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10 songs that feel like Drown

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

Drown
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Drown
Bring Me the Horizon
moderate 57/100 intensity 120 BPM
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A Means to an End — Joy Division moderate 116 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

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Take Me to Church — Hozier moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Dirty Diana — Michael Jackson intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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You Keep Me Hangin' On — The Supremes moderate 130 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Big Gun — AC/DC intense 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Eleanor Rigby — The Beatles moderate 104 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 97% alike.

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You're Gonna Miss Me — 13th Floor Elevators intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Robot Rock — Daft Punk moderate 123 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).

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Let There Be Rock — AC/DC intense 114 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Let's Stay Together — Al Green safe 123 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 24/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Girl from Ipanema by Stan Getz
The Girl from Ipanema — Stan Getz safe 120 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 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Weak by SWV
Weak — SWV safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 25/100, versus the original's 57.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 14/100, down from 57.

Essence by Wizkid
Essence — Wizkid safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 17/100.

Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time — Cyndi Lauper safe 98 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 21/100, versus the original's 57.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Drown” by Bring Me the Horizon?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “A Means to an End” by Joy Division, “Take Me to Church” by Hozier, “Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson — 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 “Drown” but calmer?

“Let's Stay Together” by Al Green, “Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, “The Girl from Ipanema” by Stan Getz keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Drown”?

It measures 57/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 76% of songs, calmer than the other 24%. Its intensity reading of 57/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus7/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity57
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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