Fiona Apple by the Numbers: The Catalog, Measured
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-06-24
We measured all 46 Fiona Apple songs in our library — tempo, dynamic range, texture, how abruptly each song shifts, how hard the vocal pushes — and rolled it into a single intensity score from 0 to 100. No other site scores a catalog this way. Here is Fiona Apple by the numbers: muscular in the middle — neither sleepy nor relentless, with room at both ends.
The catalog at a glance
- Average intensity: 54/100
- Average dynamic range: 6.7/10
- Average tempo: 98 BPM across 45 timed songs
- One of the widest emotional ranges we've measured for any single artist — a 77-point gap from calmest to most intense.
The calmest Fiona Apple songs
- Slow Like Honey — intensity 14/100, 63 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
- Never Is a Promise — intensity 15/100, 72 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
- Pale September — intensity 15/100, 72 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
The most intense
- Daredevil — intensity 91/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
- Window — intensity 89/100, dynamic range 8/10
- Left Alone — intensity 75/100, 140 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
The biggest quiet-to-loud swings
- Criminal — dynamic range 9/10
- Under the Table — dynamic range 8/10
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters — dynamic range 8/10
Tempo extremes: slowest is Slow Like Honey (63 BPM), fastest is Left Alone (140 BPM).
Every song here has its own measured profile — tempo, dynamics, sonic twins, what it's good for — on its page. Start from the Fiona Apple artist page.
Computed from Music I Want's own measurements of 46 Fiona Apple songs as of 2026-06-24. The intensity score combines dynamic range, tempo, texture, sudden changes, vocal force, and predictability. Figures update as the catalog is refined.