Most distracting songs to listen to in the car revealed

There aren’t many feelings as liberating as the wind rippling through your hair as you cruise down your favourite road, music pumping as you scream-sing along. But, could your favourite music be putting you in danger?

Well, UK driving school PassMeFast, has now used science to reveal which songs are rated as the most distracting.

Okay, it’s not strictly scientific, but according to PassMeFast, the company took 20 of the most popular driving playlists on music-streaming service Spotify and scored them in three categories: energy, danceability and valence, or, how emotionally charged they are.

Songs with the highest distraction score were said to have high energy and were emotionally charged but had low danceability thanks to an irregular beat or tempo. 

There’s a little more to it, including the fact only some of the most popular songs on Spotify were included in the analysis. You can click here to see the full report.

So without further ado, here are the most and, least distracting songs to listen to while driving. Perfect road trip playlist ideas right here...

Hey Ya - Outkast – 72.6%

Mr. Brightside - The Killers – 69.6%

Empire State Of Mind -Jay-Z – 69.5%

Take on Me - a-ha – 69.4%

Can’t Stop - Red Hot Chilli Peppers – 69.0%

Feel So Close (Radio Edit) - Calvin Harris – 68.5%

You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi – 68.1%

Bring Me To Life - Evanescence – 67.3%

Levitating - Dua Lipa – 67.2%

Dusk Till Dawn (Radio Edit) - ZAYN – 66.2%

Least distracting songs

bad guy - Billie Eilish – 8.1%

July - Noah Cyrus – 9.3%

Bruises - Lewis Capaldi – 10.2%

When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars – 10.3%

Love Yourself - Justin Bieber – 10.4%

Dancing On My Own - Calum Scott – 11.5%

7 rings - Ariana Grande – 11.6%

enough for you - Olivia Rodrigo – 12.2%

Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra – 12.3%

All of Me - John Legend – 13.4%

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