I’ve spent 93% of my existence with “Bad Romance” rattling around inside my brain so it’s nice to know I’m not alone.
The American Psychological Association identified nine songs that are most commonly cited as earworms, and LADY GAGA is responsible for three of them. The nine songs are:
1. “Bad Romance”, Lady Gaga
2. “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”, Kylie Minogue
3. “Don’t Stop Believing”, Journey
4. “Somebody That I Used to Know”, Gotye
5. “Moves Like Jagger”, Maroon 5
6. “California Gurls”, Katy Perry
7. “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Queen
8. “Alejandro”, Lady Gaga
9. “Poker Face”, Lady Gaga
The American Psychological Association says these songs are, “usually faster, with a fairly generic and easy-to-remember melody but with some particular intervals, such as leaps or repetitions that set them apart from the average pop song.” They also say that to get an earworm out of your head, you should: listen to it all the way through, listen to another song to distract yourself, or just force yourself to stop thinking about it.
If that last one was a real option, I wouldn’t be leaving you with this: I DON’T WANNA BE FRIEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDSSSSSSSSS.
— Jenn
