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10 songs that feel like Long Violent History

Matched to Long Violent History by Tyler Childers on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Long Violent History
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Long Violent History
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moderate 45/100 intensity 110 BPM
Joy — Lucinda Williams moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

Anything For Love — Dua Lipa moderate 105 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Crying in the Rain — a-ha moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

Save Me — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Room at the Top — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

Eyes Closed — Ed Sheeran moderate 124 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Hunting High and Low — a-ha moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

You're the Best Thing About Me — U2 moderate 95 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around — Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) moderate 107 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (107 BPM).

How Beautiful You Are — The Cure moderate 104 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Long Violent History 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 45.

Die Hard — Kendrick Lamar safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 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 6. Reads 16/100.

The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 45.

Joe Hill — Joan Baez safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 20/100, down from 45.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Gloria by Kendrick Lamar (feat. SZA)
Gloria — Kendrick Lamar (feat. SZA) safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 23/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Long Violent History” by Tyler Childers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Joy” by Lucinda Williams, “Anything For Love” by Dua Lipa, “Crying in the Rain” by a-ha — 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 “Long Violent History” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Die Hard” by Kendrick Lamar, “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” by John Prine keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Long Violent History”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 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
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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 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

Intensity45
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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