Research finds that David Guetta's "Bad" is associated with anger

Spotify has released new research that identifies the emotions caused by certain tracks, with David Guetta’s ‘Bad’ closely associated to anger.

Working alongside Jacob Jolij, a Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience expert, Spotify identified ‘Bad’ (pictured above) as the most effective track to cause the feeling of anger.

This is because anger is apparently associated with “up-tempo”, minor key songs with a “strong rhythm”, as used in his track. Judging by the video, he might have even been aware of this.

While Guetta’s track seems to channel negative energy, Avicii’s country/dance music crossover ‘Wake Me Up’ is closely linked to excitement.

Jolij explains: “The hormones present in the body when we are described as being ‘excited’ – such as adrenalin and endorphins – mean that excited people crave music that is positive, usually in a major key, yet more up-tempo and with a stronger beat than your typical ‘happy’ song.”