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10 songs that feel like Fairies Wear Boots

Matched to Fairies Wear Boots by Black Sabbath on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Fairies Wear Boots
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Fairies Wear Boots
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intense 60/100 intensity 130 BPM
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We R Who We R — Kesha intense 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Never Stop — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 54/100. Same layered texture.

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A View to a Kill — Duran Duran moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 53/100. Measured 97% alike.

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Disorder — Joy Division moderate 130 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (132 BPM).

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Purple Haze — Jimi Hendrix intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Feeling Good — Nina Simone moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 95% alike.

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She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) — David Guetta feat. Sia moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It sits a little calmer at 54/100. Same layered texture.

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Spaceman — The Killers moderate 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Illenium & Zedd - First Time — Zedd moderate 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 54/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 43/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Incident at Neshabur — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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New Lands — Justice moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hallogallo by Neu!
Hallogallo — Neu! moderate 138 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 38/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Phase Dance by Pat Metheny Group
Phase Dance — Pat Metheny Group moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 54/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Never Stop by Echo & the Bunnymen
Never Stop — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 128 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Gosh by Jamie xx
Gosh — Jamie xx moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 62/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

And She Was by Talking Heads
And She Was — Talking Heads moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 53/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fairies Wear Boots” by Black Sabbath?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “We R Who We R” by Kesha, “Never Stop” by Echo & the Bunnymen, “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran — 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 “Fairies Wear Boots” but calmer?

“Emerald Rush” by Jon Hopkins, “Incident at Neshabur” by Carlos Santana, “New Lands” by Justice keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fairies Wear Boots”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo50
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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