The Soundtrack of a Fluttering Heart: The Ultimate Guide to Songs for Crushes

There is a very specific kind of electric anxiety that comes with having a crush. It’s the sudden spike in heart rate when their name lights up your phone screen, the overthinking of every punctuation mark in a text message, and the bittersweet ache of wondering, “Do they notice me too?”

Long before text messages and DMs, humans were using music to bridge that gap. A carefully curated playlist can serve as a proxy for your courage—saying all the things your tongue gets tied on when you’re standing right in front of them.