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10 songs that feel like Robot Rock

Matched to Robot Rock 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.

Robot Rock
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Robot Rock
Daft Punk
moderate 53/100 intensity 123 BPM
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Burn the Witch — Radiohead moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Let There Be Rock — AC/DC intense 114 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Sweet Nothing — Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Iron Man — Black Sabbath moderate 130 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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A Means to an End — Joy Division moderate 116 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

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Hasta el Fin — Banda MS moderate 115 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Keep the Customer Satisfied — Simon & Garfunkel moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Ndiaye — Youssou N'Dour moderate 115 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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You Keep Me Hangin' On — The Supremes moderate 130 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 40/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 38/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 42/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Two Doors Down by Dolly Parton
Two Doors Down — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That by Dolly Parton
Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Here I Am by Dolly Parton
Here I Am — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Robot Rock” by Daft Punk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Burn the Witch” by Radiohead, “Let There Be Rock” by AC/DC, “Sweet Nothing” by Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch — 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 “Robot Rock” but calmer?

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston, “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala, “Changes” by David Bowie keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Robot Rock”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 123 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 81% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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 7/10, 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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