What does it mean if you wake up with a song in your head?

earworms
One such realm concerns the involuntary and spontaneous intrusion of musical tunes in one’s head. The phenomenon is called “earworms.” Although these are not unnecessarily unpleasant or worrying, they typically are hard to control, meaning that one can neither stop nor start them.

Why do random songs play in my head?

Previous research has shown a person might be more prone to earworms if they are constantly exposed to music, and certain personality traits — such as obsessive-compulsive or neurotic tendencies — can make people more likely to get songs stuck in their heads.

Why do I wake up with a song in my head?

If you have had recent exposure to music or if someone says a word that triggers a memory of a certain song, your brain is likely to attach to it, and you are likely to process it to your memory during the night, which may explain why you wake up with it in your head.

What is it called when a song gets stuck in your head?

That song stuck in your head is called an “earworm”, at least that’s the nonclinical term for it. I addressed this issue in a previous Ask the Psychologist question entitled “Tormented by Earworms”.

Why do we wake up with a song on our lips?

There could be a number of different reasons why we get what’s known as “sticky music”, “stuck song syndrome” or an “ear worm”, which might explain why we have a song on our lips when we wake up first thing. This article sets out to explain the possible reasons why.

Why do I Wake Up Singing a song in my Dreams?

So it could be, if you dream you’re back at school taking your exams for example, that you might wake up singing one of the songs you associate with that time in your life. If you wake up singing a song you haven’t heard in a while, you could maybe pause to see if there is a part of your history it’s from.