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10 songs that feel like Professional Widow

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

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intense 74/100 intensity 128 BPM
Dead Wrong — The Notorious B.I.G. intense 90 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100).

Pigs (Three Different Ones) — Pink Floyd intense 95 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same complex texture.

Ya Ya — Beyoncé intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Sign 'O' the Times — Prince intense 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

Begging You — The Stone Roses intense 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100).

Cowgirl in the Sand — Neil Young intense 128 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 68/100.

Easy Money — King Crimson intense 126 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — sits a little calmer at 68/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

Switch — Siouxsie and the Banshees intense 135 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

Earth Intruders — Björk intense 126 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and runs a little hotter at 83/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

Ænima — Tool intense 118 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100).

…and if you want it calmer

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

Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

After Forever by Black Sabbath
After Forever — Black Sabbath moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 55/100, down from 74.

Maggie's Farm by Bob Dylan
Maggie's Farm — Bob Dylan moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 59/100.

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Professional Widow” by Tori Amos?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dead Wrong” by The Notorious B.I.G., “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” by Pink Floyd, “Ya Ya” by Beyoncé — the top match scores 91% 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 “Professional Widow” but calmer?

“Super 8” by Jason Isbell, “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Professional Widow”?

It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate 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 91% 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 / hype8/10

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

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity74
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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