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10 songs that feel like Slide Tackle

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

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moderate 54/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Head Held High — The Velvet Underground moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Extraordinary Machine — Fiona Apple moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Titanium — David Guetta feat. Sia moderate 126 BPM

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

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Runnin' with the Devil — Van Halen moderate 126 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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The Wanderer — Donna Summer moderate 122 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (122 BPM).

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Zombie — Fela Kuti moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Dancing On My Own — Robyn moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Giant — Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man moderate 124 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Touch Me — The Doors moderate 136 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (136 BPM).

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Spoonful — Etta James and Harvey Fuqua moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jump by Madonna
Jump — Madonna safe 125 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 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.

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When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 54.

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 29/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8) — Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys safe 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 54.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Slide Tackle” by Japanese Breakfast?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Head Held High” by The Velvet Underground, “Extraordinary Machine” by Fiona Apple, “Titanium” by David Guetta feat. Sia — 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 “Slide Tackle” but calmer?

“The Kids Don't Stand a Chance” by Vampire Weekend, “Jump” by Madonna, “Head Over Heels” by ABBA keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Slide Tackle”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 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 84% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 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

Intensity54
Dynamics67
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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