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10 songs that feel like Got My Mojo Working

Matched to Got My Mojo Working by Muddy Waters 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
Got My Mojo Working
Muddy Waters
intense 60/100 intensity 140 BPM
GOD. — Kendrick Lamar moderate 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Running Free — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

What's The Rumpus? — Jack White moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

Cooped Up — Post Malone moderate 142 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

That's the Way (My Love Is) — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 142 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

Ladykillers — Lush moderate 135 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 54/100. Same layered texture.

Better Be Good to Me — Tina Turner moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — sits a little calmer at 54/100. Measured 97% alike.

Gypsy — Black Sabbath moderate 124 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It sits a little calmer at 53/100. Same layered texture.

Hold Me Back — AC/DC intense 136 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (136 BPM).

SPAGHETTII — Beyoncé moderate 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Got My Mojo Working is more than you want right now.

Who Do You Love? by Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love? — Bo Diddley moderate 148 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 52/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stuff You Gotta Watch — Muddy Waters moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100.

Suburban Knights — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Up the Bracket — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 55/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Rock n Roll Star — Oasis moderate 140 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I'm Bad by Bo Diddley
I'm Bad — Bo Diddley moderate 144 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 48/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Better Be Good to Me by Tina Turner
Better Be Good to Me — Tina Turner moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 54/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Got My Mojo Working” by Muddy Waters?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “GOD.” by Kendrick Lamar, “Running Free” by Iron Maiden, “What's The Rumpus?” by Jack White — 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 “Got My Mojo Working” but calmer?

“Who Do You Love?” by Bo Diddley, “Bo Diddley” by Bo Diddley, “Stuff You Gotta Watch” by Muddy Waters keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Got My Mojo Working”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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, 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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.

1957 in context

The 71 songs we’ve measured from 1957 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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