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10 songs that feel like T.N.T.

Matched to T.N.T. by AC/DC on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

T.N.T.
The song you love
T.N.T.
AC/DC
intense 76/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Teenage Lobotomy — Ramones intense 175 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

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1969 — The Stooges intense 128 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 66/100. Same harsh texture.

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White Riot — The Clash intense 165 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 89% alike.

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Ghost Rider — Suicide intense 120 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same harsh texture.

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Psycho Therapy — Ramones intense 180 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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Pills — New York Dolls intense 120 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same harsh texture.

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What Do I Get — Buzzcocks intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Measured 86% alike.

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50ft Queenie — PJ Harvey intense 160 BPM

Measures 81% the same. It runs a little hotter at 82/100. Same harsh texture.

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Rock 'n' Roll High School — Ramones intense 178 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 70/100.

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I Wanna Be Your Dog — The Stooges intense 120 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100. Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when T.N.T. 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 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Up the Bracket — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge.

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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 trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 55/100.

Far Gone and Out by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Far Gone and Out — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 60/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee by Jerry Lee Lewis
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee — Jerry Lee Lewis moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 50/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Would I Lie to You? — Eurythmics moderate 120 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hey! Good Lookin' by Bo Diddley
Hey! Good Lookin' — Bo Diddley 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 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Crackin' Up by Bo Diddley
Crackin' Up — Bo Diddley moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 50/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “T.N.T.” by AC/DC?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Teenage Lobotomy” by Ramones, “1969” by The Stooges, “White Riot” by The Clash — the top match scores 89% 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.N.T.” 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.N.T.”?

It measures 76/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, moderate 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 76/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, moderate 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 92% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Are You Ready — AC/DC

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout8/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity76
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density85
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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