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10 songs that feel like Trash

Matched to Trash by Suede on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Trash
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Trash
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moderate 51/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Here Comes My Girl — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 115 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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September Gurls — Big Star moderate 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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She Works Hard for the Money — Donna Summer moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Rock the Blues Away — AC/DC moderate 132 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Shining Star — Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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When My Baby's Beside Me — Big Star moderate 135 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Going Mobile — The Who moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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High — The Cure moderate 136 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Ten Storey Love Song — The Stone Roses moderate 126 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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HOME — BTS safe 128 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

HOME by BTS
HOME — BTS safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mikrokosmos by BTS
Mikrokosmos — BTS safe 136 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 34/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) by Arcade Fire
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) — Arcade Fire safe 120 BPM

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

Angeleyes by ABBA
Angeleyes — ABBA safe 120 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pennies from Heaven by Louis Armstrong
Pennies from Heaven — Louis Armstrong safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 37/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Trash” by Suede?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Here Comes My Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “September Gurls” by Big Star, “She Works Hard for the Money” by Donna Summer — the top match scores 97% 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 “Trash” but calmer?

“HOME” by BTS, “Mikrokosmos” by BTS, “Radio” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Trash”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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