10 songs that feel like Uncontrollable Urge
Matched to Uncontrollable Urge by Devo on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 92% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100).
96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Measured 93% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same layered texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100). Measured 86% alike.
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100). Same layered texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Uncontrollable Urge is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 90.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 70/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 53/100, versus the original's 90.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 48/100, down from 90. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 54/100, versus the original's 90. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Uncontrollable Urge” by Devo?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “New Day Rising” by Hüsker Dü, “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer, “Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1” by The Mountain Goats — the top match scores 92% 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 “Uncontrollable Urge” but calmer?
“Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo, “Panic” by The Smiths, “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Uncontrollable Urge”?
It measures 90/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, extreme 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 99% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 90/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, extreme 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 99% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1978 in context
The 214 songs we’ve measured from 1978 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 9/10, 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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