[Cheer Song] Songs to Listen to During Your Commute
Everyone’s morning commute looks different—some drive, others take the train or walk—but many people probably listen to music during that time, don’t they?
On days when your head isn’t fully awake yet, you want to switch your mood by listening to refreshing songs or tracks that boost your motivation!
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of songs we hope you’ll make your companions on your commute to work.
We’ve gathered not only work-boosting anthems, but also songs themed around mornings and new beginnings.
Let’s listen on the way to work and tackle the day together!
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[Cheering Songs] Tracks to Listen to During Your Commute (41–50)
What I can doHow Merry Marry
This is a song by the four-piece rock band HOW MERRY MARRY.
It was released as their first single in 2011 and was used as the opening theme for the anime Natsume’s Book of Friends: Season 3.
The crisp, refreshing guitar sound makes it a very pleasant track.
Elastic GirlKahimi Karie
This is a song by Kahimi Karie, a singer from Tochigi Prefecture.
It’s included on the 1995 mini-album “My First Karie.” Her whisper-like vocals are striking.
It’s a track that makes you feel light on your feet and ready to head to work.
Beyond the nighttsuru
Tsurug, a rock band whose impactful Afro hairstyles stand out in their music video.
This song was released in 2012 as their eighth single.
How about listening to it first thing in the morning to reset your mood? It’s the theme song for the film Afro Tanaka.
Dreamer DriversDISH//
DISH// is a band fronted by Takumi Kitamura on vocals.
For their collaboration project with Nissan, “Drive Letter,” they wrote Dreamer Drivers.
It’s a fast-paced rock song with lyrics that draw parallels between life and driving.
The track also carries a message of “let’s summon our courage and move forward into the future.” It’s very much in line with DISH//’s style of creating positive songs.
winding roadNovelbright
Born in January 2025, Novelbright’s latest track is an uplifting anthem filled with strength and hope for facing life head-on.
It powerfully sings about the importance of believing in yourself and moving forward along life’s winding roads.
With its grand sound and refreshing melody, it resonates deeply and gently gives listeners a push forward.
Chosen as the theme song for TV Tokyo’s Drama 9 series “Dragon of the Court,” it’s also drawing attention for its music video directed by actor Hiroshi Tamaki.
Played during the exit scene of a school sports day, it would further amplify the children’s sense of accomplishment after the events and their excitement for taking the next step.
Swaying (feat. Dengaryu)EVISBEATS
In the looseness of this track, you can feel a strong resolve-like emotion.
It’s a song by AMIDA, a hip-hop MC from Nara Prefecture.
It’s included on the 2012 album “When We Become One.” It’s the kind of song that seems to accompany that flat, morning state of mind.
The overflowing thingsGoodbye holiday
This is a song by Goodbye holiday, a rock band from Hiroshima Prefecture.
Its refreshingly breezy tone makes it perfect for the morning.
It was released in 2015 as their second single, “Afureru Mono / Liberator.” The lyrics express gratitude toward someone dear.
It was chosen as the theme song for the drama “Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku” (The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami).