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10 songs that feel like Sacrilege

Matched to Sacrilege by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Sacrilege
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Sacrilege
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
intense 65/100 intensity 134 BPM
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N.O — BTS intense 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Heartless — The Weeknd intense 135 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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Arrows — Foo Fighters intense 135 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Discothèque — U2 intense 135 BPM

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

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Danger — BTS intense 136 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (136 BPM).

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The Feast and the Famine — Foo Fighters intense 136 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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Suffragette City — David Bowie intense 132 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (132 BPM).

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Break On Through (To the Other Side) — The Doors intense 132 BPM

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

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Hammer to Fall — Queen intense 131 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (131 BPM).

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Touch Too Much — AC/DC intense 131 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 Sacrilege is more than you want right now.

All the Rage Back Home by Interpol
All the Rage Back Home — Interpol moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 64/100, down from 65.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 70/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 65.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 60/100, down from 65.

Got Nuffin by Spoon
Got Nuffin — Spoon moderate 126 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 61/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sacrilege” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “N.O” by BTS, “Heartless” by The Weeknd, “Arrows” by Foo Fighters — 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 “Sacrilege” but calmer?

“All the Rage Back Home” by Interpol, “Vertigo” by The Libertines, “Relax” 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 “Sacrilege”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 134 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, 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 89% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo52
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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