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10 songs that feel like This Is How I Disappear

Matched to This Is How I Disappear by My Chemical Romance on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

This Is How I Disappear
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This Is How I Disappear
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moderate 51/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Trouble Man — Marvin Gaye moderate 94 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (94 BPM).

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Some Might Say — Oasis moderate 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Let It Bleed — The Rolling Stones moderate 91 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 98% alike.

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What's the Difference — Dr. Dre moderate 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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The Watcher — Dr. Dre moderate 85 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Eleanor Rigby — The Beatles moderate 104 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Bamba — Youssou N'Dour moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Fakin' It — Simon & Garfunkel moderate 110 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Graceless — The National moderate 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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When the Wild Wind Blows — Iron Maiden moderate 95 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when This Is How I Disappear is more than you want right now.

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 51.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 32/100, versus the original's 51. 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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 51.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

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

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 20/100.

Near Light by Ólafur Arnalds
Near Light — Ólafur Arnalds safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “This Is How I Disappear” by My Chemical Romance?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Trouble Man” by Marvin Gaye, “Some Might Say” by Oasis, “Let It Bleed” by The Rolling Stones — 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 “This Is How I Disappear” but calmer?

“The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “This Is How I Disappear”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 66% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2006 in context

The 252 songs we’ve measured from 2006 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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