Earworm songs

Key characteristics

• "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga.
• "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue.
• "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey.
• "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye.
• "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5.
• "California Gurls" by Katy Perry.
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
• "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga.

1. What is an earworm as in music?
2. What are the biggest earworm songs?
3. What songs give you earworms?
4. What is the biggest earworm?

What is an earworm as in music?

More than 100 years ago, Germans coined the term öhrwurm—earworm—to describe the experience of a song stuck in the brain. Scientists call it other names, like “stuck tune syndrome” and “musical imagery repetition.” But the creepy image of an earworm crawling into people's brains caught on.

What are the biggest earworm songs?

The Top 20 earworms named by the University of St Andrews are:

• Queen – 'We Will Rock You'
• Pharrell Williams – 'Happy'
• Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
• The Proclaimers – 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)'
• The Village People – 'YMCA'
• Queen – 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
• Europe – 'The Final Countdown'

What songs give you earworms?

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• “ Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga.
• “ Can't Get You Out Of My Head” by Kylie Minogue.
• “ Don't Stop Believing” by Journey.
• “ Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye.
• “ Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5.
• “ California Gurls” by Katy Perry.
• “ Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
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What is the biggest earworm?

THE Proclaimers hit I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) has been crowned the biggest “earworm” song.