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10 songs that feel like Everything Counts

Matched to Everything Counts by Depeche Mode on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Everything Counts
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Everything Counts
Depeche Mode
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Artists Only — Talking Heads moderate 112 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Wild in Blue — Suicide moderate 109 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Peace Frog — The Doors moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Am I Going Insane (Radio) — Black Sabbath moderate 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Now, Now — St. Vincent moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Sidewalking — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). 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 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Only — Nine Inch Nails moderate 114 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).

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Charm Assault — Ride moderate 110 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Everything Counts is more than you want right now.

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Rated "X" — Loretta Lynn safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 18/100, down from 49.

Computer Love by Kraftwerk
Computer Love — Kraftwerk safe 110 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Talkin' Bout a Revolution by Tracy Chapman
Talkin' Bout a Revolution — Tracy Chapman safe 90 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 17/100.

Whitey on the Moon by Gil Scott-Heron
Whitey on the Moon — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 49.

Xtal by Aphex Twin
Xtal — Aphex Twin safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 30/100, down from 49.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Neon Lights — Kraftwerk safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Everything Counts” by Depeche Mode?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Artists Only” by Talking Heads, “Wild in Blue” by Suicide, “Peace Frog” by The Doors — the top match scores 98% 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 “Everything Counts” but calmer?

“Rated "X"” by Loretta Lynn, “Computer Love” by Kraftwerk, “Talkin' Bout a Revolution” by Tracy Chapman keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Everything Counts”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1983 in context

The 242 songs we’ve measured from 1983 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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