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10 songs that feel like Melt My Heart to Stone

Matched to Melt My Heart to Stone 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.

Melt My Heart to Stone
The song you love
Melt My Heart to Stone
Adele
moderate 49/100 intensity 72 BPM
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I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) — Otis Redding moderate 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Chained and Bound — Otis Redding moderate 85 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Garden Shed — Tyler, the Creator moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Mojo Pin — Jeff Buckley moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Ghostin' — Ariana Grande intense 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Soundtrack 2 My Life — Kid Cudi moderate 92 BPM

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

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Shrike — Hozier moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Don't Say You Love Me — Depeche Mode moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Take What You Want — Post Malone moderate 81 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Save Yourself — Sharon Van Etten moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Melt My Heart to Stone is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

A Song for You by Amy Winehouse
A Song for You — Amy Winehouse safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by Black Sabbath
Changes — Black Sabbath safe 72 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 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Which Will by Nick Drake
Which Will — Nick Drake safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 8/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 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 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love of My Life by Queen
Love of My Life — Queen safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Melt My Heart to Stone” by Adele?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)” by Otis Redding, “Chained and Bound” by Otis Redding, “Garden Shed” by Tyler, the Creator — 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 “Melt My Heart to Stone” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please” by James Brown, “A Song for You” by Amy Winehouse, “Changes” by Black Sabbath keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Melt My Heart to Stone”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 72 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2008 in context

The 259 songs we’ve measured from 2008 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo18
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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