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10 songs that feel like Bite the Hand

Matched to Bite the Hand by boygenius 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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moderate 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Pay Your Way in Pain — St. Vincent moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Anywhere's Better Than Here — The Replacements moderate 135 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Caught a Lite Sneeze — Tori Amos moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Sappy — Nirvana moderate 124 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Burn Down the Mission — Elton John intense 124 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Ignoreland — R.E.M. intense 126 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Heart and Soul — Joy Division moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Blow Me (One Last Kiss) — P!nk intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Road to Joy — Bright Eyes moderate 120 BPM

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

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Summer Cannibals — Patti Smith intense 132 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — The Police safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 60.

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 60.

Goodbye Weekend by Mac DeMarco
Goodbye Weekend — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King 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 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jump by Madonna
Jump — Madonna safe 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 45/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Bite the Hand” by boygenius?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pay Your Way in Pain” by St. Vincent, “Anywhere's Better Than Here” by The Replacements, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” by Tori Amos — 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 “Bite the Hand” but calmer?

“The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by The Police, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Bite the Hand”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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 / hype6/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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