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Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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Only Tomorrow by My Bloody Valentine is 110 BPM — Moderato (moderate).
Half-time 55 BPM · Double-time 220 BPM · released 2013
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Song DNA
Notes: A dense wall of shimmering, distorted guitars creates an immersive shoegaze haze with raw, visceral energy, enveloping the listener in layered noise and submerged melodies. Bilinda Butcher's soft, enigmatic cooing vocals blend seamlessly into the textured soundscape without harsh prominence.
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Recommended for: deep listening emotional release
Shoegaze rock track featuring driving jazzy drums, abrasive distortion, and glide guitar over cyclical chord progressions with understated, dreamy vocals.
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Moods: dreamy, introspective, melancholy
Traditions: shoegaze
Intense — what to expect
"Only Tomorrow" is in our intense band.
At least one of our five sensory dimensions crosses the threshold that means "this can be a lot." Most commonly: soft vocals or layered texture, or a dynamic range of 8/10. The full breakdown is below. If you arrived here looking for a calmer alternative, our use-case verdicts section flags songs with similar mood but lower intensity.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 8/10 is in the upper band of our library. This song has a significant quiet-to-loud arc. For sensory-sensitive listening, set the opening volume well below your comfortable top-end; the climax will land harder than the intro suggests.
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 My Bloody Valentine's catalog
We have 19 songs from My Bloody Valentine in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 7 Moderate, and 11 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 8/10 sits above the artist average of 6.9, making it the #8 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from mbv
We have 3 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- She Found Now — moderate DR 7
- Is This and Yes — safe DR 3
2013 context
Released in 2013. We have 408 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.5/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2010s.
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Traditions
shoegaze · 143How fast is "Only Tomorrow"?
110 BPM — Upbeat (dance-pop / running warm-up)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Steady cardio, power walking, light weights.
For daily life
Cooking, casual listening, cleaning, dinner music.
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When "Only Tomorrow" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✗
Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
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Running / workout
Maybe — at 110 BPM this is more warm-up or cool-down pace than peak-effort running.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
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Driving / road trip
Maybe — the intensity / sudden changes are fine for solo highway driving but skip for city or rainy-weather driving.
✗
Cooking / dinner background
No — too active to function as background; will pull attention away from what you're doing.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Intense. Our rule is deliberately conservative: any one of high dynamic range, present sudden changes, harsh texture, or a strained/screamed vocal is enough to trigger Intense on its own. Full scoring rubric: methodology.
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60/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-14. 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 80% 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
Loomer — My Bloody Valentine · 99%What Have I Done to Deserve This? — Pet Shop Boys · 95%The Unforgiven — Metallica · 94%Stole the Show — Kygo feat. Parson James · 94%
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
Dial the feeling up or down
Same feeling, calmer: Stole the Show — Kygo feat. Parson James
What it’s good for
Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2013 in context
The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Loomer — My Bloody ValentineWhat Have I Done to Deserve This? — Pet Shop BoysStrange Mercy — St Vincent
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Only Tomorrow"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Only Tomorrow" by My Bloody Valentine?
"Only Tomorrow" by My Bloody Valentine has a tempo of 110 BPM (Moderato (moderate)). At half-time that is 55 BPM, and at double-time 220 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Only Tomorrow" by My Bloody Valentine?
"Only Tomorrow" by My Bloody Valentine rates as Intense. Dynamic range 8/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture, soft vocals vocal style. Any one of high dynamic range, present sudden changes, or harsh texture triggers the Intense rating.
How loud is "Only Tomorrow" — what is its dynamic range?
"Only Tomorrow" has a dynamic range of 8/10. Substantial quiet-to-loud arc. Start at a volume well below your top-end; the climax will land harder than the intro suggests.
Does "Only Tomorrow" have sudden or surprising changes?
"Only Tomorrow" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "Only Tomorrow" best for?
In our library "Only Tomorrow" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Only Tomorrow" released?
"Only Tomorrow" is from 2013, on the album "mbv". It appears in our 2010s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Only Tomorrow"?
We tag "Only Tomorrow" as dreamy, introspective, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Only Tomorrow"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Only Tomorrow" good for running?
Not really — at 110 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Only Tomorrow" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (8/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Only Tomorrow" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Too intense overall.
Should I listen to "Only Tomorrow"?
"Only Tomorrow" is Intense in our ratings — dramatic dynamics, possible sudden changes, or strong vocal or textural energy. Best with intention rather than ambient use. If you are sensory-sensitive, the alternatives section surfaces calmer songs in the same mood family.
Songs with the same DNA
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