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20 Songs to Get You Out of Your Study Slump

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Cal Poly chapter.

It’s finals week. You’ve been in the library since 8am, your coffee is running low, and all of your notes are starting to blur into one. Let’s face it — you’re in a studying slump. The best way to break out of this? Blast some great music. Luckily for you, we took all the work out and created a playlist full of our favorite songs to dance around and scream the lyrics to.

With unforgettable riffs and thumping drums, these songs are guaranteed to lift your spirits. Some old-school The 1975 starts us off, followed by Arctic Monkeys, WALK THE MOON and Glass Animals. “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers makes transports you back in time and will make your long day so much better.

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Check out the track list below:

 “Sex” by The 1975

“Show Me the Way” by Penguin Prison

“Always” by Tor Miller

“My Body” by Young the Giant

“Fluorescent Adolescent” by Arctic Monkeys

“Let’s Dance to Joy Division” by The Wombats

“Work This Body” by WALK THE MOON

“Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand

“Mr. Brightside” by The Killers

“Dancing on Glass” by St. Lucia

“I Wanna Get Better” by Bleachers

“Different” by The Academic

“Temporary Fix” by One Direction

“Be With You” by The Vamps

“Life Itself” by Glass Animals

“Slow Hands” by Niall Horan

“Kiwi” by Harry Styles

“Cocoon” by Milky Chance

“Chelsea Dagger” by The Fratellis

“T-Shirt Weather” by Circa Waves

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And there you go, collegiettes! Here’s the Spotify link to this playlist of 20 songs that will help you escape your study slump and motivate you to finish your study guides.