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10 songs that feel like Ghosts Again

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

Ghosts Again
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Ghosts Again
Depeche Mode
moderate 47/100 intensity 95 BPM
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) — U2 moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Lift — Radiohead moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Ghetto Gospel — Tupac Shakur moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Diamonds — Sam Smith moderate 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

My Blakean Year — Patti Smith moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

Woman — Harry Styles moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Laugh Now Cry Later — Drake moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

COFFEE BEAN — Travis Scott moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Damage Gets Done — Hozier moderate 110 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

Fortnight — Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friends Will Be Friends by Queen
Friends Will Be Friends — Queen safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's All by Genesis
That's All — Genesis safe 104 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Halah by Mazzy Star
Halah — Mazzy Star safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ghosts Again” by Depeche Mode?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” by U2, “Lift” by Radiohead, “Ghetto Gospel” by Tupac Shakur — 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 “Ghosts Again” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Friends Will Be Friends” by Queen, “Me in Honey” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ghosts Again”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2023 in context

The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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