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10 songs that feel like Tragedy

Matched to Tragedy by Bee Gees 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
Tragedy
Bee Gees
intense 65/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Dazzle — Siouxsie and the Banshees intense 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Suspended in Gaffa — Kate Bush intense 135 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3 — Neutral Milk Hotel intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Show of Strength — Echo & the Bunnymen intense 140 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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I'm Just a Lonely Guy — Little Richard intense 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).

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Caught — Florence + the Machine intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Halo — Foo Fighters moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Like a Hurricane — Neil Young intense 142 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

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Prove It All Night — Bruce Springsteen intense 118 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

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I Have Confidence — Julie Andrews moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Yikes by Kanye West
Yikes — Kanye West moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 55/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Halo by Foo Fighters
Halo — Foo Fighters moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 64/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

De Selby (Part 2) by Hozier
De Selby (Part 2) — Hozier moderate 118 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100.

I Don't Want to Know by Fleetwood Mac
I Don't Want to Know — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Angeleyes by ABBA
Angeleyes — ABBA safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 45/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do — ABBA safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Late Night Talking — Harry Styles safe 122 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 8. Reads 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tragedy” by Bee Gees?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dazzle” by Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Suspended in Gaffa” by Kate Bush, “The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3” by Neutral Milk Hotel — the top match scores 99% 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 “Tragedy” but calmer?

“Yikes” by Kanye West, “Halo” by Foo Fighters, “De Selby (Part 2)” by Hozier keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tragedy”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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.

1979 in context

The 245 songs we’ve measured from 1979 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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo50
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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