10 songs that feel like Paint It Black
Matched to Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 58/100.
97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 92% alike.
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.
A 92% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 58/100.
97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 89% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 70/100. Same complex texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 58/100.
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 57/100. Same complex texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Paint It Black is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 37/100, down from 64.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 24/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 64.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 29/100, down from 64.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 22/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 27/100, versus the original's 64.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Love Child” by The Supremes, “Save Me” by Queen, “The Payback” by James Brown — the top match scores 93% 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 “Paint It Black” but calmer?
“yellow is the color of her eyes” by Soccer Mommy, “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men, “Have You Ever” by Brandy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Paint It Black”?
It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 fast, driving tempo: 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 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1966 in context
The 166 songs we’ve measured from 1966 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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