The best songs to wake you in the morning

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The best songs to wake you in the morning

If you’re anything like me, the familiar ‘bleep bleep’ of your phone alarm isn’t exactly inspiring to wake up to.

Lately, I seem to hit snooze almost every morning. *Yawn*

The good news? Spotify’s data experts – with the help of a music psychologist – have an effective (and much more exciting) alternative.  

According to the experts, these tracks are our best bet for a rousing wake-up alarm:

  1. Coldplay – Viva La Vida 
  2. St. Lucia – Elevate 
  3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Downtown 
  4. Bill Withers – Lovely Day 
  5. Avicii – Wake Me Up 
  6. Pentatonix – Can’t Sleep Love 
  7. Demi Lovato – Confident 
  8. Arcade Fire – Wake Up 
  9. Hailee Steinfeld – Love Myself 
  10. Sam Smith – Money On My Mind 
  11. Esperanza Spalding – I Can’t Help It 
  12. John Newman – Come and Get It 
  13. Felix Jaehn – Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better) 
  14. Mark Ronson – Feel Right 
  15. Clean Bandit – Rather Be 
  16. Katrina & The Waves – Walking on Sunshine 
  17. Imagine Dragons – On Top of the World 
  18. MisterWives – Reflections 
  19. Carly Rae Jepsen – Warm Blood 
  20. iLoveMemphis – Hit The Quan 

Wondering whether the 20 tunes actually have anything in common?

Well, according to the Spotify data team and music psychologist David M. Greenberg, these are the magic ingredients: 

  • Music that builds gradually (and isn’t too vigorous from the start)
  • Positive lyrics to motivate you
  • A strong beat in the 100-130 BPM range

Interesting. I may need to tweak the set list slightly with some Taylor Swift – but it’s otherwise sounding pretty fabulous. 

In fact, I’m revving to go just thinking about tomorrow morning’s wake-up jam! 

Do you listen to music in the morning? Would you consider adding these songs to your playlist?

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