Behind the Wheel

Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses (1987)
Moderate 120 BPM
AI-analyzed — check another song
Share on X Facebook

Song DNA

Dynamic Range6/10
Sudden Changesmild
Texturelayered
Predictabilitymedium
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: Hypnotic synth-driven track with layered electronic textures and a distinctive sampled bassline. The cycling chord progression creates a trance-like quality with moderate intensity.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksmild
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundspresent

An electronic synth-pop track featuring a repetitive four-chord progression, sampled bassline, and Gore's guitar work, exploring themes of surrender and letting go of control.

affiliate links

Hear it the way it was made

The right gear changes everything.

Moods: contemplative, energetic, introspective

Traditions: electronic, new wave, synth-pop

Songs with the same DNA

layered texture, similar intensity — across any genre or era.

Étude Op. 25, No. 1
Frédéric Chopin
moderate
DR 6
We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)
Ariana Grande
moderate
DR 7
War
Bob Marley & The Wailers
moderate
DR 6
The Watcher
Dr. Dre
moderate
DR 7
The Battle of Evermore
Led Zeppelin
moderate
DR 6
Livin' Lovin' Maid (She's Just a Woman)
Led Zeppelin
moderate
DR 7

Safer alternatives with a similar feel

These songs share similar moods but with a gentler sensory profile.

Kind of Blue
Miles Davis safe
Kiss the Rain
Yiruma safe
What Was I Made For
Billie Eilish safe
Across the Universe
The Beatles safe
Thumbing My Way
Pearl Jam safe

What this song means to people

No stories yet. Be the first.

Share what this song means to you

Keep exploring

Dream On
Depeche Mode moderate
Barrel of a Gun
Depeche Mode intense
Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode moderate
No Quarter
Led Zeppelin intense
Back Door Man
The Doors moderate
Samson and Delilah
Grateful Dead moderate
← All Depeche Mode songs    Check another song →