10 songs that feel like Disarm
Matched to Disarm by Smashing Pumpkins on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 31/100.
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 36/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same emotional pull — sits a little calmer at 34/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).
Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 38/100. Same layered texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and sits a little calmer at 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).
86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 36/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same emotional pull — sits a little calmer at 31/100. Measured 86% alike.
Measures 86% the same. It sits a little calmer at 31/100. Same layered texture.
A 81% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 26/100.
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 35/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Disarm is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 59/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 26/100.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 46/100, versus the original's 60.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 57/100, down from 60.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 31/100.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 60.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Disarm” by Smashing Pumpkins?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Shirt” by SZA, “Someone Great” by LCD Soundsystem, “Sad Lisa” by Cat Stevens — the top match scores 87% 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 “Disarm” but calmer?
“Cold” by Chris Stapleton, “Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” by Mahalia Jackson, “What Sarah Said” by Death Cab for Cutie keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Disarm”?
It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 72 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: 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 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.
Dial the feeling up or down
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1993 in context
The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 7/10, 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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