"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Lullaby for My Insomniac" by James Blake. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: calm, introspective, reflective. Visual style: contemporary editorial aesthetic. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Easy, low-key calm, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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Lullaby for My Insomniac by James Blake is 70 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 35 BPM · Double-time 140 BPM · released 2011
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Song DNA
Notes: The song features soothing, ethereal vocals layered over a minimalist instrumental backdrop, creating a calming atmosphere. The gentle dynamics and soft textures contribute to a sense of tranquility.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: meditation relaxation sleep
A soothing and introspective track that explores themes of insomnia and longing through delicate melodies and soft vocals.
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Moods: calm, introspective, reflective
Traditions: electronic, soul
Quiet Track
"Lullaby for My Insomniac" sits at 70 BPM. Built for stillness.
This is well below typical speech rhythm. The body reads slow tempo as permission to rest. Layered texture and soft vocals keep the foreground spare. Good candidates for use: falling asleep, processing a hard day, slow mornings, study sessions where the music must not pull at you. Avoid for any task that needs alertness — the piece works against it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in James Blake's catalog
We have 31 songs from James Blake in the library. Of those, 2 are rated Safe, 29 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits below the artist average of 6.7, making it the #26 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from James Blake
We have 4 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Limit to Your Love — moderate DR 7
- The Wilhelm Scream — moderate DR 7
- Famous Last Words — moderate DR 7
2011 context
Released in 2011. We have 373 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.4/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2010s.
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Guides that may help
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How fast is "Lullaby for My Insomniac"?
70 BPM — Slow (downtempo / ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
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When "Lullaby for My Insomniac" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
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Running / workout
No — 70 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
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Emotional release / catharsis
Not really — it's pleasant but doesn't hit hard enough for cathartic listening.
Related reading
Editorial guides that cover this song's use cases, moods, or artist.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
This song in the Music Studio
37/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-16. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: 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 full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
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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
Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2011 in context
The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity37
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Lullaby for My Insomniac"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Lullaby for My Insomniac" by James Blake?
"Lullaby for My Insomniac" by James Blake has a tempo of 70 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 35 BPM, and at double-time 140 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Lullaby for My Insomniac" by James Blake?
"Lullaby for My Insomniac" by James Blake rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "Lullaby for My Insomniac" — what is its dynamic range?
"Lullaby for My Insomniac" has a dynamic range of 6/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Lullaby for My Insomniac" have sudden or surprising changes?
"Lullaby for My Insomniac" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "Lullaby for My Insomniac" best for?
In our library "Lullaby for My Insomniac" is recommended for: meditation, relaxation, sleep. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Lullaby for My Insomniac" released?
"Lullaby for My Insomniac" is from 2011, on the album "James Blake". It appears in our 2010s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Lullaby for My Insomniac"?
We tag "Lullaby for My Insomniac" as calm, introspective, reflective. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Lullaby for My Insomniac"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Lullaby for My Insomniac" good for running?
Not really — at 70 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Lullaby for My Insomniac" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (6/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Lullaby for My Insomniac" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Lullaby for My Insomniac"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "Lullaby for My Insomniac" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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