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10 songs that feel like Fall Out

Matched to Fall Out by The Police 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
Fall Out
The Police
intense 79/100 intensity 170 BPM
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Orgasm Addict — Buzzcocks intense 175 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (175 BPM).

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Search and Destroy — The Stooges intense 140 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same harsh texture.

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Spoilin' for a Fight — AC/DC intense 132 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 92% alike.

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School — Nirvana intense 165 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same harsh texture.

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Be Quick or Be Dead — Iron Maiden intense 180 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and runs a little hotter at 88/100.

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Big Cheese — Nirvana intense 142 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same harsh texture.

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Phantom Lord — Metallica intense 185 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Oh, the Guilt — Nirvana intense 145 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same harsh texture.

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Sheela-Na-Gig — PJ Harvey intense 145 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

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No Fun — The Stooges intense 138 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts — X moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 51/100, down from 79.

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Wild Thing — X moderate 140 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge.

Jonathan Fisk by Spoon
Jonathan Fisk — Spoon moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 46/100.

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Time for Heroes — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 51/100, versus the original's 79.

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Up the Bracket — The Libertines moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 55/100, down from 79.

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Soul Kitchen — X moderate 130 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Set the House Ablaze — The Jam moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 54/100.

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Nothing with You — The Descendents moderate 180 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 54/100, versus the original's 79. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fall Out” by The Police?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Orgasm Addict” by Buzzcocks, “Search and Destroy” by The Stooges, “Spoilin' for a Fight” by AC/DC — 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 “Fall Out” but calmer?

“I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts” by X, “Wild Thing” by X, “Jonathan Fisk” by Spoon keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fall Out”?

It measures 79/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, harsh texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 170 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 79/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, harsh texture, moderate 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 97% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Rocket USA — Suicide
Same feeling, bigger: Negative Creep — Nirvana

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1977 in context

The 226 songs we’ve measured from 1977 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity79
Dynamics67
Tempo72
Surprise50
Density85
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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