I Don’t Want to Work!! Songs to Listen to When You’re Fed Up with Your Job
There are days for working adults and people with part-time jobs when you think, “I just can’t work today…” or “I don’t want to work!!” If you’re giving your all every day, it’s only natural to have days like that.
But it’s also true that taking a day off isn’t so easy… So in this article, I’ll introduce some songs you’ll want to listen to when you feel like you don’t want to work.
Listening to songs that seem to speak for your feelings might lighten your mood a little and give you the strength to get through the day.
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I Don’t Want to Work!! Songs to Listen to When You’re Fed Up with Your Job (1–10)
Bring back the shifts, the hourly wage, and while you’re at it, bring back love!!Yoshiki Risa & Hyadain
“An anime theme song?” “A silly novelty tune?” Many of you might get that impression, right? In reality, it’s a rousing anthem that powerfully sings about the bittersweet struggles of working part-time at a convenience store, set against an epic backdrop.
The everyday mishaps at the register and the grind of chasing shifts are transformed into sources of laughter and energy by Risa Yoshiki’s piercing high-tone vocals and Hyadain’s characteristically playful arrangement.
Even when everything feels unreasonable, the determination to keep looking forward will give you courage! Released in May 2013, it’s also included on Risa Yoshiki’s album Pentomino.
As the opening theme for the anime DD Fist of the North Star, it linked perfectly with the story’s parody of the original.
On days when you’re down from making mistakes at work, or when you’re about to break under unfairness, give it a listen—you might find your current worries feel small!
Hourly Wage Up-Up SongYuuyami ni izanai shi shikkoku no tenshi-tachi
This is a song by Yuuyami ni Izayoi Shi Shikkoku no Tenshi-tachi, originally created as a campaign song for the job listing service “Baitoru.” It feels like those casual chats with coworkers—like, “If my hourly wage goes up, I could buy that!”—have been turned straight into music, and the humor-filled worldview is irresistible.
Channeling the honest hopes shared by everyone who works into a loud but somehow pop-tinged sound, this track grabs listeners by the heart.
First included on the mini-album “Shichiseikatsu” released in July 2022, it was later re-recorded for the best-of album “10th Anniversary: Yuuyami ni Izayoi Shi Shikkoku no Tenshi-tachi,” making it one of their signature songs.
Listen to it on your way home after a tiring shift, and you might just feel the energy to take on tomorrow!
Quit my part-time job.bakkudoroppu shinderera
The lyrics that give voice to frustrations every worker feels—pressure from colleagues, stagnant hourly wages, workplace relationships—are striking! Set to an irresistibly upbeat ska rhythm, this song blows your worries away in exhilarating fashion.
When the protagonist shouts, “I’m quitting for good!” you can’t help but project your own feelings onto them, and it somehow lifts your spirits.
The track was included on the October 2014 album Cinderella wa Ii Anbai and later selected for the best-of compilation BEST desu, making it a fan favorite! If you let yourself ride the song’s sense of speed, the stress built up from work might just become something you can laugh off.
As you listen to the whole band’s call-and-response, try shouting out your pent-up feelings together!
[I Don't Want to Work!!] Songs to Listen to When You’re Sick of Your Job (11–20)
Tomorrow will surely be a good day.Takahashi Yuu
For someone like you who works hard every single day, I’m sure all kinds of tough things happen day after day.
Getting scolded by your boss, dealing with unfair treatment from clients—when that keeps happening, it makes you not want to go to work, right? Still, I think many people feel, “I have to go to work anyway!” In that case, try listening to this classic motivational song.
If you play it on a night when you’re thinking, “I really don’t want to go to work tomorrow,” it will make you feel like, “Tomorrow will surely be a good day!”
Happy Order?imase
Even on mornings when your steps feel a bit heavy on the way to a part-time job, this upbeat pop anthem instantly brightens your mood.
It sings, over a breezy dance sound, about everyday moments anyone who works can relate to—like the gloom before a shift starts and the way time flies once you get going.
Created by imase, the song was released in April 2024 as a tie-in with McDonald’s Japan, made to encourage roughly 200,000 crew members working nationwide.
It’s also included on the first album, “Bonsai.” Feeling worn out from work or struggling with relationships? Listening to this track might help you rediscover the fun and sparkle hidden in your everyday working life.
Coffee and syrupOfisharu Higedan Dism
Since their major debut in 2018, Official HIGE DANDism—a four-piece piano pop band that has drawn particular attention among younger artists—has released this track.
The song, themed around new members of the workforce, portrays the anxieties about the future and the inner conflicts about the present that anyone who works is likely to experience.
Even when the busyness of everyday life dulls your senses, it carries a message to swallow it all and keep moving toward the future, set to a light, catchy melody.
It’s the kind of number that can make you feel like giving it your all—charging ahead even when you’re struggling at work.
BirdmanSEKAI NO OWARI
“Birdman,” which opens with Fukase’s first lines and handclaps.
It’s a track from the 2021 album “scent of memory,” used as the theme song for the TV program Mezamashi 8.
It tells the story of a day that begins with waking up.
Rather than purely upbeat lyrics, it traces the feeling of “this is what I really want to do,” gently staying by your side.
That uniquely SEKAI NO OWARI kind of kindness makes this song truly touching.
On days when you don’t want to go to work or can’t find the motivation, it offers not a push to “try harder,” but the comforting support of understanding and empathy.
The music video is lovely too, showing the members’ close bond, and as the song lightens in the latter half, it’s sure to make our hearts—those of us listening—take flight.
