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10 songs that feel like Ace of Spades

Matched to Ace of Spades by Link Wray 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
Ace of Spades
Link Wray
intense 65/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Fuel — Metallica intense 130 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 (130 BPM).

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Beasts of No Nation — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

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

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Yellow Fever — Fela Kuti intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Housequake — Prince intense 132 BPM

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

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Cover You in Oil — AC/DC intense 132 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 (132 BPM).

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Hail Caesar — AC/DC intense 132 BPM

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

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Whiskey on the Rocks — AC/DC intense 132 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (132 BPM).

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Hard Times — AC/DC intense 132 BPM

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

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Blue Orchid — The White Stripes intense 132 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 (132 BPM).

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Dionysus — BTS intense 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Ace of Spades 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 65. 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 65. 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 measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mary Jane — The Vines moderate 130 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, 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 measures markedly calmer overall. 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 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ace of Spades” by Link Wray?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fuel” by Metallica, “Beasts of No Nation” by Fela Kuti, “Yellow Fever” 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 “Ace of Spades” 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 “Ace of Spades”?

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 130 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 86% 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.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo50
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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