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10 songs that feel like Broken Hearted Wine

Matched to Broken Hearted Wine by Codeine 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
Broken Hearted Wine
Codeine
moderate 37/100 intensity 70 BPM
Fourth of July — Sufjan Stevens moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Have You Forgotten — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Katy Song — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

All Mixed Up — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Rollercoaster — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Smokey — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

San Geronimo — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Trailways — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Birmingham — Randy Newman moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Solitary Man — Johnny Cash moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Broken Hearted Wine is more than you want right now.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 37.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Merry Go 'Round by Kacey Musgraves
Merry Go 'Round — Kacey Musgraves safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Good to Be King by Tom Petty
It's Good to Be King — Tom Petty safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Teardrops on My Guitar by Taylor Swift
Teardrops on My Guitar — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Broken Hearted Wine” by Codeine?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fourth of July” by Sufjan Stevens, “Have You Forgotten” by Red House Painters, “Katy Song” by Red House Painters — 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 “Broken Hearted Wine” but calmer?

“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “Merry Go 'Round” by Kacey Musgraves keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Broken Hearted Wine”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 96% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity37
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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