"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Tell Everyone We're Dead" by The Promise Ring. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: energetic, reflective. Visual style: early-1990s alternative aesthetic, weathered film grain. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Tell Everyone We're Dead
The Promise Ring
Nothing Feels Good (1997)
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Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
150
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Tell Everyone We're Dead by The Promise Ring is 150 BPM — Allegro (fast).
Half-time 75 BPM · Double-time 300 BPM · released 1997
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Song DNA
Notes: The song features a blend of melodic guitar lines and dynamic vocal delivery, creating an engaging yet slightly unpredictable listening experience.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: emotional release movement
A vibrant and energetic track that captures the essence of 90s emo with its heartfelt lyrics and layered instrumentation.
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Moods: energetic, reflective
Traditions: emo
Pacing Guide
"Tell Everyone We're Dead" runs at 150 BPM — tempo run territory.
For runners: match cadence to BPM and the song does half the work. Texture stays layered; vocals sit dynamic. Nothing in the arrangement asks for your attention mid-stride. Good as a steady-state track; less useful for interval work where you want explicit tempo shifts.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in The Promise Ring's catalog
We have 20 songs from The Promise Ring in the library. Of those, 0 are rated Safe, 20 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits at the artist average of 6.0, making it the #12 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Nothing Feels Good
We have 13 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Red and Blue Jeans — moderate DR 6
- Forget Me — moderate DR 6
- Everywhere in Denver — moderate DR 6
- Say Goodbye Good — moderate DR 6
- Step Back — moderate DR 6
- Nothing Feels Good — moderate DR 6
- Deep South — moderate DR 6
- Perfect Lines — moderate DR 6
- Living Around — moderate DR 6
- We Were Talking — moderate DR 6
- All of My Everythings — moderate DR 6
- I'm Trying — moderate DR 6
1997 context
Released in 1997. We have 389 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.6/10. This track is quieter / less dynamic than the year average. Explore more from the 1990s.
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Traditions
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How fast is "Tell Everyone We're Dead"?
150 BPM — Very fast (intense cardio / drum and bass)
For running
Steady-state running pace. Matches most recreational runners' natural cadence.
For workouts
HIIT, Spin class, dance, intense intervals.
For daily life
Active tasks, getting pumped up, party, anything high-energy.
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When "Tell Everyone We're Dead" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
✓
Running / workout
Yes — 150 BPM sits squarely in the running / cardio band. Matches natural stride cadence.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
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Emotional release / catharsis
Not really — it's pleasant but doesn't hit hard enough for cathartic listening.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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52/100 intensity
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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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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
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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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10
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 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
Intensity52
Dynamics56
Tempo61
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Tell Everyone We're Dead"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Tell Everyone We're Dead" by The Promise Ring?
"Tell Everyone We're Dead" by The Promise Ring has a tempo of 150 BPM (Allegro (fast)). At half-time that is 75 BPM, and at double-time 300 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Tell Everyone We're Dead" by The Promise Ring?
"Tell Everyone We're Dead" by The Promise Ring rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Tell Everyone We're Dead" — what is its dynamic range?
"Tell Everyone We're Dead" has a dynamic range of 6/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Tell Everyone We're Dead" have sudden or surprising changes?
"Tell Everyone We're Dead" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "Tell Everyone We're Dead" best for?
In our library "Tell Everyone We're Dead" is recommended for: emotional release, movement. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Tell Everyone We're Dead" released?
"Tell Everyone We're Dead" is from 1997, on the album "Nothing Feels Good". It appears in our 1990s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Tell Everyone We're Dead"?
We tag "Tell Everyone We're Dead" as energetic, reflective. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Tell Everyone We're Dead"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "Tell Everyone We're Dead" good for running?
Yes — at 150 BPM it sits in the running-cadence band (120-180 BPM). Match your stride to the beat and it keeps pace with most recreational runners.
Is "Tell Everyone We're Dead" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (6/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Tell Everyone We're Dead" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Tell Everyone We're Dead"?
"Tell Everyone We're Dead" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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