Do you agree?
It’s no secret that music can have a major influence on the way we feel. If we want to get in the mood for a night out we play some loud catchy music, if we feel sad we might dramatically stick on some slow music to match the mood.
But there is a science behind the fact that music has an impact on our emotions.
For years numerous studies have found that upbeat music can make us feel happy.
So finding the perfect happy song could be key in lifting spirits which is why Neuroscientist Jacob Jolij created a formula to find this.
After a survey in Britain which asked people to pick the song that makes them feel happiest, Jolij studied the result.
He specifically looked at the beats per minute (BPM), the lyrics and the theme of these songs.
“The pattern was very clear. The average tempo of a ‘feel good’-song was substantially higher than the average pop song. Where the average tempo of pop songs is around 118 beats per minute (BPM), the list of feel good songs had an average tempo of around 140 to 150 BPM.” He said.
Over two thirds of the votes went to this song, which has a high tempo and upbeat tone. The subject matter and lyrics are also pretty positive and encouraging so we weren’t to surprised at this result.
While the survey was only on a small number of people, it is likely that people will disagree and argue that everyone has their own ‘happy’ song. But it’s hard to deny how great this song is and it’s not hard to see why this would lift anyone’s spirits.
