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10 songs that feel like Uprising

Matched to Uprising by Muse 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
Uprising
Muse
intense 60/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Lady — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Confusion — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Black Man's Cry — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Living Well Is the Best Revenge — R.E.M. intense 140 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Coffin for Head of State — Fela Kuti intense 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Gentleman — Fela Kuti intense 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Driving South — The Stone Roses intense 112 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Picture to Burn — Taylor Swift intense 130 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Living After Midnight — Judas Priest intense 130 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater Revival intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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The Revolution Starts Now — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Bring It On — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Radio Disk Jockey — Hard-Fi moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Devil — The Rapture moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 53/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mary Jane — The Vines moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Get Free — The Vines moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Skint and Minted — The Libertines moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Uprising” by Muse?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lady” by Fela Kuti, “Confusion” by Fela Kuti, “Black Man's Cry” by Fela Kuti — 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 “Uprising” but calmer?

“The Revolution Starts Now” by Steve Earle, “Bring It On” by Hard-Fi, “Radio Disk Jockey” by Hard-Fi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Uprising”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild 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 84% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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