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10 songs that feel like Ful Stop

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

Ful Stop
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Ful Stop
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intense 88/100 intensity 95 BPM
Daredevil — Fiona Apple intense 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same anxious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (91/100).

Trailer Trash — Modest Mouse intense 85 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

When the Levee Breaks — Led Zeppelin intense 70 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100). Measured 94% alike.

Erlkönig — Franz Schubert intense 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It runs a little hotter at 94/100. Same complex texture.

The March of the Black Queen — Queen intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Aladdin Sane — David Bowie intense 120 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

Breathing — Kate Bush intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (91/100). Measured 94% alike.

Prison Song — System of a Down intense 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It runs a little hotter at 94/100. Same complex texture.

Expressway to Yr. Skull — Sonic Youth intense 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and runs a little hotter at 94/100.

Sueisfine — My Bloody Valentine intense 140 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder — The Smiths moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 58/100, down from 88. 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.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Red Rain by Peter Gabriel
Red Rain — Peter Gabriel moderate 83 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 88.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 88. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Eyes by Travis Scott
My Eyes — Travis Scott moderate 95 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Loser — Grateful Dead moderate 95 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 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Before We Drown by Depeche Mode
Before We Drown — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 88. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ful Stop” by Radiohead?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Daredevil” by Fiona Apple, “Trailer Trash” by Modest Mouse, “When the Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin — the top match scores 95% 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 “Ful Stop” but calmer?

“Meat Is Murder” by The Smiths, “Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ful Stop”?

It measures 88/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, extreme sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 88/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, extreme 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 98% 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
Focus0/10
Workout6/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 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

Intensity88
Dynamics78
Tempo31
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

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

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