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10 songs that feel like And Nothing Is Forever

Matched to And Nothing Is Forever by The Cure on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

And Nothing Is Forever
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And Nothing Is Forever
The Cure
moderate 46/100 intensity 85 BPM
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My Red Little Fox — Sufjan Stevens moderate 72 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Too Late — SZA moderate 95 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Stay (Faraway, So Close!) — U2 moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Garden (Say It Like Dat) — SZA moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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More Than a Woman — Angie Stone moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Magic Shop — BTS moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Generous Palmstroke — Björk moderate 88 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

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Hollywood — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Save Yourself — Sharon Van Etten moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All — Father John Misty moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when And Nothing Is Forever is more than you want right now.

Halah by Mazzy Star
Halah — Mazzy Star safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 11/100, down from 46.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Quiet Eyes by Sharon Van Etten
Quiet Eyes — Sharon Van Etten safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 14/100.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love of My Life by Harry Styles
Love of My Life — Harry Styles safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 11/100, down from 46.

Oh My Heart by R.E.M.
Oh My Heart — R.E.M. safe 72 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.

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To Sheila — The Smashing Pumpkins safe 70 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.

Changes by Black Sabbath
Changes — Black Sabbath 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 46.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “And Nothing Is Forever” by The Cure?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “My Red Little Fox” by Sufjan Stevens, “Too Late” by SZA, “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” by U2 — the top match scores 97% 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 “And Nothing Is Forever” but calmer?

“Halah” by Mazzy Star, “I Remember Everything” by John Prine, “Quiet Eyes” by Sharon Van Etten keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “And Nothing Is Forever”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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