Spotify Wrapped with the Emotional Context

In this wrapped, we fully acknowledge that our app provided you an escape from your inner demons.

In 2019, your sounds changed with the seasons! 

Winter: You know, the season with the snow and seasonal depression (Elliott Smith, Courtney Barnett, Radiohead, Post Malone)

Spring: The one where April showers bring not hearing back from any employers (Big Little Lies Soundtrack x 4) 

Summer: The hot and humid one with no travel stipend and a full-time unpaid internship (The Smiths, Weezer, Ariana Grande once, The Cure)

Fall: The one with the leaves and early seasonal depression (Daniel Cesar)

One lucky artist was your #1 for every moment you couldn’t be with yourself (James Blake)

You listened to them for however long Ramadan was this year (29 sunrises and 29 sunsets)

Your favorite song to listen to instead of making eye contact with that person on the subway (I’ll Come Too)

Maybe let [James Blake] know you paid them $0.0038 per insecurity. Say thanks on Twitter!

The top experiences you were scared of confronting were: 

1. Closure from a previous relationship (Bon Iver)

2. Your sexuality (Lizzo)

3. Letting go of a past self (Coldplay)

4. Your religious upbringing (Billie Eilish)

When it comes to people you shut out of your life, borders disappeared. You didn’t respond to texts, WhatsApp calls, or FaceTime from 62 friends. 

You were in your head for all 5 genres you listened to. You refused to let one coping mechanism define you. 

The top songs you escaped to when the going got tough (Literally any album by Enya)

Get your  “THE GOING GOT TOUGH, AND I GOTTA GET GOING” playlist.

Your top podcasts you can’t remember anything from (The Daily, This American Life, Stuff You Should Know, Ted Talks Daily)

You spent 136 minutes listening to the same two minutes of The Daily played over and over again, cause you couldn’t stay focused.

Thanks for blocking out any thoughts with us since 2012.

The 2010s would have been the same with or without you. Our Discovery Weekly is an aloof algorithm. NEVER FORGET THAT. 

Look at this CUTE graphic that proves how many minutes you’ve spent anxious. Now, come to terms with the fact that despite thinking you were happier than in previous years, your sad-minutes were pretty much just as impressive this year as they were last (55,061)

The music that kept you from yourself this decade (Sara Bareilles)

We’re so thrilled that our student rate for escapism is more accessible than the prohibitive cost of therapy!