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10 songs that feel like Coming Undone

Matched to Coming Undone by Korn 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
Coming Undone
Korn
intense 80/100 intensity 90 BPM
Three Days — Jane's Addiction intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Faint — Linkin Park intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

One — Metallica intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Jesus Christ Pose — Soundgarden intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

Dead Skin Mask — Slayer intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Stones from the Sky — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

Distill — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Purify — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

Fear — Disturbed intense 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

Calm Like a Bomb — Rage Against the Machine intense 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Savitri — Gustav Holst moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Symphony No 1 by Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 1 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

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

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 58/100.

Surrender — Diana Ross moderate 105 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 59/100, versus the original's 80.

Adam Lives In Theory (Live) — Lauryn Hill moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 46/100, down from 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Biko by Peter Gabriel
Biko — Peter Gabriel moderate 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 47/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 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.

25 to Life by Eminem
25 to Life — Eminem moderate 90 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 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Coming Undone” by Korn?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Three Days” by Jane's Addiction, “Faint” by Linkin Park, “One” by Metallica — 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 “Coming Undone” but calmer?

“Savitri” by Gustav Holst, “Symphony No 1” by Jean Sibelius, “Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Coming Undone”?

It measures 80/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 80/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent 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 94% 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
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity80
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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