We've all had a time in our lives where we are tired of the music we listen to on a daily basis, so we resort back to the "older" songs of our childhood. Listening to these songs bring back mixed emotions, from the songs you used to jam out to in your bedroom growing up to the songs you would cry your heart out to when you had relationship drama; here are 59 songs that you need to rediscover.
1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" -- Aerosmith
I am a huge Aerosmith fan and just hearing this song brings me back to my childhood.
2. "I Don't Want to Be" -- Gavin DeGraw
Even though this song is so old, it still brings me so much joy. This song was the theme song for the popular TV show One Tree Hill.
3. "Perfect" -- Simple Plan
Pull out the tissues because this song makes you feel like you're back in your "dark times" of life.
4. "Come Clean" -- Hilary Duff
A classic from one of the best starts to come from Disney Channel.
5. "How You Remind Me" -- Nickelback
I don't understand why Nickelback gets so much hate. With a song like this, they deserve so much better.
6. "So Yesterday" -- Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff was a big part of my childhood (I saw her twice in concert!) but this song is still perfect for life today.
7. "Love Song" -- Sara Bareilles
With a good meaning behind it and catchy lyrics, this song is still so good today.
8. "Iris" -- The Goo Goo Dolls
Another song that hits you right in the feels. This song has some powerful lyrics in it.
9. "Bartender Song (Sitting at a Bar)" -- Rehab
This song was so popular in middle school. It was one of the first songs I ever put on my first iPod.
10. "You're Still The One" -- Shania Twain
This song brings out so many emotions.
11. "I'll Be" -- Edwin McCain
If you want to be put in your feels, listen to this song. This song has chill music and his voice is so soothing.
12. "New Soul" -- Yael Naim
Just the upbeat background music puts me in such a good mood and the song itself is so catchy.
13. "Bye Bye Bye" -- N*SYNC
This song is such a jam, no matter how old it may be.
14. "Don't Trust Me" -- 3OH!3
At the time this song came out I was in middle school and it was so overplayed on the radio, but it never fails to put me in a good mood.
15. "100 Years" -- Five For Fighting
This song is just a song you can sit and think about your life to.
16. "Lips of An Angel" -- Hinder
I can't believe I was in elementary school when this song came out, but it is so good! I rediscovered it when I found my old MP3 player and I'm so glad I did.
17. "She Will Be Loved" -- Maroon 5
This song is one of my favorite Maroon 5 songs. This is a song that you can't resist singing along to.
18. "God Only Knows" -- The Beach Boys
Such an old song, but such a classic.
19. "You and Me" -- Lifehouse
Literally anything by life house is so good. This song puts me in my feels but it's a welcoming feeling.
20. "Broken" -- Lifehouse
Another Lifehouse song, but it is seriously so good and full of emotion.
21. "Far Away" -- Nickelback
Another classic from Nickelback.
22. "Unwell" -- Matchbox Twenty
When I hear this song, I think about listening to it in the car with my mom for the first time. I could never get tired of listening to it.
23. "I Want It That Way" -- Backstreet Boys
This song just makes me want to get in my car and drive with the windows down and jam.
24. "Follow Me" -- Uncle Kracker
This song used to be one of my favorite songs (this used to be my ringtone for some reason in middle school)
25. "I Want Candy" -- Aaron Carter
This is one of those songs that didn't have much meaning but it was a good jam.
26. "Secrets" -- OneRepublic
This song was always on the radio and I remember hearing it in the Degrassi previews but it is such a good song and provokes your emotions.
27. "Burn" -- Usher
My freshman year of high school, I was obsessed with this song. It's such a good song when you're going through hard times.
28. "Use Somebody" -- Kings of Leon
When I hear this song I automatically feel like I need to sing it very dramatically just because of the emotions it causes.
29. "Teenage Dirtbag" -- Wheatus
I jam so hard to this song, it's such a good song to let loose to.
30. "Gold Digger" -- Kanye West, Jamie Foxx
I'm not a huge Kanye West fan, but it never fails, I can't resist jamming to this.
31. "Hanging By A Moment" -- Lifehouse
Again, another song by Lifehouse, but seriously it's so good and deserves to be remembered.
32. "A Drop In The Ocean" -- Ron Pope
I can just picture this song being in a romance movie, and I feel like it is exactly perfect for that.
33. "Breakaway" -- Kelly Clarkson
This is such a good song to dramatically look out the window to. It puts you in your feels, but is such a good song.
34. "Dare You to Move" -- Switchfoot
This is a song you just can't help but sing along to. It's a classic.
35. "Chasing Cars" -- Snow Patrol
This song just takes me back to a time of being younger and listening to it in my bedroom on repeat.
36. "That Should Be Me" -- Justin Bieber
I personally believe that this song was so underrated. It's such a beautiful song.
37. "My Sacrifice" -- Creed
This song came out in 2001, but it's a song that I think should be brought back. It makes me just want to drive with my windows down and just rock out to it.
38. "Baby Got Back" -- Sir Mix-A-Lot
With Anaconda being popular now, this song is easily forgotten, but it's such a good song to jam to.
39. "Holiday/Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" -- Green Day
I couldn't make this list and not put Green Day on it. Even today people rock to Green Day all the time.
40. "Collide" -- Howie Day
This song got me through some tough times, with lyrics like, "Even the best fall down sometimes," it holds a lot of meaning in it.
41. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" -- Panic! At The Disco
Another song that came out when I was in elementary school. I remember listening to this on the bus with my friends.
42. "Girlfriend" -- Avril Lavigne
Everyone had a time in their life when they listened to Avril Lavigne. Being in middle school at the time this song came out, this song is still a jam.
43. "Shake It" -- Metro Station
I really miss this song... a lot. I think it was underrated and deserved way more than what it got.
44. "Breakeven" -- The Script
The Script was one of my favorite bands and this song is such a great song.
45. "Paralyzer" -- Finger Eleven
When I got my iPod in middle school, this was one of the first songs that went on there. It's beat is so good and is such a jam.
46. "Bad Day" -- Daniel Powter
I still listen to this song when I have bad days sometimes.This song became popular due to being used in American Idol during it's early season.
47. "You're Beautiful" -- James Blunt
This song is such a sweet song and instantly puts me in a good mood
48. "Look After You" -- The Fray
The Fray is always a classic and this song is one of my favorite songs.
49. "Wait for You" -- Elliott Yamin
This song brings back so many memories. Such a good song.
50. "Lovebug" -- Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers were my first crushes. This song was on repeat every day when I was in middle school and I still love it. Long live the Jonas Brothers.
51. "Sorry" -- Buckcherry
When I hear this song, I think about being in elementary school crying over my boyfriend at the time (I thought life was hard then okay.)
52. "A Thousand Miles" -- Vanessa Carlton
This song is a classic jams and you can't resist singing along to it.
53. "Over You" -- Daughtry
I feel like Chris Daughtry never got what he deserved. This song is so great.
54. "Wonderwall" -- Oasis
Although this song gets a lot of hate because it is over played by beginners learning guitar, this song holds a special place in my heart.
55. "On The Way Down" -- Ryan Cabrera
I remember hearing this song in a movie and to this day, I can still remember the lyrics to it.
56. "The First Cut Is The Deepest" -- Sheryl Crow
I recently just heard this song in "One Tree Hill" and it reminded me of how great of a song it is.
57. "Move Along" -- The All-American Rejects
I remember being in middle school jamming to this on the best. Seriously this is a song that needs to be revisited.
58. "Big Girls Don't Cry" -- Fergie
I still listen to this song on bad days sometimes. It helps a lot to hear this song.
59. "SexyBack" -- Justin Timberlake
This used to be one of my favorite songs. The beat is just too good to resit dancing to.
All I have to say is, although there is really good music out today, I really miss the music that I listened to in elementary school and middle school.
