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10 songs that feel like Power to Love

Matched to Power to Love by Jimi Hendrix 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 76/100 intensity 120 BPM
Gazzelloni — Eric Dolphy intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944 — Franz Schubert intense 120 BPM

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

Four Sticks — Led Zeppelin intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Skies of America — Ornette Coleman intense 100 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Sun Ship — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 84/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Armageddon — Art Blakey intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 — Frédéric Chopin intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 89% alike.

Stab Variations — Tim Hecker intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Free Jazz — Ornette Coleman intense 160 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100).

Out of This World — John Coltrane intense 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 84/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Power to Love is more than you want right now.

Crossfire — Stevie Ray Vaughan 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 53/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Gosh by Jamie xx
Gosh — Jamie xx moderate 128 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 62/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 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 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 43/100, versus the original's 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Extreme Ways — Moby 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 53/100, down from 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Crisis — Art Blakey moderate 120 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 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Breathless — X moderate 130 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 76. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Power to Love” by Jimi Hendrix?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Gazzelloni” by Eric Dolphy, “Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944” by Franz Schubert, “Four Sticks” by Led Zeppelin — 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 “Power to Love” but calmer?

“Crossfire” by Stevie Ray Vaughan, “Gosh” by Jamie xx, “We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Power to Love”?

It measures 76/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity76
Dynamics89
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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