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10 songs that feel like I Got a Right

Matched to I Got a Right by The Stooges 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
I Got a Right
The Stooges
intense 100/100 intensity 140 BPM
Never Understand — The Jesus and Mary Chain intense 120 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter — Nirvana intense 180 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same abrasive texture.

Damaged I — Black Flag intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Measured 92% alike.

After Eight — Neu! intense 120 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same abrasive texture.

Banned in D.C. — Bad Brains intense 180 BPM

A 85% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

Territorial Pissings — Nirvana intense 180 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same abrasive texture.

Police Story — Black Flag intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Measured 90% alike.

For Free? (Interlude) — Kendrick Lamar intense 120 BPM

Measures 78% the same. It sits a little calmer at 74/100.

Frankie Teardrop — Suicide intense 160 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

Throes of Rejection — Pantera intense 120 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 92/100.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I Got a Right is more than you want right now.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 100.

Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

Push Ups by Drake
Push Ups — Drake moderate 146 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 9. Reads 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 100.

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 54/100, down from 100.

After Forever by Black Sabbath
After Forever — Black Sabbath moderate 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Death or Glory by Iron Maiden
Death or Glory — Iron Maiden moderate 140 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 55/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 62/100, versus the original's 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Got a Right” by The Stooges?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Never Understand” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Radio Friendly Unit Shifter” by Nirvana, “Damaged I” by Black Flag — the top match scores 89% 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 “I Got a Right” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Panic” by The Smiths, “Push Ups” by Drake keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Got a Right”?

It measures 100/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, abrasive texture, frequent sudden shifts, and screaming. 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

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, abrasive 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner2/10
Party / hype10/10

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

1972 in context

The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density100
Predictability100
Vocal force100
Trigger load50

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

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