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10 songs that feel like I Know the End

Matched to I Know the End by Phoebe Bridgers on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

I Know the End
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I Know the End
Phoebe Bridgers
moderate 69/100 intensity 120 BPM
Rhoda — Slint moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Everything's Ruined — Faith No More moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Flash Delirium — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

In Babelsberg — Van der Graaf Generator moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Bullet with Butterfly Wings — Smashing Pumpkins intense 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Until the End of the World — U2 intense 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Never Let Me Down Again — Depeche Mode intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

PDA — Interpol intense 120 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Ribs — Lorde moderate 128 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Darkness on the Edge of Town — Bruce Springsteen intense 110 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 63/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I Know the End 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 69.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dark Side of the Gym — The National safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 69.

Revolution 0 by boygenius
Revolution 0 — boygenius safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 25/100, down from 69.

Silent All These Years by Tori Amos
Silent All These Years — Tori Amos safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — Sting safe 102 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.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Know the End” by Phoebe Bridgers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Rhoda” by Slint, “Everything's Ruined” by Faith No More, “Flash Delirium” by MGMT — 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 “I Know the End” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Know the End”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 89% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity69
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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