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10 songs that feel like What I've Done

Matched to What I've Done by Linkin Park 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
What I've Done
Linkin Park
intense 60/100 intensity 90 BPM
Rocket Queen — Guns N' Roses intense 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Blood on My Hands — DMX intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Stricken — Disturbed intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

The Diary of Jane — Breaking Benjamin intense 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Just Don't Give a — Eminem intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

The Professional — DMX intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Did My Time — Korn intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

All Within My Hands — Metallica intense 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Born Loser — DMX intense 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Valentine — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when What I've Done is more than you want right now.

Hypocritical Kiss by Jack White
Hypocritical Kiss — Jack White moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 59/100, down from 60.

Savitri — Gustav Holst moderate 80 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Symphony No 1 by Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 1 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 58/100, versus the original's 60.

Surrender — Diana Ross moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 59/100, down from 60.

Adam Lives In Theory (Live) — Lauryn Hill moderate 85 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Biko by Peter Gabriel
Biko — Peter Gabriel moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “What I've Done” by Linkin Park?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rocket Queen” by Guns N' Roses, “Blood on My Hands” by DMX, “Stricken” by Disturbed — 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 “What I've Done” but calmer?

“Hypocritical Kiss” by Jack White, “Savitri” by Gustav Holst, “Symphony No 1” by Jean Sibelius keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “What I've Done”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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