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10 songs that feel like Bungle in the Jungle

Matched to Bungle in the Jungle by Jethro Tull 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
Bungle in the Jungle
Jethro Tull
moderate 50/100 intensity 130 BPM
Wanderlust — R.E.M. moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Walcott — Vampire Weekend moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

What Was I Thinkin' — Dierks Bentley moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike.

Stateside — PinkPantheress moderate 130 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Stereo — Pavement moderate 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

Michael — Franz Ferdinand moderate 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

In the Flesh — Blondie moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

Another Number — The Cribs moderate 130 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Golden Touch — Razorlight moderate 132 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (132 BPM).

Let's Go to Bed — The Cure moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Bungle in the Jungle is more than you want right now.

Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks" — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! by Sufjan Stevens

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Passepied by Claude Debussy
Passepied — Claude Debussy safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Bungle in the Jungle” by Jethro Tull?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wanderlust” by R.E.M., “Walcott” by Vampire Weekend, “What Was I Thinkin'” by Dierks Bentley — 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 “Bungle in the Jungle” but calmer?

“Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"” by Igor Stravinsky, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “22” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Bungle in the Jungle”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1974 in context

The 176 songs we’ve measured from 1974 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo50
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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