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10 songs that feel like Wird

Matched to Wird by Codeine 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
Wird
Codeine
moderate 37/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Shucks — Lambchop moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Late Night, Maudlin Street — Morrissey moderate 72 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Over the Hill — John Martyn moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Lake Erie — Summer Walker moderate 75 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Is It Over Now — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

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

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Lost Cause — Beck moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Letter from a Concerned Follower — Pedro the Lion moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Of Up and Coming Monarchs — Pedro the Lion moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Priests and Paramedics — Pedro the Lion moderate 80 BPM

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

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Disconnect — 6LACK moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 12/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish
What Was I Made For — Billie Eilish safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thumbing My Way by Pearl Jam
Thumbing My Way — Pearl Jam safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 21/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Marion by Bon Iver
Marion — Bon Iver safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 12/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All Cats Are Grey by The Cure
All Cats Are Grey — The Cure safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sinking by The Cure
Sinking — The Cure safe 65 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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We No Who U R — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Wird” by Codeine?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Shucks” by Lambchop, “Late Night, Maudlin Street” by Morrissey, “Over the Hill” by John Martyn — 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 “Wird” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, “Thumbing My Way” by Pearl Jam keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Wird”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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 / hype2/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity37
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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