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10 songs that feel like Suck It and See

Matched to Suck It and See by Arctic Monkeys on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Suck It and See
The song you love
Suck It and See
Arctic Monkeys
moderate 53/100 intensity 126 BPM
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Is It True — Tame Impala moderate 118 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Loading Zones — Kurt Vile moderate 115 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Zack And Codeine — Post Malone moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Touch Me — The Doors moderate 136 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Monaco — Bad Bunny moderate 92 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Scarlet Begonias — Grateful Dead moderate 140 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Player's Ball — Outkast moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — sits a little calmer at 47/100. Measured 91% alike.

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The Big Sky — Kate Bush moderate 108 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Speed Demon — Michael Jackson moderate 126 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Touchy! — a-ha moderate 126 BPM

96% 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 Suck It and See is more than you want right now.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Frank Sinatra
The Lady Is a Tramp — Frank Sinatra safe 140 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 53.

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Almost Grown — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! by Sufjan Stevens

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Arnold Layne by Pink Floyd
Arnold Layne — Pink Floyd safe 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 26/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Nashville Skyline Rag — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mozambique — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild Honey by U2
Wild Honey — U2 safe 125 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 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 “Suck It and See” by Arctic Monkeys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Is It True” by Tame Impala, “Loading Zones” by Kurt Vile, “Zack And Codeine” by Post Malone — the top match scores 95% 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 “Suck It and See” but calmer?

“The Lady Is a Tramp” by Frank Sinatra, “Almost Grown” by Chuck Berry, “Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!” by Sufjan Stevens keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Suck It and See”?

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 126 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 83% 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.

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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