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10 songs that feel like Unsatisfied

Matched to Unsatisfied by The Replacements 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
Unsatisfied
The Replacements
moderate 53/100 intensity 120 BPM
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The End of Love — Florence + The Machine moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Make Up Your Mind — Florence + The Machine moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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freefall — björk moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Perth — Bon Iver moderate 115 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Stay Down — boygenius moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Let Go — Sharon Van Etten moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Walk Away — Christina Aguilera moderate 126 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Every Time the Sun Comes Up — Sharon Van Etten moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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The Black Dog — Taylor Swift moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Unsatisfied is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 53.

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Oblivions — The National safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — Sting safe 102 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 53.

From the Dining Table by Harry Styles
From the Dining Table — Harry Styles safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 53.

Homesick by Dua Lipa
Homesick — Dua Lipa safe 98 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

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 7. Reads 29/100.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 34/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Unsatisfied” by The Replacements?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The End of Love” by Florence + The Machine, “Make Up Your Mind” by Florence + The Machine, “freefall” by björk — 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.

What songs are like “Unsatisfied” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Oblivions” by The National, “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” by Sting keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Unsatisfied”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 69% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1984 in context

The 222 songs we’ve measured from 1984 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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