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12 Throwback Songs To Get You Through Finals

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Allie Maniglia Student Contributor, Pennsylvania State University
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Rachael David Student Contributor, Pennsylvania State University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

It’s that time of year again. We’ve begrudgingly separated from our beds only to find ourselves sleeping in the library and chasing our Starbucks down with a Red Bull. To put it simply, finals are the worst. If you’ve found yourself needing to get away from your tear-soaked notes, we’ve got your much-needed pick me up.

Here are some of your favorite (and potentially forgotten) throwbacks to get you through those next sets of notecards.

 

1. The Tide Is High – Atomic Kitten

If you were a Lizzie McGuire fan, you most likely sang this song into your hairbrush a few more times than you’d like to admit. Do it. Trust us, there are people doing weirder things in the library right now.

 

2. Upside Down – A*Teens

Our grades are down from A’s to B’s… yeah… we can relate

 

3. Bring It All Back – S Club 7

Let’s face it… we all wanted to find out just how fun an S Club party was.

 

4. C’est La Vie – B*Witched

Dance break required.

 

5. Year 3000 – Jonas Brothers

Well, let’s be real, most of our walls were covered with pictures of the JoBros…you’re not alone.

 

6. Good Life – Jesse McCartney

JMac… swoon.

 

7. What Makes You Different – Backstreet Boys

Okay, every time we hear this song, we can’t help but remember watching Mia and Michael in the Princess Diaries. No shame, they were our relationship goals.

 

8. Just A Dream – Jump5

*Stares out window and pretends to be an Ice Princess*

 

9. Just the Girl – The Click Five

Don’t lie, we all wanted this song to be about us.

 

10. Wannabe – Spice Girls

What throwback playlist would be complete without some Spice Girls? Answer: a very, very sad one.

 

11. Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard

Summer is just a semester away…

 

12. Tearin’ Up My Heart – *NSYNC

We just had to throw in one of *NSYNC’s hidden gems… a necessity for all of your throwback needs.

 

Dance your hearts out, collegiettes. You’ve got this.

Allie Maniglia served as the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus at Penn State from 2017-2018. She majored in public relations with minors in international studies and communication arts and sciences. If she's not busy writing away, you can find her planning her next adventure (probably back to the U.K.), feeding an unhealthy addiction to HGTV or watching dog videos on YouTube.
Rachael David is currently a senior at Penn State University and serves as the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Penn State. She is majoring in public relations and minoring in psychology. Her love of creative writing and all things Penn State is what inspired her to become a member of the HC team in the fall of 2013. Her background experience includes working for the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Penn State as a social media intern in the spring of 2014 and is currently working as a social media intern for an internet marketing company in Harrisburg called WebpageFX. This past summer she also served as a PR intern for Tierney Communications. Rachael enjoys anything media related especially catching up on her favorite shows, including Saturday Night Live and any show on Food Network. She has a passion for food but also loves being active and spending her free time running or hiking. She hopes to gain more experience in all aspects of the media industry during college and plans on pursuing a career writing for a life & style publication in the future.