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10 songs that feel like Face to Face

Matched to Face to Face by Siouxsie and the Banshees 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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Face to Face
Siouxsie and the Banshees
moderate 57/100 intensity 85 BPM
MacArthur Park — Donna Summer moderate 110 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same dramatic pull and runs a little hotter at 63/100.

Angel of Mercy — Dire Straits moderate 95 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

High for This — The Weeknd intense 69 BPM

Keeps the same sensual pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 95% alike.

GoldenEye — Tina Turner intense 102 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

Arabella — Arctic Monkeys moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Space Bound — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

I Write Sins Not Tragedies — Panic! At The Disco moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same dramatic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Measured 95% alike.

III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" by Lloyd) — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

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

White Horse — Chris Stapleton intense 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

A Night Like This — The Cure moderate 110 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Insatiable by Prince and The New Power Generation
Insatiable — Prince and The New Power Generation safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 57.

Entering Heaven Alive — Jack White safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Georgia on My Mind by Willie Nelson
Georgia on My Mind — Willie Nelson safe 72 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 7. Reads 15/100.

I'm in the Mood — John Lee Hooker safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 12/100, versus the original's 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Serenade for Strings in C Major by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C Major — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Ship Song — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds safe 82 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stardust by Louis Armstrong
Stardust — Louis Armstrong safe 60 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 7. Reads 18/100.

Venus as a Boy by Björk
Venus as a Boy — Björk safe 84 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Face to Face” by Siouxsie and the Banshees?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, “Angel of Mercy” by Dire Straits, “High for This” by The Weeknd — the top match scores 93% 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 “Face to Face” but calmer?

“Insatiable” by Prince and The New Power Generation, “Entering Heaven Alive” by Jack White, “Georgia on My Mind” by Willie Nelson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Face to Face”?

It measures 57/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1992 in context

The 233 songs we’ve measured from 1992 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity57
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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