10 songs that feel like The Pop Kids
Matched to The Pop Kids by Pet Shop Boys on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (122 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same smooth texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).
96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same smooth texture.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “The Pop Kids” by Pet Shop Boys?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Don't Go Breaking My Heart” by Backstreet Boys, “Dance the Night Away” by Van Halen, “Fearless” by Taylor Swift — 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.
How intense is “The Pop Kids”?
It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 124 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 81% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2016 in context
The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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