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10 songs that feel like F*** tha Police

Matched to F*** tha Police by N.W.A 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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intense 100/100 intensity 92 BPM
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Hit 'Em Up — 2Pac intense 104 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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Raining Blood — Slayer intense 120 BPM

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

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Sabotage — Beastie Boys intense 128 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Wait and Bleed — Slipknot intense 82 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same harsh texture.

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Pusher — Flume intense 130 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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Cold Turkey — John Lennon intense 100 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (98/100). Same harsh texture.

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Hate Me Now — Nas intense 88 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — sits a little calmer at 93/100. Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

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Car Radio — Twenty One Pilots intense 80 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (95/100).

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The Sadness Will Never End — Bring Me the Horizon intense 140 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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I Want You (She's So Heavy) — John Lennon intense 105 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 93/100.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when F*** tha Police is more than you want right now.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 100.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Eyes by Travis Scott
My Eyes — Travis Scott moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Before We Drown by Depeche Mode
Before We Drown — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 58/100, versus the original's 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jail by Kanye West
Jail — Kanye West moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 57/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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River — Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Youngstown by Bruce Springsteen
Youngstown — Bruce Springsteen moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 35/100, versus the original's 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “F*** tha Police” by N.W.A?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hit 'Em Up” by 2Pac, “Raining Blood” by Slayer, “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys — the top match scores 98% 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 “F*** tha Police” but calmer?

“Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “My Eyes” by Travis Scott keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “F*** tha Police”?

It measures 100/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, frequent sudden shifts, and screaming. Tempo is 92 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 100% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 100/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, frequent shifts, and screaming. 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 100% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: The Chain — Fleetwood Mac

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout7/10
Dinner2/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1988 in context

The 212 songs we’ve measured from 1988 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity100
Dynamics89
Tempo29
Surprise75
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force100
Trigger load0

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

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