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10 songs that feel like Fear

Matched to Fear by Disturbed 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
Fear
Disturbed
intense 81/100 intensity 100 BPM
The Beautiful People — Marilyn Manson intense 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Faget — Korn intense 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

Tamale — Tyler, the Creator intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Welcome to the Terrordome — Public Enemy intense 107 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same complex texture.

Guerrilla Radio — Rage Against the Machine intense 92 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Dead Skin Mask — Slayer intense 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

One Step Closer — Linkin Park intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 98% alike.

Three Days — Jane's Addiction intense 95 BPM

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

Faint — Linkin Park 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).

Feral — Radiohead intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

It's Not Right But It's Okay — Whitney Houston moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 81. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Surrender — Diana Ross moderate 105 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 59/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love Me — The Pretty Reckless moderate 80 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 81.

Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 81.

I Put a Spell on You — The Animals moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

I Put a Spell on You — Creedence Clearwater Revival moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100.

Una voce poco fa — Maria Callas moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 81.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fear” by Disturbed?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson, “Faget” by Korn, “Tamale” by Tyler, the Creator — 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 “Fear” but calmer?

“It's Not Right But It's Okay” by Whitney Houston, “Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Surrender” by Diana Ross keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fear”?

It measures 81/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 81/100 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 95% 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

Intensity81
Dynamics78
Tempo33
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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