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10 songs that feel like Disposition

Matched to Disposition by Tool 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
Disposition
Tool
moderate 34/100 intensity 70 BPM
If You're Feeling Sinister — Belle and Sebastian safe 85 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

Broken Heart — Spiritualized moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

Rocket Love — Stevie Wonder moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

Sad Lisa — Cat Stevens moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

Normal Girl — SZA moderate 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

16 Carriages — Beyoncé safe 78 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

Saturday Come Slow — Massive Attack moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 98% alike.

Third of May / Ōdaigahara — Fleet Foxes safe 75 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

Carmen — Lana Del Rey moderate 72 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

Bumblebee — ABBA safe 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 12/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish
What Was I Made For — Billie Eilish safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thumbing My Way by Pearl Jam
Thumbing My Way — Pearl Jam safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 21/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Marion by Bon Iver
Marion — Bon Iver safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 12/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All Cats Are Grey by The Cure
All Cats Are Grey — The Cure safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sinking by The Cure
Sinking — The Cure safe 65 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

We No Who U R — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Disposition” by Tool?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “If You're Feeling Sinister” by Belle and Sebastian, “Broken Heart” by Spiritualized, “Rocket Love” by Stevie Wonder — the top match scores 97% 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 “Disposition” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, “Thumbing My Way” by Pearl Jam keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Disposition”?

It measures 34/100 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

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
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity34
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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