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10 songs that feel like Every Angel Is Terrifying
Matched to Every Angel Is Terrifying by The Weeknd on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 78% feel-match — carries the same surreal pull and runs a little hotter at 53/100.
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 50/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — runs a little hotter at 50/100. Measured 90% alike.
Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 31/100. Same layered texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 33/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — sits a little calmer at 35/100. Measured 89% alike.
Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 34/100. Same layered texture.
A 88% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and sits a little calmer at 34/100.
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 34/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Every Angel Is Terrifying is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 9/100, down from 41.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 12/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 41.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 20/100, down from 41.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 32/100, versus the original's 41.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Every Angel Is Terrifying” by The Weeknd?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Drive-In Saturday” by David Bowie, “Discoverer” by R.E.M., “Histoire du Soldat” by Igor Stravinsky — the top match scores 78% 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 “Every Angel Is Terrifying” but calmer?
“Says” by Nils Frahm, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “An Ending (Ascent)” by Brian Eno keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Every Angel Is Terrifying”?
It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and spoken word.
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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and spoken word. 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2022 in context
The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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