Earworm songs usually have a fast-paced tempo and an easy-to-remember melody. However, earworms also tend to have unusual intervals or repetitions that make them stand out from other songs.

May 12, 2025 · Because even if it’s a funny song, that endless feeling of déjà vu can get really annoying. Read on to find out what an earworm is and—most important—how to get it out of your brain.

Dec 31, 2025 · But there's little evidence that listening to the whole song will get rid of an earworm. Research suggests that listening to the song increases the likelihood the song will then get stuck in …

Oct 4, 2017 · The experience of having an “earworm”—a song that’s stuck in your head—is extremely common. But why do they happen? And how do you get rid of one?

Jun 10, 2024 · Earworms happen when a song gets stuck in your head and plays on loop internally. A neurologist explains methods to make it stop.

Aug 16, 2024 · What is an earworm? The technical term is ‘involuntary musical imagery’, or INMI, and a study by Durham University published in 2014 described them as ‘perceptions of spontaneous, …

Oct 18, 2025 · Earworms affect over 90 percent of people; here's why it happens and how to get rid of that annoyingly catchy song looping in your head.

Jun 27, 2023 · Here are five strategies, backed by science. 1. Listen to the entire song. Earworms tend to be small fragments of music that repeat over and over (often a song’s refrain or chorus).

Jun 23, 2014 · An earworm is “a short snippet of music that comes unbidden into the mind and then repeats outside the will of conscious control” (from an interview in Europe’s Journal of Psychology).

Jun 14, 2024 · But what exactly is an earworm, and how can you get rid of it? We delve into the science behind these persistent melodies and offer expert advice on how to silence them.