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10 songs that feel like bad idea right?

Matched to bad idea right? by Olivia Rodrigo on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Dance Again — Jennifer Lopez intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Victorious — Panic! At The Disco intense 120 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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Hallucinate — Dua Lipa intense 124 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Feeling Good — Nina Simone moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Got to Give It Up — Marvin Gaye moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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I Got You (I Feel Good) — James Brown moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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I Feel Good — James Brown moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Poker Face — Lady Gaga moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Shoot to Thrill — AC/DC intense 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough — Michael Jackson moderate 123 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids — Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 41/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Latin Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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African Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 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 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 41/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pop Goes the Weasel — Cedarmont Kids safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 22/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Family Madrigal — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 116 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Can You Picture That? — Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem safe 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 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Following the Leader — Bobby Driscoll, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and Lost Boys cast safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 19/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “bad idea right?” by Olivia Rodrigo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dance Again” by Jennifer Lopez, “Victorious” by Panic! At The Disco, “Hallucinate” by Dua Lipa — 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 “bad idea right?” but calmer?

“World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids” by Putumayo Kids (Various Artists), “Latin Playground” by Putumayo Kids, “African Playground” by Putumayo Kids keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “bad idea right?”?

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 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 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 huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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.

2023 in context

The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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