[Cheer-Up Songs Special] Songs that give you courage when you're feeling down. Encouraging tracks.
When you’ve failed at school or work, when something unpleasant has happened, when things aren’t going well with your partner or friends, or when you just can’t seem to find your energy… We all have times in our daily lives when we feel down, don’t we? When that happens, you might end up feeling apathetic or losing your motivation.
In this article, we’ll share plenty of uplifting, motivational songs that are perfect for those low moments—tracks that will cheer you up just by listening.
Give them a listen when you need the courage to say, “All right!” and take a step forward.
May you shine!
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[Special Feature: Cheer Songs] Songs that give you courage when you're feeling down. Encouraging tracks (81–90)
In the Morning of DeterminationAqua Timez
Aqua Timez, who have captivated many listeners with their melodious sound and lyrics that resonate with the heart, released this ambitious work as their major-label debut single in July 2006.
While acknowledging one’s true, unvarnished self yet still choosing to face forward and keep walking, the song makes a striking impression and can also be seen as a challenge to a modern society obsessed with perfection.
It deftly expresses the doubts and anxieties felt while chasing dreams, as well as the resolve to grow.
Chosen as the theme song for the animated film “Brave Story” and earning the band a spot on NHK’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen, it became a social phenomenon.
It’s a song that feels like a gentle push on your back when you’re at a crossroads in life or on the verge of losing your way—warm, encouraging, and truly a source of strength for the heart.
You are 100%Porunogurafiti
Some of you—especially among the younger generation—may be dissatisfied with where you are now, thinking, “I wasn’t supposed to be stuck in a place like this…” For anyone feeling that way, I’d love for you to listen to this song by Porno Graffitti, released in 2010.
Its uplifting message—urging us to keep taking on challenges so we can savor the success that lies beyond repeated failures—is bound to resonate.
It’s a track that encourages you, reminding you that you can shine all the more for the number of hardships you overcome.
NO MORE CRYD-51
It was released in 2005 as D-51’s third single.
The song was used as the theme for the NTV Saturday drama “Gokusen,” and it became their first entry into the Oricon Top 10.
Thanks to the song’s success, they made their first appearance at the 56th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen in 2005.
It’s an upbeat, encouraging song that lifts your spirits and makes you feel positive.
GO!!!FLOW
When I’m feeling down, listening to up-tempo songs can naturally lift my spirits.
FLOW’s “GO!!” has a great groove and just listening to it gets me pumped up.
It’s the best-selling single among FLOW’s releases, and it also made waves as the theme song for the anime Naruto.
The strength to keep livingGLAY
A single by GLAY released in November 1995.
It came out before they really broke through, so it might not be a very well-known song, but in GLAY’s signature style it sings about overcoming a monotonous life and a sense of emptiness, and how a forward-looking resolve becomes the strength to sweep away doubt.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Androp
A light four-on-the-floor sound and call-and-response chants that make everyone want to sing along.
Released as a digital-only single in 2015, it was featured in a Mitsuya Cider commercial.
It’s a refreshing track that perfectly suits the word “youth.”
[Special Feature: Cheering Songs] Songs that give you courage when you’re feeling down. Encouraging tracks (91–100)
Dear, boyHump Back
A warm, encouraging song that stands beside anyone standing at a crossroads in life.
Its memorable blend of a gentle melody and a powerful band sound tenderly embraces the anxieties and doubts of chasing a dream, as well as the feelings of those on the verge of giving up.
Released as Hump Back’s major-label debut in June 2018, the track was featured as the ending theme for Nippon TV’s “Buzz Rhythm 02” and as the commercial song for the Shinken Zemi High School Course.
It was also chosen as the theme song for the Kumamoto Tournament of the National High School Baseball Championship, capturing the hearts of many young people.
When you want to strive toward your dreams but can’t quite find the courage to take that first step, this is the song to listen to.
It assures you that detours are never in vain, and that every experience will surely become a source of strength.