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10 songs that feel like freefall

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

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moderate 53/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Make Up Your Mind — Florence + The Machine moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The End of Love — Florence + The Machine moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Unsatisfied — The Replacements moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Original of the Species — U2 moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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A Means to an End — Joy Division moderate 116 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

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Perth — Bon Iver moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Be Mine — R.E.M. moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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King and Lionheart — Of Monsters and Men moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Francesca — Hozier moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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The Louvre — Lorde moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Name of the Game by ABBA
The Name of the Game — ABBA safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 29/100.

Bring It On Home to Me by Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home to Me — Sam Cooke safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 53.

Heartbeats by José González
Heartbeats — José González safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 53.

Break Apart by Bonobo
Break Apart — Bonobo safe 108 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

My Way by Frank Sinatra
My Way — Frank Sinatra safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 37/100.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “freefall” by björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Make Up Your Mind” by Florence + The Machine, “The End of Love” by Florence + The Machine, “Unsatisfied” by The Replacements — 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 “freefall” but calmer?

“The Name of the Game” by ABBA, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Happy For You” by Dua Lipa keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “freefall”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 69% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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