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10 songs that feel like What Did I Do?/God as My Witness

Matched to What Did I Do?/God as My Witness by Foo Fighters 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
What Did I Do?/God as My Witness
Foo Fighters
intense 65/100 intensity 140 BPM
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F2F — SZA intense 142 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Radio Nowhere — Bruce Springsteen intense 150 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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XXX. — Kendrick Lamar intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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The Writing on the Wall — Iron Maiden intense 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Powderfinger — Neil Young intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Knock Me Down — Red Hot Chili Peppers intense 126 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Big Exit — PJ Harvey intense 135 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Seek & Destroy — SZA intense 145 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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Sugarboy — St. Vincent intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

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Tyrant — Beyoncé intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when What Did I Do?/God as My Witness is more than you want right now.

Can't Stand Losing You by The Police
Can't Stand Losing You — The Police moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 55/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holding Poison by Foo Fighters
Holding Poison — Foo Fighters moderate 128 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge.

Revolution by Bob Marley
Revolution — Bob Marley moderate 135 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 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The One I Love by R.E.M.
The One I Love — R.E.M. moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 65.

She's the One by Bruce Springsteen
She's the One — Bruce Springsteen moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 54/100, down from 65.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

El Scorcho by Weezer
El Scorcho — Weezer 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 60/100.

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Thorn in My Side — Eurythmics moderate 124 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 46/100, versus the original's 65.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “What Did I Do?/God as My Witness” by Foo Fighters?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “F2F” by SZA, “Radio Nowhere” by Bruce Springsteen, “XXX.” by Kendrick Lamar — 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 “What Did I Do?/God as My Witness” but calmer?

“Can't Stand Losing You” by The Police, “Holding Poison” by Foo Fighters, “Revolution” by Bob Marley keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “What Did I Do?/God as My Witness”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 90% 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
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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