10 songs that feel like Rocket USA
Matched to Rocket USA by Suicide on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and runs a little hotter at 72/100.
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 76/100. Same harsh texture.
Keeps the same rebellious pull — runs a little hotter at 82/100. Measured 86% alike.
Measures 86% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).
A 85% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and runs a little hotter at 83/100.
84% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 81/100. Same harsh texture.
Keeps the same rebellious pull — runs a little hotter at 81/100. Measured 84% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (144 BPM).
Measures 84% the same. It runs a little hotter at 84/100. Same harsh texture.
A 86% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and runs a little hotter at 81/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 73/100. Same harsh texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Rocket USA is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 70/100, down from 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 53/100.
Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 61/100, versus the original's 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 54/100, down from 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 62/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 51/100, versus the original's 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Rocket USA” by Suicide?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Have Love Will Travel” by The Black Keys, “No Fun” by The Stooges, “DEATHCAMP” by Tyler, the Creator — the top match scores 90% 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 “Rocket USA” but calmer?
“Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Got Nuffin” by Spoon, “The Heinrich Maneuver” by Interpol keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Rocket USA”?
It measures 66/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, harsh 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
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 66/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, harsh 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.
Dial the feeling up or down
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1977 in context
The 226 songs we’ve measured from 1977 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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