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10 songs that feel like Hollow

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

Hollow
The song you love
Hollow
Alice in Chains
moderate 55/100 intensity 80 BPM
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The Ride — Drake moderate 78 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (78 BPM).

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What Goes Around... Comes Around — Justin Timberlake moderate 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same complex texture.

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Holy Grail — Jay-Z intense 82 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Ten Crack Commandments — The Notorious B.I.G. moderate 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same complex texture.

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Longview — Green Day moderate 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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I Need a Doctor — Dr. Dre moderate 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same complex texture.

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Table — Kehlani moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Forgot About Dre — Dr. Dre moderate 96 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same complex texture.

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I Wish — Stevie Wonder moderate 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and runs a little hotter at 61/100.

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94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild World by Cat Stevens
Wild World — Cat Stevens safe 69 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 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 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 11/100, down from 55.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waterfalls by TLC
Waterfalls — TLC safe 82 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens
Mystery of Love — Sufjan Stevens safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hollow” by Alice in Chains?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Ride” by Drake, “What Goes Around... Comes Around” by Justin Timberlake, “Holy Grail” by Jay-Z — 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 “Hollow” but calmer?

“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Wild World” by Cat Stevens, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hollow”?

It measures 55/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 75% of songs, calmer than the other 25%. Its intensity reading of 55/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity55
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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