Sometimes, when morale is a little low, simply listening to our favorite playlist has the power to put us in perspective and see life from the bright side. A causal link that has been scientifically proven by researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands through a concrete study. The latter simply asked 2,000 adults to listen to music and rated their change in mood. And if many songs can allow us to change our mood, one in particular probably has more power than the others…
What makes a song more effective in improving our mood?
According to the study, there are several factors that make a song more or less influential on our mood. For this to be able to revitalize us, it is important that it contains a major key, chords in seventh, which is about 137 BPM and which contains a simple and easily recognizable structure, namely: verse-chorus-verse-chorus.
But that is not all! According to Michael Bronshor, author of the study, the song ” Perfect ” must contain: “a short introduction – less than 14 seconds – a repeating riff […] and a mixture of predictability and surprise » :
“Adding a repeating beat or guitar riff that people can pick up on easily and become memorable is icing on the cake.”
The most impactful song is…
The song that ticks all the boxes has been found by researchers. And we can clearly say that this is not yesterday since it was released in… 1966. So 57 years ago. This is the song” Good sensations by the Beach Boys.
But the studio also shares others that seem to be doing their listeners some good. Among these are: I got you (I feel good) » by James Brown but also « fun house » from Madness or even « Let the party begin by P!nk.
And you, which song makes you feel good?
Source: Madmoizelle
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