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10 songs that feel like Am I Going Insane (Radio)

Matched to Am I Going Insane (Radio) by Black Sabbath on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Am I Going Insane (Radio)
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Am I Going Insane (Radio)
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moderate 51/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Everything Counts — Depeche Mode moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Mr. Ray — Suicide moderate 135 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Blueprint — Fugazi moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Artists Only — Talking Heads moderate 112 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Wild in Blue — Suicide moderate 109 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Chaise Longue — Wet Leg moderate 152 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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ATM — J. Cole moderate 142 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Knife Talk — Drake ft. 21 Savage intense 136 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Am I Going Insane (Radio) is more than you want right now.

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right — Bob Dylan safe 154 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 30/100, down from 51.

Your Dog by Soccer Mommy
Your Dog — Soccer Mommy safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 25/100.

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The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton — The Mountain Goats safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 14/100, versus the original's 51.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, 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.

Wild World by Cat Stevens
Wild World — Cat Stevens safe 69 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 19/100.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 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 “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” by Black Sabbath?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Everything Counts” by Depeche Mode, “Mr. Ray” by Suicide, “Blueprint” by Fugazi — the top match scores 96% 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 “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” but calmer?

“Don't Think Twice, It's All Right” by Bob Dylan, “Your Dog” by Soccer Mommy, “William, It Was Really Nothing” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Am I Going Insane (Radio)”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 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 90% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity51
Dynamics56
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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