges intense 142 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Measured 92% alike.

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Penetration — Iggy Pop intense 145 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (89/100).

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Time's Up — Buzzcocks intense 180 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).

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Diane — Hüsker Dü intense 170 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 87/100.

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Very Ape — Nirvana intense 168 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — runs a little hotter at 100/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (168 BPM).

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Bastard in Love — Black Flag intense 180 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100).

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Coup D'Etat — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100).

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Bodies — Sex Pistols intense 140 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100).

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 93.

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

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 55/100 — 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.

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Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde — Travis Tritt moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 46/100, versus the original's 93.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 93.

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Anthrax — Gang of Four moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 69/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 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 46/100.

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Revolutionary Generation — Public Enemy moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 51/100, versus the original's 93.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Repeater” by Fugazi?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Death Trip” by The Stooges, “Floyd the Barber” by Nirvana, “T.V. Eye” by The Stooges — the top match scores 93% 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 “Repeater” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Foreclosure of a Dream” by Megadeth, “Lion's Teeth” by The Mountain Goats keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Repeater”?

It measures 93/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, abrasive texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 170 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, abrasive 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 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
Workout7/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

1990 in context

The 238 songs we’ve measured from 1990 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

Intensity93
Dynamics78
Tempo72
Surprise50
Density100
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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