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10 songs that feel like God Bless

Matched to God Bless by Mono 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
God Bless
Mono
moderate 54/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Singularity — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Phase Dance — Pat Metheny Group moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Death and the Maiden — Franz Schubert intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Hedwig's Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.

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Symphony No 5 — Jean Sibelius moderate 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

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Everything Connected — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Colors in Space — Explosions in the Sky moderate 80 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Fee Fi Fo Fum — Wayne Shorter moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Inception — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Heaven by Depeche Mode
Heaven — Depeche Mode safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 18/100, down from 54.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 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 8. Reads 24/100. 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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 27/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Seigfried by Frank Ocean
Seigfried — Frank Ocean safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 33/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Big Ship by Brian Eno
The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Neroli — Brian Eno safe

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 8/100.

Sumiregusa (Wild Violet) by Enya
Sumiregusa (Wild Violet) — Enya safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. 11/100, versus the original's 54.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “God Bless” by Mono?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Singularity” by Jon Hopkins, “Phase Dance” by Pat Metheny Group, “Death and the Maiden” by Franz Schubert — the top match scores 94% 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 “God Bless” but calmer?

“Heaven” by Depeche Mode, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “It's Too Late” by Carole King keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “God Bless”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and instrumental. 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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

Sleep1/10
Focus5/10
Workout7/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity54
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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