← Back to Turn It On Again

10 songs that feel like Turn It On Again

Matched to Turn It On Again by Genesis 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
Turn It On Again
Genesis
moderate 68/100 intensity 163 BPM
Fingertips (Part 2) — Little Stevie Wonder intense 140 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

For Reverend Green — Animal Collective intense 140 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA — Devo intense 135 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 92% alike.

St. Stephen — Grateful Dead moderate 140 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

Three Girl Rhumba — Wire moderate 120 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

Doin' the Cockroach — Modest Mouse intense 160 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same layered texture.

The Sad Skinhead — Faust intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 94% alike.

Coronus, the Terminator — Flying Lotus intense 170 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.

Astro Man — Jimi Hendrix moderate 120 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

Pulled Up — Talking Heads intense 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Turn It On Again is more than you want right now.

Bemsha Swing by Thelonious Monk
Bemsha Swing — Thelonious Monk safe 180 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 44/100, down from 68.

Weather Bird — Louis Armstrong safe 160 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A. — The Beach Boys safe 160 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pulcinella Suite — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 30/100, versus the original's 68.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 39/100, down from 68.

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

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100.

Someday My Prince Will Come by Bill Evans
Someday My Prince Will Come — Bill Evans safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 68.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Turn It On Again” by Genesis?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fingertips (Part 2)” by Little Stevie Wonder, “For Reverend Green” by Animal Collective, “Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA” by Devo — the top match scores 93% 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 “Turn It On Again” but calmer?

“Bemsha Swing” by Thelonious Monk, “Weather Bird” by Louis Armstrong, “Surfin' U.S.A.” by The Beach Boys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Turn It On Again”?

It measures 68/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 163 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 88% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 68/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 a fast, driving tempo: 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1980 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1980 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity68
Dynamics67
Tempo68
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

Want the single closest match, with every dimension compared?

Find its sonic twin →
Share on X
Check another song →