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10 songs that feel like We're in This Together

Matched to We're in This Together by Nine Inch Nails 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
We're in This Together
Nine Inch Nails
intense 66/100 intensity 98 BPM
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Nina Cried Power — Hozier intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Riot — Childish Gambino intense 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Shoot Out the Lights — Richard and Linda Thompson intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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IFHY — Tyler, The Creator intense 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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All Within My Hands — Metallica intense 80 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 60/100.

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Inamorata — Metallica intense 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Paschendale — Iron Maiden intense 80 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Hot Knife — Fiona Apple intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Heaven Is Here — Florence and the Machine intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

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I'll Stick Around — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

94% 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 We're in This Together is more than you want right now.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Need a Doctor by Dr. Dre
I Need a Doctor — Dr. Dre moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 56/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bring the Boys Back Home by Pink Floyd
Bring the Boys Back Home — Pink Floyd moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 60/100, versus the original's 66.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 66.

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Soundtrack 2 My Life — Kid Cudi moderate 92 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Valentine by Snail Mail
Valentine — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Surrender — Diana Ross moderate 105 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 59/100, versus the original's 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “We're in This Together” by Nine Inch Nails?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Nina Cried Power” by Hozier, “Riot” by Childish Gambino, “Shoot Out the Lights” by Richard and Linda Thompson — 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 “We're in This Together” but calmer?

“Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Long Time Gone” by Crosby, Stills & Nash, “I Need a Doctor” by Dr. Dre keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “We're in This Together”?

It measures 66/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 98 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 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 66/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1999 in context

The 304 songs we’ve measured from 1999 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity66
Dynamics89
Tempo32
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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