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10 songs that feel like Scuttle Buttin'

Matched to Scuttle Buttin' by Stevie Ray Vaughan 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
Scuttle Buttin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan
intense 74/100 intensity 140 BPM
Boogie Stop Shuffle — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

Civilization Day — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

Misirlou — Dick Dale intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Rapsodie espagnole — Maurice Ravel intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Armageddon — Art Blakey intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

Haitian Fight Song — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

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

Hora Decubitus — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 96% alike.

Ecclusiastics — Charles Mingus intense 120 BPM

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

Piano Concerto No 1 — Emerson Lake and Palmer intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

La Villa Strangiato — Rush intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Scuttle Buttin' is more than you want right now.

Breathless — X moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 50/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bliss — Muse moderate 140 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Born to Run by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Born to Run — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 70/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Rumble — Link Wray moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 45/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

Extreme Ways — Moby moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100.

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 74.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Scuttle Buttin'” by Stevie Ray Vaughan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Boogie Stop Shuffle” by Charles Mingus, “Civilization Day” by Ornette Coleman, “Misirlou” by Dick Dale — the top match scores 96% 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 “Scuttle Buttin'” but calmer?

“Breathless” by X, “Bliss” by Muse, “Born to Run” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Scuttle Buttin'”?

It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 91% 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
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1983 in context

The 242 songs we’ve measured from 1983 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity74
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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