10 songs that feel like Cemetry Gates
Matched to Cemetry Gates by The Smiths on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 93% alike.
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Cemetry Gates is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 46.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 8/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 46.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 46.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — 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 25/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 46.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Cemetry Gates” by The Smiths?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink” by Merle Haggard, “Me in Honey” by R.E.M., “Down Where the Drunkards Roll” by Richard Thompson — the top match scores 94% 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 “Cemetry Gates” but calmer?
“The Tree of Forgiveness” by John Prine, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “I Remember Everything” by John Prine keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Cemetry Gates”?
It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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.
1986 in context
The 223 songs we’ve measured from 1986 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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