Do you look at finals week with an incessant fear? Do you worry that you won’t be able to concentrate on exams and will be consequently kicked out of UF? Well, I can’t help you study microfabrication or memorize chemical formulas in one night, but I can help you jam out while you do so.
At this time of year, there are usually eight stages of an all-nighter – so, here are some songs to help you out when you’re going through the phases.
Stage 1: I’m actually going to study and focus this semester!
“Clocks Go Forward” – James Bay
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
“I Believe In You (Acoustic)” – Tyler Hilton
“Come On Get Higher” – Matt Nathanson
Stage 2: I feel so accomplished! I feel so awesome!
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” – Starship
“So Fresh, So Clean” – OutKast
“Flawless (Remix)” – Beyoncé featuring Nicki Minaj
“How To Be a Heartbreaker” – Marina and The Diamonds
“Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)” – Andy Grammer
Stage 3: I’m starting to get a little tired. Hopefully a quick ‘90s shuffle will get me in a better mood.
“Bills, Bills, Bills” – Destiny’s Child
“What’s My Age Again?” – blink-182
“You Get What You Give” – New Radicals
Stage 4: Ah, no – I have to stop binging Backstreet Boys videos.
“From This Moment” – Backstreet Boys and Shania Twain
Performance at the 2000 Grammys – Backstreet Boys
“Shape of My Heart (Acapella)” – Backstreet Boys
“Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” – Backstreet Boys
“Incomplete” – Backstreet Boys
“Everybody/We’ve Got It Going On/That’s The Way I Like It (Live)” – Backstreet Boys
“Larger Than Life” – Backstreet Boys
“As Love As You Love Me” – Backstreet Boys
“I Want It That Way (Live)” – Backstreet Boys
Stage 5: Don’t fall asleep – you need to learn this.
“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” – The Proclaimers
“Mr. Brightside” – The Killers
“Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)” – A.R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls
Stage 6: Come on, coffee – power me through these last all-nighters so I can survive ‘til Dec. 25.
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – Michael Bublé
“Jingle Bell Rock” – Bobby Helms
“Santa Stole My Girlfriend” – The Maine
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” – Mariah Carey
“The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)” – Nat King Cole
“Where Are You Christmas?” – Faith Hill
“Blue Christmas” – Kelly Clarkson
Stage 7: Cram, cram, cram and cram, with another side of cram.
“I Can Lift a Car” – WALK THE MOON
“Started from the Bottom” – Drake
“Always Look On The Bright Side of Life” – Monty Python
“Why Don’t You Get a Job?” – The Offspring
“Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” – Shakira
“I Wanna Get Better” – Bleachers
“ATTACK” – Thirty Seconds to Mars
“R.I.P. 2 My Youth” – The Neighbourhood
Stage 8: Screw it – my pillow is calling my name.
“It’s My Life (Slow Version)” – Bon Jovi
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
“While We Were Dreaming” – Pink Mountaintops
“Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton
“Banana Pancakes” – Jack Johnson
If you’re a selective person and like to pick and choose your music, then the YouTube links above will work just fine. On the other hand, if you really need a constant inaudible noise for your study purposes, I’ve put all the songs (in order) in a Spotify playlist just for you.
May the force — and Adele — be with you this finals week.
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