Nov 16, 2021 03:32 AM
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/13/105523850...imate-song
EXCERPTS: Some songs will never go away, like "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. [...] Some new research might explain it.
In a study published this week by The Royal Society, researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark analyzed streaming data for nearly 4 million songs on Spotify to see if there was a pattern to the types of music we listen to over a 24-hour period.
"We found that we could categorize it into five distinct time blocks throughout the day," says lead researcher Ole Adrian Heggli. Those five time blocks were morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night/early morning. And what researchers found was each block had different musical qualities.
In the morning block, slow but energetic songs dominated. [...] Louder, faster songs ruled in the afternoon... Danceable music ruled in the evening. You get the idea.
[...] The researchers say it shows how our music preferences are shaped by our daily rhythms.
[...] So what is a song with musical qualities that would allow it to drift through all five time blocks? You guessed it: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.
[...] "It's a very in-the-middle type of song," Heggli says. "It's a medium tempo. It's a bit groovy, but not too much groovy. It doesn't have any loud surprises. And it's all over just a very pleasant, perhaps even a bit bland song."
Heggli thinks this research might say something about how musicians can maximize their streaming potential. "You should really aim for something that's more or less in the middle of the pack. Something that's not too high in tempo but also not too low, and something that's danceable but maybe not too danceable, either," he says... (MORE - missing details)
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EXCERPTS: Some songs will never go away, like "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. [...] Some new research might explain it.
In a study published this week by The Royal Society, researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark analyzed streaming data for nearly 4 million songs on Spotify to see if there was a pattern to the types of music we listen to over a 24-hour period.
"We found that we could categorize it into five distinct time blocks throughout the day," says lead researcher Ole Adrian Heggli. Those five time blocks were morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night/early morning. And what researchers found was each block had different musical qualities.
In the morning block, slow but energetic songs dominated. [...] Louder, faster songs ruled in the afternoon... Danceable music ruled in the evening. You get the idea.
[...] The researchers say it shows how our music preferences are shaped by our daily rhythms.
[...] So what is a song with musical qualities that would allow it to drift through all five time blocks? You guessed it: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.
[...] "It's a very in-the-middle type of song," Heggli says. "It's a medium tempo. It's a bit groovy, but not too much groovy. It doesn't have any loud surprises. And it's all over just a very pleasant, perhaps even a bit bland song."
Heggli thinks this research might say something about how musicians can maximize their streaming potential. "You should really aim for something that's more or less in the middle of the pack. Something that's not too high in tempo but also not too low, and something that's danceable but maybe not too danceable, either," he says... (MORE - missing details)