"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Sea of Tears" by Goldie. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: introspective, melancholy, reflective. Visual style: early-1990s alternative aesthetic, weathered film grain. 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."
Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
130
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Sea of Tears by Goldie is 130 BPM — Allegro (fast).
Half-time 65 BPM · Double-time 260 BPM · released 1995
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Song DNA
Notes: The track features a blend of ambient soundscapes and soft, soulful vocals, creating an immersive listening experience. The layered production adds depth while maintaining a smooth flow.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening meditation relaxation
A balanced track — neither sleepy nor charged. It has a big quiet-to-loud range with the occasional gentle turn — a densely layered track with a light, easy vocal at a brisk, driving tempo. Mostly steady, it still leaves a little room to surprise. On our 19,209-song scale, it sits more energetic than 44% of songs, calmer than the rest.
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Moods: introspective, melancholy, reflective
Traditions: drum and bass
Volume Warning
"Sea of Tears" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Goldie built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 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 Goldie's catalog
We have 20 songs from Goldie in the library. Of those, 0 are rated Safe, 14 Moderate, and 6 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits below the artist average of 7.3, making it the #10 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Timeless
We have 13 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Inner City Life — moderate DR 7
- Timeless — moderate DR 7
- Kemistry — moderate DR 7
- Temper Temper — intense DR 8
- Truth — moderate DR 7
- Drift — moderate DR 7
- A Sense of Rage — intense DR 8
- Digital — intense DR 8
- Still Life — moderate DR 7
- Believe — moderate DR 7
- Fury — intense DR 8
- Stray — moderate DR 7
1995 context
Released in 1995. We have 329 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 1990s.
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How fast is "Sea of Tears"?
130 BPM — Fast (workout / running pace)
For running
Slow jog or recovery run pace. Matches a 120-140 stride-per-minute cadence.
For workouts
Running, cycling, aerobic workouts, dance cardio.
For daily life
Driving, getting ready in the morning, light party.
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When "Sea of Tears" 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.
✓
Running / workout
Yes — 130 BPM sits squarely in the running / cardio band. Matches natural stride cadence.
✗
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.
✓
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 Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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46/100 intensity
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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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 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
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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
Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1995 in context
The 329 songs we’ve measured from 1995 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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
Intensity46
Dynamics67
Tempo50
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Sea of Tears"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Sea of Tears" by Goldie?
"Sea of Tears" by Goldie has a tempo of 130 BPM (Allegro (fast)). At half-time that is 65 BPM, and at double-time 260 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Sea of Tears" by Goldie?
"Sea of Tears" by Goldie rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Sea of Tears" — what is its dynamic range?
"Sea of Tears" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Sea of Tears" have sudden or surprising changes?
"Sea of Tears" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "Sea of Tears" best for?
In our library "Sea of Tears" is recommended for: deep listening, meditation, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Sea of Tears" released?
"Sea of Tears" is from 1995, on the album "Timeless". It appears in our 1990s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Sea of Tears"?
We tag "Sea of Tears" as introspective, melancholy, reflective. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Sea of Tears"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Sea of Tears" good for running?
Yes — at 130 BPM it sits in the running-cadence band (120-180 BPM). Match your stride to the beat and it keeps pace with most recreational runners.
Is "Sea of Tears" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Sea of Tears" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Sea of Tears"?
"Sea of Tears" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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