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10 songs that feel like Fell on Black Days

Matched to Fell on Black Days by Soundgarden 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
Fell on Black Days
Soundgarden
moderate 57/100 intensity 90 BPM
Moon Above Sun Below — Opeth moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Breaking the Girl — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 92 BPM

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

Body Paint — Arctic Monkeys moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Russia on Ice — Porcupine Tree moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same layered texture.

All Mine — Portishead moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

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

Arriving Somewhere but Not Here — Porcupine Tree moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Freedom and Fellowship — Opeth moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

Minstrel in the Gallery — Jethro Tull moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Lady Fantasy — Camel moderate 90 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Fell on Black Days 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 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

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

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 57.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 23/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish 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 7. Reads 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sad Beautiful Tragic by Taylor Swift
Sad Beautiful Tragic — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 23/100, versus the original's 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fell on Black Days” by Soundgarden?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moon Above Sun Below” by Opeth, “Breaking the Girl” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Body Paint” by Arctic Monkeys — 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 “Fell on Black Days” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fell on Black Days”?

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 90 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 76% 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
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 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
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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