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10 songs that feel like Tired of Sex

Matched to Tired of Sex by Weezer 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
Tired of Sex
Weezer
intense 89/100 intensity 120 BPM
Mamie Is Blue — Faust intense 140 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100).

By Demons Be Driven — Pantera intense 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100).

Glue Man — Fugazi intense 170 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — runs a little hotter at 97/100. Measured 88% alike.

I Am a God — Kanye West intense 140 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).

Diane — Hüsker Dü intense 170 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100).

Morphine — Michael Jackson intense 128 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 96/100.

Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine — The White Stripes intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 92% alike.

Throes of Rejection — Pantera intense 120 BPM

Measures 86% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100).

St. Anger — Metallica intense 180 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).

Floyd the Barber — Nirvana intense 155 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100).

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Tired of Sex is more than you want right now.

CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 86/100, down from 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

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

Hunger — Florence and the Machine moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 52/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Butcher the Song — Cursive moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pink Turns to Blue — Hüsker Dü moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Why Bother? by Weezer
Why Bother? — Weezer moderate 120 BPM

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

Nobody's Diary by Yazoo
Nobody's Diary — Yazoo moderate 129 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 8. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hounds of Love by Kate Bush
Hounds of Love — Kate Bush moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tired of Sex” by Weezer?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mamie Is Blue” by Faust, “By Demons Be Driven” by Pantera, “Glue Man” by Fugazi — 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 “Tired of Sex” but calmer?

“CPR” by Wet Leg, “I've Gotta Get a Message to You” by Bee Gees, “Hunger” by Florence and the Machine keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tired of Sex”?

It measures 89/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, abrasive texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 89/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, abrasive texture, moderate 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 98% 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
Workout9/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity89
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density100
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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