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10 songs that feel like Sheep

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

The song you love
Sheep
Pink Floyd
intense 91/100 intensity 85 BPM
Epitaph — King Crimson intense 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (91/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

The March of the Black Queen — Queen intense 95 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (92/100). Same complex texture.

Prison Song — System of a Down intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Measured 89% alike.

Breathing — Kate Bush intense 85 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (91/100). Same complex texture.

White Elephant — Nick Cave & Warren Ellis intense 85 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 82/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

When the Levee Breaks — Led Zeppelin intense 70 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100). Same complex texture.

Izabella — Jimi Hendrix intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Measured 93% alike.

Eye of the Beholder — Metallica intense 120 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (91/100). Same complex texture.

The Sun Always Shines on TV — a-ha intense 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100).

Cassavetes — Fugazi intense 120 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 91. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Smackwater Jack by Carole King
Smackwater Jack — Carole King moderate 96 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 48/100.

Loser — Grateful Dead moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 47/100, versus the original's 91. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 91. Nearly the same tempo, too.

My Cosmos Is Mine by Depeche Mode
My Cosmos Is Mine — Depeche Mode moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 67/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Daily Mail — Radiohead moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 51/100, versus the original's 91. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sheep” by Pink Floyd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Epitaph” by King Crimson, “The March of the Black Queen” by Queen, “Prison Song” by System of a Down — 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 “Sheep” but calmer?

“Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Don't Believe the Fife” by Mogwai, “Smackwater Jack” by Carole King keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Sheep”?

It measures 91/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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 99% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 91/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 99% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1977 in context

The 226 songs we’ve measured from 1977 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity91
Dynamics89
Tempo25
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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