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10 songs that feel like The Sadness Will Never End

Matched to The Sadness Will Never End by Bring Me the Horizon on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The Sadness Will Never End
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The Sadness Will Never End
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intense 100/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Pusher — Flume intense 130 BPM

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

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Sabotage — Beastie Boys intense 128 BPM

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

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Raining Blood — Slayer intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Measured 96% alike.

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good 4 u — Olivia Rodrigo intense 170 BPM

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

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Hit 'Em Up — 2Pac intense 104 BPM

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

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Black Skinhead — Kanye West intense 130 BPM

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

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Cold Turkey — John Lennon intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (98/100). Measured 89% alike.

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All My Life — Foo Fighters intense 130 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (96/100). Same harsh texture.

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Jumpsuit — Twenty One Pilots intense 125 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (99/100).

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Holdin On — Flume intense 126 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (96/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Sadness Will Never End is more than you want right now.

Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
Paint It Black — The Rolling Stones moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something complex. Intensity 64/100, down from 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ribs by Lorde
Ribs — Lorde moderate 128 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge.

yellow is the color of her eyes by Soccer Mommy
yellow is the color of her eyes — Soccer Mommy safe 110 BPM

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 9. Reads 37/100.

Dirt by Snail Mail
Dirt — Snail Mail moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 62/100, versus the original's 100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Walk Away by Christina Aguilera
Walk Away — Christina Aguilera moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 53/100, down from 100.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

My Eyes by Travis Scott
My Eyes — Travis Scott moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 61/100.

Before We Drown by Depeche Mode
Before We Drown — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 58/100, versus the original's 100.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Sadness Will Never End” by Bring Me the Horizon?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pusher” by Flume, “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys, “Raining Blood” by Slayer — 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 “The Sadness Will Never End” but calmer?

“Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones, “Ribs” by Lorde, “yellow is the color of her eyes” by Soccer Mommy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Sadness Will Never End”?

It measures 100/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, frequent sudden shifts, and screaming. 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 100% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 100/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, frequent shifts, and screaming. 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 100% 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
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner2/10
Party / hype10/10

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 9/10, 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

Intensity100
Dynamics89
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force100
Trigger load0

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

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