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10 songs that feel like T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.

Matched to T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. by The Hives 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
T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.
The Hives
intense 78/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Look What You Made Me Do — Taylor Swift intense 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

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Highway Star — Deep Purple intense 136 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

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Screaming for Vengeance — Judas Priest intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Ram It Down — Judas Priest intense 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

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The Chase Is Better than the Catch — Motorhead intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Silly Thing — Sex Pistols intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

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Mr Motivator — Idles intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Outtathaway — The Vines intense 135 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

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No Limit — Cardi B intense 125 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

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Danny Nedelko — Idles intense 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. is more than you want right now.

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Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 50/100, down from 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Up the Bracket — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Rock n Roll Star — Oasis moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 55/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I'm Bad by Bo Diddley
I'm Bad — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 48/100, versus the original's 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Who Do You Love? by Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love? — Bo Diddley moderate 148 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 52/100, down from 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Better Be Good to Me by Tina Turner
Better Be Good to Me — Tina Turner moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 54/100.

Ladykillers by Lush
Ladykillers — Lush moderate 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 78. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.” by The Hives?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift, “Highway Star” by Deep Purple, “Screaming for Vengeance” by Judas Priest — 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 “T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.” but calmer?

“Suburban Knights” by Hard-Fi, “Up the Bracket” by The Libertines, “Rock n Roll Star” by Oasis keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.”?

It measures 78/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 78/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered 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 94% 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
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 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

Intensity78
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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