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10 songs that feel like Satellite

Matched to Satellite by Sex Pistols 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
Satellite
Sex Pistols
intense 94/100 intensity 150 BPM
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Iron Fist — Motorhead intense 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100).

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Wasted — Black Flag intense 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100). Same harsh texture.

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Metal Thrashing Mad — Anthrax intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Measured 94% alike.

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I and I — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Same harsh texture.

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Wonderful — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

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

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Come to Daddy — Aphex Twin intense 160 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (99/100). Same harsh texture.

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Hellraiser — Motörhead intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Live Fast Die Young — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Same harsh texture.

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Letter Bomb — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100).

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Beverly Hills — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 61/100, down from 94.

Be Afraid by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Be Afraid — Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit moderate 135 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 62/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 55/100, versus the original's 94. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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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 94.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 60/100.

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

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 60/100, versus the original's 94.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Satellite” by Sex Pistols?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Iron Fist” by Motorhead, “Wasted” by Black Flag, “Metal Thrashing Mad” by Anthrax — the top match scores 98% 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 “Satellite” but calmer?

“Abacab” by Genesis, “Be Afraid” by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, “The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Satellite”?

It measures 94/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 150 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 94/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, frequent 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
Workout10/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype10/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity94
Dynamics78
Tempo61
Surprise75
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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