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10 songs that feel like Faint

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

The song you love
Faint
Linkin Park
intense 80/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Three Days — Jane's Addiction intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Coming Undone — Korn intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Thoughtless — Korn intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Dead Bodies Everywhere — Korn intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Clown — Korn intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Fear — Disturbed intense 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same complex texture.

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Word Up — Korn intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Make Me Bad — Korn intense 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

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Tamale — Tyler, the Creator intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Falling Away from Me — Korn intense 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Halo by Foo Fighters
Halo — Foo Fighters moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 64/100, down from 80.

De Selby (Part 2) by Hozier
De Selby (Part 2) — Hozier moderate 118 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

I Don't Want to Know by Fleetwood Mac
I Don't Want to Know — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

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Love Me — The Pretty Reckless moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 46/100, versus the original's 80.

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Blood Sweat and Tears — BTS moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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I Need to Know — Marc Anthony moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Te Aviso, Te Anuncio — Shakira moderate 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Unholy — Sam Smith moderate 87 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Faint” by Linkin Park?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Three Days” by Jane's Addiction, “Coming Undone” by Korn, “Thoughtless” by Korn — the top match scores 99% 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 “Faint” but calmer?

“Halo” by Foo Fighters, “De Selby (Part 2)” by Hozier, “I Don't Want to Know” by Fleetwood Mac keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Faint”?

It measures 80/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 80/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 94% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity80
Dynamics78
Tempo31
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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