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10 songs that feel like Marooned

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

Marooned
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Marooned
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moderate 59/100 intensity 110 BPM
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My Favourite Stranger — Depeche Mode moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Gasoline — The Weeknd moderate 104 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same layered texture.

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Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Wrapped Around Your Finger — The Police moderate 112 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

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A Night Like This — The Cure moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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The Big Country — Talking Heads moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

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My Eyes Have Seen You — The Doors moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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In Your Room — Depeche Mode intense 110 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Spirit — Bauhaus intense 110 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Sea of Madness — Iron Maiden moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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 7. Intensity 33/100, down from 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

People's Parties by Joni Mitchell
People's Parties — Joni Mitchell safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 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 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Test Leper by R.E.M.
New Test Leper — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 59.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 59.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Marooned” by Wire?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “My Favourite Stranger” by Depeche Mode, “Gasoline” by The Weeknd, “Los Ageless” by St. Vincent — 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 “Marooned” but calmer?

“Seigfried” by Frank Ocean, “People's Parties” by Joni Mitchell, “Man on the Moon” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Marooned”?

It measures 59/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 59/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity59
Dynamics67
Tempo39
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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