10 songs that feel like Try It Again
Matched to Try It Again 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.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same layered texture.
A 93% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100).
93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same playful pull — sits a little calmer at 69/100. Measured 93% alike.
Measures 93% the same. It sits a little calmer at 69/100. Same layered texture.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).
96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Try It Again is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 45/100, down from 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 35/100, versus the original's 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 38/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 41/100, versus the original's 75.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Try It Again” by The Hives?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Land of 1000 Dances” by Wilson Pickett, “Mother Popcorn” by James Brown, “Lovumba” by Daddy Yankee — the top match scores 94% 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 “Try It Again” but calmer?
“Shake It Off” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Can You Picture That?” by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, “Heigh-Ho” by Disney keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Try It Again”?
It measures 75/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 150 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 75/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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.
2007 in context
The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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