[For Work] Uplifting BGM: A collection of tracks that boost your productivity
Do you ever listen to music while you’re working or doing housework?
Depending on the task, listening to music can lift your mood and boost your productivity, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce recommended tracks to use as background music when you want to get pumped up.
We’ve picked a wide range of songs across genres: bright, uptempo tracks, high-energy EDM, intense rock, and more.
Use the songs featured here as your companions, turn up the energy, and dive into your work.
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[For Work] Uplifting BGM: A compilation of tracks that boost productivity (21–30)
MireeSuchmos
This track, emblematic of Suchmos’s indie era, is a mid-tempo groove with a comfortable neo-soul texture.
It features a smooth bassline that seems to capture the atmosphere of a city night and distinctive clean guitar cutting.
It’s a great pick when you want to approach your workout naturally, and its cool, airy sound also makes it perfect for stretching or cooling down.
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A track characterized by solid synthesizers and hard-edged beats.
Released digitally by tofubeats in July 2018, it was created as the title track for the album RUN.
As the title suggests, it centers on the theme of “keeping on running,” capturing a contemporary feeling of having no choice but to keep moving without stopping.
Its structure, which maintains a steady level of tension while continuously pushing forward, makes it perfect for workouts that repeat the same motions at a brisk tempo.
[For Work] Uplifting BGM: A Compilation of Tracks to Boost Productivity (31–40)
IRIS OUTYonezu Kenshi
This is a song Kenshi Yonezu wrote specifically as the theme for the Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc theatrical anime.
He reportedly created it while continually gazing at the manga pages where Reze appears.
It features a powerful sound that follows in the vein of the TV anime’s opening theme, “KICK BACK.” Its aggressive sonic character is perfect for an intense, passionate workout.
Crank this track and hype yourself up to the max!
Please, MuscleSakura Hibiki (CV: Fairuzu Ai) & Machio Naruzou (CV: Ishikawa Kaito)
What you need at the very moment you lift a heavy dumbbell is powerful music to fire you up! Sung by Ai Fairouz and Kaito Ishikawa, this track is the opening theme of the TV anime “How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?” released in July 2019.
The lyrics are sprinkled with names of training exercises like “hip raise,” “bench press,” and “lat pulldown,” making it feel like a workout at the gym turned into a song.
Its catchy melody and call-and-response reminiscent of bodybuilding chants are seriously addictive.
How about making it your workout companion?
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An epic cheer song produced by YOASOBI, inspired by the manga Blue Period.
It powerfully portrays the pain and inner conflicts that arise precisely because you’re passionate about what you love, as well as the determination to follow the path you believe in—carried by a fast-paced, driving sound.
Released in September 2020, the track was used in a commercial for Bourbon’s Alfort Mini Chocolate and was also selected as the march-in song for the 94th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament.
To express the piece’s uplifting, supportive energy on piano, it’s key to build a strong sense of rise from the pre-chorus into the chorus.
In the grand choral sections, using the sustain pedal effectively to create a rich resonance will move listeners even more.
Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringJ.S.Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach, known as the “Father of Music.” The chorale that closes his church cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, composed in 1723, is likely something everyone has heard at least once.
Its warm yet majestic sonorities evoke a deep sense of peace and unwavering hope.
Beloved as a staple at celebrations such as weddings, it is also widely known in the piano arrangement by Myra Hess.
Its quiet, refined harmonies won’t disrupt your thoughts; rather, they gently enhance your concentration.
Give it a listen as background music to clear your mind while studying or doing desk work.
BACK ON THE ROCKSMEGA NRG MAN
From its striking intro that memorably quotes Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, this track instantly grabs the listener’s attention.
Produced by Dave Rodgers, a leading figure in Italian Eurobeat, it features MEGA NRG MAN’s powerful vocals, which blend perfectly with the high-velocity sound.
Released in April 1997 on the album Super Eurobeat Vol.
77, the song gained popularity when it was used in the 1998 anime Initial D First Stage.
It appears from episode 5 through episode 9 and has continued to be featured in various spin-off works.
The combination of synthesizers and a pounding beat radiates an allure that seems to resonate with the roar of an engine, making it an ideal soundtrack for long drives.