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10 songs that feel like Starblind

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

Starblind
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Starblind
Iron Maiden
moderate 64/100 intensity 120 BPM
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In Your Room — Depeche Mode intense 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

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Until the End of the World — U2 intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Never Let Me Down Again — Depeche Mode intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Hole in the Earth — Deftones intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Lost in Hollywood — System of a Down intense 95 BPM

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

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Spirit — Bauhaus intense 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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The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Zeitgeist — The Smashing Pumpkins intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Headin' For the Top Now — Spiritualized intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Walk on Water — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 57/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Ripples — Genesis safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

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 8. Reads 21/100.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 21/100, versus the original's 64.

Pale Shelter by Tears for Fears
Pale Shelter — Tears for Fears safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 17/100, down from 64.

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 8, so it lands at 24/100 — 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 8. Reads 21/100.

Water Shows the Hidden Heart by Enya
Water Shows the Hidden Heart — Enya safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 15/100, versus the original's 64.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Starblind” by Iron Maiden?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “In Your Room” by Depeche Mode, “Until the End of the World” by U2, “Never Let Me Down Again” by Depeche Mode — the top match scores 98% 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 “Starblind” but calmer?

“Ripples” by Genesis, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “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 “Starblind”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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, 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 84% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity64
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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