Researchers say groove is in the mind: How Kylie, Troye & Beyoncé scientifically drive the gays to the dance floor
Madonna remixes on your hard drive.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.According to a new study from Science Advances, there’s actually a scientific reason why certain tunes propel us to dance more than others.Apparently, “a rhythm of moderate complexity” in a track “triggers the highest desire to move,” hitting the left sensorimotor complex in our brains and “hinting at a deeply intertwined relationship between motor actions and sensory processes.”me choosing which gay music im going to listen to each day pic.twitter.com/LswpPNYpEZBasically, the right level of grooviness tickles our minds and signals to the rest of our body the desire to start shaking our groove thangs.So, Deee-Lite was right when they said, “Groove Is In the Heart.” But it’s also in the brain, too.Honestly, we didn’t need a team of researchers to tell us that some songs –– namely those by our favorite LGBTQ+ artists and allies –– are better than others.
But it’s still nice to get that scholarly validation.We hit the Queerty Research Lab –– a.k.a. our most banging Spotify playlists –– to conduct our own study on what modern pop songs evoke the biggest need to dance. It’s no secret that pop’s resident twink-king knows a good beat when he hears it.
On last year’s Something to Give Each Other, Sivan transformed a 2009 Bag Raiders sample into a sexy late-night invitation on “Got Me Started,” while lead single “Rush” somehow evoked Village People, an undeniable house beat, and poppers fumes all at once.
Nevertheless, his dance floor-driving history can be traced back as far as the aptly titled “Dance to This.” Even without its straightforward lyrics, the 2018 electropop bop is a tension-filled synthy call to shake your shoulders.Yes, it’s been nearly a year since Mother Minogue unleashed “Padam Padam” onto the world.
