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10 songs that feel like Voodoo People

Matched to Voodoo People by The Prodigy 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
Voodoo People
The Prodigy
intense 74/100 intensity 138 BPM
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Gross Out — The Vines intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

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Cobra — Megan Thee Stallion intense 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

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Animal — Pearl Jam intense 138 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (138 BPM).

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Hell Bent for Leather — Judas Priest intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same layered texture.

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Animals — Dr Dre intense 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100).

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Break-In — Fugazi intense 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

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Geek Stink Breath — Green Day intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Bomber — Motörhead intense 160 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It runs a little hotter at 80/100. Same layered texture.

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Voodoo People — Prodigy intense 138 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (138 BPM).

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Psycho — Muse intense 123 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Death or Glory by Iron Maiden
Death or Glory — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 55/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sidewinder — Jax Jones moderate 124 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Believer — Kidz Bop Kids safe 126 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 38/100.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Horse Power — The Chemical Brothers moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 74.

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Got to Keep On — The Chemical Brothers moderate 124 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

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We've Got to Try — The Chemical Brothers moderate 124 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 45/100.

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The Test — The Chemical Brothers moderate 124 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 74.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Voodoo People” by The Prodigy?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Gross Out” by The Vines, “Cobra” by Megan Thee Stallion, “Animal” by Pearl Jam — the top match scores 96% 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 “Voodoo People” but calmer?

“Death or Glory” by Iron Maiden, “Sidewinder” by Jax Jones, “Believer” by Kidz Bop Kids keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Voodoo People”?

It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 138 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 91% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 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

Intensity74
Dynamics67
Tempo54
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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