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30 Songs to Listen to When You Need to Calm Down

Life is stressful. Take a break and listen to some music.

Kristen Coyne
Jan 13, 2016
University of Pennsylvania
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30 Songs to Listen to When You Need to Calm Down

We all have times when we need to just close our eyes, take some deep breaths, and completely shutdown our minds. These are some of the songs I listen to when I feel overwhelmed.

  1. Gravity- Sara Bareilles
  2. Stop This Train- John Mayer
  3. Eet- Regina Spektor
  4. Hallelujah- Jason Castro’s cover
  5. XO- John Mayer’s cover
  6. The Chain- Ingrid Michaelson
  7. Only Love- Ben Howard
  8. Like Real People Do- Hozier
  9. If You Ever Want to Be in Love- James Bay
  10. Tenerife Sea- Ed Sheeran
  11. Higher Love- James Vincent McMorrow
  12. She Used to Be Mine- Sara Bareilles
  13. Never Gonna Let You Down- Colbie Caillat
  14. Stuck With Me- Timeflies
  15. Tell Her You Love Her- Echosmith
  16. No Diggity- Chet Faker’s cover
  17. Someone New- Banks
  18. Four Walls- Broods
  19. Holocene- Bon Iver
  20. Still- Matt Nathanson
  21. Air I Breathe- Mat Kearney
  22. I Will Follow You Into The Dark- Jasmine Thompson’s cover
  23. Where’s Your Heart Gone- Golden Youth
  24. I Want to Love You- Lenachka
  25. Till I Fall Asleep- Jayme Dee
  26. Paper Planes- East of Avenue
  27. Long Drive- Jason Mraz
  28. Tee Shirt- Birdy
  29. Fools- Troye Sivan
  30. Cough Syrup- Young the Giant

Here's a link to my playlist with these songs and more on Spotify.

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