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20 Songs That Bring You Right Back To Middle School

A simple time where boys were on one side and girls were on the other.

Jenny Monteith

Feb 20, 2017

Pennsylvania State University

20 Songs That Bring You Right Back To Middle School

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Middle School. It was the best of times and it was the worst of times. Middle school outfits were like no other: graphic tees, skirts over leggings, and the weirdest looking shoes imaginable. Certain things remind us of our middle school days, but music can instantly bring us back to the most awkward school dance ever. These 20 songs bring almost all of us right back to those dances where boys and girls could barely stand next to each other, to where we showed off our (not so) awesome dance moves, and to (what we thought were) our super cute outfits.

1. Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz

2. Starships- Nicki Minaj

3. Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepson

4. Fireflies- Owl City

5. What Makes You Beautiful- One Direction

6. We Found Love- Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

7. Stereo Hearts- Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine

8. Firework- Katy Perry

9. The Lazy Song- Bruno Mars

10. Airplanes- B.o.B ft Hayley Williams

11. Bad Romance- Lady Gaga

12. Baby- Justin Bieber ft Ludacris

13. TiK ToK- Kesha

14. Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner & Big Sean

15. Down- Jay Sean & Lil Wayne

16. Dynamite- Taio Cruz

17. Empire State Of Mind- JAY Z & Alicia Keys

18. I Gotta Feeling- Blake Eyed Peas

19. Naturally- Selena Gomez & The Scene

20. Party In The USA- Miley Cyrus

Whenever these songs come on now it takes us right back to those middle school moments, and we can't help but belt out every word of every song.

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20 Songs That Bring You Right Back To Middle School

A simple time where boys were on one side and girls were on the other.

1. Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz

2. Starships- Nicki Minaj

3. Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepson

4. Fireflies- Owl City

5. What Makes You Beautiful- One Direction

6. We Found Love- Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

7. Stereo Hearts- Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine

8. Firework- Katy Perry

9. The Lazy Song- Bruno Mars

10. Airplanes- B.o.B ft Hayley Williams

11. Bad Romance- Lady Gaga

12. Baby- Justin Bieber ft Ludacris

13. TiK ToK- Kesha

14. Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner & Big Sean

15. Down- Jay Sean & Lil Wayne

16. Dynamite- Taio Cruz

17. Empire State Of Mind- JAY Z & Alicia Keys

18. I Gotta Feeling- Blake Eyed Peas

19. Naturally- Selena Gomez & The Scene

20. Party In The USA- Miley Cyrus

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