Playing it by ear while working from home: finding the right soundtrack

Finding the right soundtrack - whether you’re working from home, or in the office - may be key for some to have a productive day's work.

Finding the right soundtrack - whether you’re working from home, or in the office - may be key for some to have a productive day's work.

Published Jan 24, 2022

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CAPE TOWN - Finding the right soundtrack - whether you’re working from home (WFH), or in the office (or maybe, a bit of both) - may be key for some to have a productive day's work.

According to a new Spotify study by Premier Inn, which looked at South Africa's favourite working playlists, The Chainsmokers hit featuring Halsey: ‘Closer’, was the most popular song for office workers, featuring in more office-related playlists than any other track, with Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ following close behind with 40 playlist features.

FILE PHOTO: A new Spotify study looked at South Africa's favourite working playlists.

‘Happier’ by Marshmello, and the classic ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey ranked third and fifth respectively for the most popular office songs.

The top 10 most popular songs for those working from home included STAY (with Justin Bieber) - The Kid LAROI at the top spot, followed by Heat Waves - Glass Animals, Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) - Justin Bieber, and Blinding Lights - The Weeknd.

Over 69 000 songs from 832 ‘remote’ and ‘in-office’ playlists were analysed.

See below the top 10 most popular songs for those working from home

10 most popular songs for those working from home
RankTrack and artist Number of playlist features
1STAY (with Justin Bieber) - The Kid LAROI 178
2Heat Waves - Glass Animals 155
3Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) - Justin Bieber 137
4Blinding Lights - The Weeknd 132
5Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles 129
6Easy On Me - Adele 128
7deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo 128
8drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo 124
9good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo 118
10Dreams - 2004 Remaster Fleetwood Mac 110

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