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10 songs that feel like Alone Again

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

Alone Again
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Alone Again
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moderate 49/100 intensity 75 BPM
Hear My Train A Comin' — Jimi Hendrix moderate 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

I'm Gonna Crawl — Led Zeppelin moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

O' Sailor — Fiona Apple moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Devil's Arcade — Bruce Springsteen moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Unravel — Björk moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Anxiety — Jason Isbell moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Six Songs, Op. 38 — Sergei Rachmaninoff moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Fire Away — Chris Stapleton moderate 68 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

Will Anybody Ever Love Me? — Sufjan Stevens moderate 85 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

I Know — Fiona Apple moderate 65 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 27/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fingertips by Lana Del Rey
Fingertips — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Killer by Phoebe Bridgers
Killer — Phoebe Bridgers safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Moon Song by Phoebe Bridgers
Moon Song — Phoebe Bridgers safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Alone Again” by The Weeknd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hear My Train A Comin'” by Jimi Hendrix, “I'm Gonna Crawl” by Led Zeppelin, “O' Sailor” by Fiona Apple — the top match scores 99% 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 “Alone Again” but calmer?

“Broken-Hearted Girl” by Beyoncé, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Please, Please, Please” by James Brown keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Alone Again”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 75 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 88% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo19
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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