To Create an atmosphere in the bedroomYou'll need some banging tunes in the queue, researchers say — but most people are choosing the wrong tunes.
Experts analyzed current pop playlists on Spotify with keywords such as “romance”, “sexy”, “sensual” and “intimate” to determine which purely erotic songs meet the desired tempo for sex, which has been determined by science to be 119 beats per minute.
According to experts, we are now far away from the target. Dating Scoutwho have revealed some of the worst offenders — a long list of accidentally unsexy shame, topped (ironically) by Jeremih's “Birthday Sex.”
The R&B singer's song, which had a tempo of 60 BPM, was ranked as the most misplayed song played while working out, despite appearing on nearly 121 playlists.
Other popular tracks like Arctic Monkeys' “I Wanna Be Yours” and Daniel Caesar's “Get You (feat. Kali Uchis)” also ranked poorly.
Low BPMs are found in several of The Weeknd's songs, such as “High for This”.
Despite the sexually charged lyrics, the tune's tempo is 75 bpm — making it unplayable, according to the pros, who were disappointed to find it on 146 boudoir-ready playlists, 31 of which contained the word “sex” in the title, according to the study.
Rihanna also had several tracks deemed unsuitable for the bedroomLike “Needed Me” and “Sex With Me.”
Researchers also analyzed the best songs for sex on the Billboard Hot 100 — and Post Malone's song came out on top.
The track, “Pour Me a Drink (feat. Blake Shelton)” has a tempo of 119 BPM, making it the ideal song for knocking boots. Meanwhile, chart-topping hits like “Mrs” by Dominic Fike, with a tempo of 119.9 BPM, and “Brand New Dance” by Eminem, with a tempo of 120 BPM, were runners-up.
Previous research has suggested which songs are best when You want to last longer in the bedroomFor hip-hop lovers, its average duration is 31.5 minutes.
