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10 songs that feel like I Drink Wine

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

I Drink Wine
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I Drink Wine
Adele
moderate 47/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Chimes of Freedom — Bob Dylan moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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Death Letter Blues — Son House moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same complex texture.

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No Me Pidas Perdón — Banda MS moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Ain't No Sunshine — Bill Withers intense 74 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same complex texture.

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I Stay Away — Alice in Chains moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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Stop Trying to Be God — Travis Scott moderate 126 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same complex texture.

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My Future — Billie Eilish safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Hejira — Joni Mitchell moderate 75 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same complex texture.

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Black — Pearl Jam moderate 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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When the Party's Over — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Says by Nils Frahm
Says — Nils Frahm safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 9/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 47. 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.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 32/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Drink Wine” by Adele?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Chimes of Freedom” by Bob Dylan, “Death Letter Blues” by Son House, “No Me Pidas Perdón” by Banda MS — 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 “I Drink Wine” but calmer?

“The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, “Says” by Nils Frahm, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Drink Wine”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity47
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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