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10 songs that feel like Climbing Up the Walls

Matched to Climbing Up the Walls by Radiohead 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
Climbing Up the Walls
Radiohead
intense 71/100 intensity 92 BPM
33 "God" — Bon Iver intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

666 ʇ — Bon Iver intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Fetch the Bolt Cutters — Fiona Apple intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Lost in the World — Kanye West intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

This Is Hardcore — Pulp intense 70 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

Xanadu — Rush intense 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same complex texture.

Tunic (Song For Karen) — Sonic Youth moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — sits a little calmer at 65/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Black Lake — Björk intense 70 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 63/100.

If 6 Was 9 — Jimi Hendrix intense 92 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Discombobulated — Eminem intense 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Climbing Up the Walls is more than you want right now.

Underground — Kimya Dawson safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 16/100, down from 71.

the cure — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

hate that i made you love me — Ariana Grande moderate 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Die For Me — ZAYN moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 46/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 29/100, down from 71.

Run Me Through — Perfume Genius moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You and I — IU moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stay — Blackpink moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 38/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Climbing Up the Walls” by Radiohead?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “33 "God"” by Bon Iver, “666 ʇ” by Bon Iver, “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” by Fiona Apple — 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 “Climbing Up the Walls” but calmer?

“Underground” by Kimya Dawson, “the cure” by Olivia Rodrigo, “hate that i made you love me” by Ariana Grande keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Climbing Up the Walls”?

It measures 71/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 92 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 71/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 90% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity71
Dynamics78
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

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

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