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10 songs that feel like Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1
Matched to Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1 by Pink Floyd on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Measured 93% alike.
Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.
A 97% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100).
97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same melancholy pull — sits a little calmer at 21/100. Measured 92% alike.
Measures 92% the same. It sits a little calmer at 20/100. Same layered texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1 is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 28/100, down from 27.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 19/100, versus the original's 27. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 24/100, down from 27. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 24/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 23/100, versus the original's 27.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1” by Pink Floyd?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Come Back to Earth” by Mac Miller, “Alameda” by Elliott Smith, “Pictures of Me” by Elliott Smith — 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 “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1” but calmer?
“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Male Fantasy” by Billie Eilish, “Dumb” by Nirvana keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1”?
It measures 27/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 104 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 83% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 27/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1979 in context
The 245 songs we’ve measured from 1979 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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