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American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Last Nite by The Strokes: how alike are they?

Sonalize compared the two recordings: 20%, little in common.

20%Little in common
Harmony47%
Melody32%
Sound86%
Rhythm52%

Some general likeness, such as a key, a tempo or a common chord, of the kind unrelated songs often share.

American GirlLast Nite
ArtistTom Petty and the HeartbreakersThe Strokes
KeyD MajorC Major
Tempo114 BPM104 BPM
Most alike passage0:00–0:180:00–0:18

Track B moved up 2 semitones (C Major to D Major)

On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 3.01; other versions of a song in these comparisons have a median of 0.31, different songs that sound alike 1.27, random pairs 2.95).

Why this pair

This is a pair from a publicly reported dispute. Public background: opening riff / rhythm; No claim; Petty (Rolling Stone 2006) said the Strokes took it and it didn't bother him. Sonalize's scores are measurements, not a view on any dispute.

How this was measured

Compared from the full recordings; Sonalize's fingerprint lookup confirmed both songs. The same engine runs in the Sonalize app on your own device. A score measures how alike two recordings are; it isn't a finding about copying, legal advice, or a rights clearance.

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