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10 songs that feel like My Name Is Mud

Matched to My Name Is Mud by Primus 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
My Name Is Mud
Primus
intense 76/100 intensity 90 BPM
Squeal — No Doubt intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (79/100).

Niggaz 4 Life — N.W.A intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

Fire Engine — 13th Floor Elevators intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — runs a little hotter at 83/100. Measured 92% alike.

Funny Ways — Gentle Giant moderate 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (79/100). Same complex texture.

Tamale — Tyler, the Creator intense 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Living Dead Girl — Rob Zombie intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

Thick as a Brick — Jethro Tull intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Where the Hood At — DMX intense 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

I Am the Walrus — The Beatles intense 100 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

Got the Life — Korn intense 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when My Name Is Mud is more than you want right now.

Can't Stop The Feeling — KIDZ BOP Kids safe 98 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hot Air — Recess Monkey safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

She Did It Again — Tyla & Zara Larsson moderate 105 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 49/100.

The Tempo Marches On — Jim Gill safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 36/100, versus the original's 76.

World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids — Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 41/100, down from 76.

Latin Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.

African Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 76.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “My Name Is Mud” by Primus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Squeal” by No Doubt, “Niggaz 4 Life” by N.W.A, “Fire Engine” by 13th Floor Elevators — the top match scores 94% 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 “My Name Is Mud” but calmer?

“Can't Stop The Feeling” by KIDZ BOP Kids, “Hot Air” by Recess Monkey, “She Did It Again” by Tyla & Zara Larsson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “My Name Is Mud”?

It measures 76/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 76/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, frequent 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 92% 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
Focus1/10
Workout5/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1995 in context

The 329 songs we’ve measured from 1995 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity76
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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