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10 songs that feel like These Are My Twisted Words

Matched to These Are My Twisted Words by Radiohead on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

These Are My Twisted Words
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These Are My Twisted Words
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moderate 39/100 intensity 100 BPM
Protection — Massive Attack featuring Tracey Thorn moderate 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Juramidam — Nick Mulvey moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 95% alike.

Patience — Tame Impala moderate 110 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

In My Heart — Moby moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Potential — sombr moderate 80 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

N.I.T.A. — Young Marble Giants moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 94% alike.

Everyone in the World — Future Sound of London moderate 90 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

All in Forms — Bonobo moderate 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

Traffic — Thom Yorke moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when These Are My Twisted Words is more than you want right now.

Lull by Radiohead
Lull — Radiohead safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 23/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100.

So I Could Find My Way by Enya
So I Could Find My Way — Enya safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 13/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heaven by Depeche Mode
Heaven — Depeche Mode safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 18/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

May Ninth by Khruangbin
May Ninth — Khruangbin safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 11/100.

Misty Morning by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Misty Morning — Bob Marley & The Wailers safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “These Are My Twisted Words” by Radiohead?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Protection” by Massive Attack featuring Tracey Thorn, “Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, “Juramidam” by Nick Mulvey — the top match scores 95% 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 “These Are My Twisted Words” but calmer?

“Lull” by Radiohead, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “These Are My Twisted Words”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 100 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load38

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

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