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10 songs that feel like Rest My Chemistry

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

The song you love
Rest My Chemistry
Interpol
moderate 62/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Like Spinning Plates — Radiohead intense 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).

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The Asphalt World — Suede moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Journey Through the Past — Neil Young moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Get Him Back — Fiona Apple moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

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Mainstream — Outkast moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Time Escaping — Big Thief moderate 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Unsolved Mysteries — Animal Collective moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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The Argument — Fugazi intense 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Leaving the City — Joanna Newsom moderate 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

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My Cosmos Is Mine — Depeche Mode moderate 90 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100).

…and if you want it calmer

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

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 62.

Tell Me Why by Neil Young
Tell Me Why — Neil Young safe 72 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.

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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr. Schwartz by Arctic Monkeys
Mr. Schwartz — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 62.

All Cats Are Grey by The Cure
All Cats Are Grey — The Cure safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.

People's Parties by Joni Mitchell
People's Parties — Joni Mitchell safe 110 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 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 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 62.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rest My Chemistry” by Interpol?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Like Spinning Plates” by Radiohead, “The Asphalt World” by Suede, “Journey Through the Past” by Neil Young — the top match scores 95% 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 “Rest My Chemistry” but calmer?

“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Tell Me Why” by Neil Young, “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 “Rest My Chemistry”?

It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 62/100 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 83% 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 / hype5/10

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

Intensity62
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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