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10 songs that feel like Daredevil

Matched to Daredevil by Fiona Apple on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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intense 91/100 intensity 120 BPM
Ful Stop — Radiohead intense 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same anxious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).

Prison Song — System of a Down intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Same complex texture.

Blood on the Leaves — Kanye West intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100). Measured 92% alike.

Sueisfine — My Bloody Valentine intense 140 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 84/100. Same complex texture.

The March of the Black Queen — Queen intense 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100).

Aladdin Sane — David Bowie intense 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 83/100. Same complex texture.

Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) — Talking Heads intense 115 BPM

Keeps the same anxious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Measured 87% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Psycho Holiday — Pantera intense 120 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 83/100. Same complex texture.

Given Up — Linkin Park intense 130 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 84/100.

Eye of the Beholder — Metallica intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (91/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Ribs by Lorde
Ribs — Lorde moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 64/100, down from 91. Nearly the same tempo, too.

CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 86/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 91. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cities by Talking Heads
Cities — Talking Heads moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 91. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hunger — Florence and the Machine moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 52/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Rescue by Echo and the Bunnymen
Rescue — Echo and the Bunnymen moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 91.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Daredevil” by Fiona Apple?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ful Stop” by Radiohead, “Prison Song” by System of a Down, “Blood on the Leaves” by Kanye West — the top match scores 95% 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 “Daredevil” but calmer?

“Ribs” by Lorde, “CPR” by Wet Leg, “I've Gotta Get a Message to You” by Bee Gees keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Daredevil”?

It measures 91/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, extreme 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 99% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 91/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, extreme 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 99% 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
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity91
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

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

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