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10 songs that feel like Point Blank

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

Point Blank
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Point Blank
Bruce Springsteen
moderate 52/100 intensity 116 BPM
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Graceless — The National moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

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When the Wild Wind Blows — Iron Maiden moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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You're Gonna Miss Me — 13th Floor Elevators intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Walking in My Shoes — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Da Art of Storytellin' Pt. 1 — Outkast moderate 92 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Borderline — Ed Sheeran intense 110 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Play Dead — Björk moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — sits a little calmer at 46/100. Measured 93% alike.

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Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Halfway Home — TV on the Radio moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Walk Away From Love — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 52.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 52.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 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 17/100.

Racing in the Street by Bruce Springsteen
Racing in the Street — Bruce Springsteen safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Point Blank” by Bruce Springsteen?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Graceless” by The National, “When the Wild Wind Blows” by Iron Maiden, “You're Gonna Miss Me” by 13th Floor Elevators — the top match scores 96% 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 “Point Blank” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Dumb” by Nirvana, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Point Blank”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 116 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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 68% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1980 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1980 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo42
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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