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10 songs that feel like Sleep to Dream

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

Sleep to Dream
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Sleep to Dream
Fiona Apple
intense 60/100 intensity 85 BPM
Not Today — BTS intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

Cold Wind Blows — Eminem intense 92 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Heaven Is Here — Florence and the Machine intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 92% alike.

My Power — Beyoncé intense 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Mercury in Retrograde — Sturgill Simpson moderate 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100).

Wesley's Theory — Kendrick Lamar moderate 92 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

I'll Stick Around — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 92% alike.

Dionysus — BTS intense 128 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Worst Behavior — Drake intense 104 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).

All Along the Watchtower — Jimi Hendrix intense 82 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 46/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Not Right But It's Okay — Whitney Houston moderate 92 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Madonna by Snail Mail
Madonna — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 47/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thumbs by Lucy Dacus
Thumbs — Lucy Dacus moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 34/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill
Lost Ones — Lauryn Hill moderate 96 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 47/100 — the pull without the edge.

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Who Shot Ya? by The Notorious B.I.G.
Who Shot Ya? — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 93 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 47/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sleep to Dream” by Fiona Apple?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Not Today” by BTS, “Cold Wind Blows” by Eminem, “Heaven Is Here” by Florence and the Machine — the top match scores 96% 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 “Sleep to Dream” but calmer?

“Get Up, Stand Up” by Bob Marley & The Wailers, “It's Not Right But It's Okay” by Whitney Houston, “Wanksta” by 50 Cent keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Sleep to Dream”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 77% 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
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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