As if the pressure of moving away to university and surrounding yourself with new people wasn’t bad enough, you suddenly find yourself entrusted with playing DJ for pre-drinks. Here’s our top 10 songs to get the night started.
Easy Love – Sigala
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozx898ADTxM]A recent UK number one, it’s bound to be heard in clubs across Freshers. With echoes of summer it’s perfect for letting your new friends in on your summer antics.
Downtown – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhoLcsr8GA]Another song bound to be heard in the clubs, be it as a remix or as the original. It’s a bit of fun with a great sing-a-long chorus.
What Do You Mean? – Justin Bieber
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK_0jXPuIr0]There’s no point in denying this song gets stuck in your head. A little guilty pleasure in Justin Bieber never hurt anyone.
Levels – Avicii
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovdm2yX4MA]This song may be four years old but it hasn’t aged at all. Still one of the biggest club hits of the last five years, Avicii’s ‘Levels’ will get the night started no matter what.
Ignition (Remix) – R Kelly
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6y_4_b6RS8]A throwback to the early 2000s. It’s impossible not to rap along to this! A classic that everyone out there is sure to love.
Everybody Get Up – Five
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZUn-KtTNmA]This year’s student intake may be on the verge of not remembering this song, but there’s never a bad time to throwback to some late 90s/early 00s boy bands. Be it Westlife, Five or Backstreet Boys, they’re an essential part of student nights out.
Mr Brightside – The Killers
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE]The first of three rock sing-a-longs on our playlist. If you make it through your time at university without screaming this with your friends in a club, you haven’t lived.
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ]It’s Queen. Do we really need to say anything else?
I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK7egZaT3hs]A slice of indie pop-rock sing-a-long that everyone can get on board with.
What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJO3ROT-A4E]Whoever you are, wherever you are, there’s no point in denying that after a few drinks you’ll be singing your heart out to every single word.
Which songs would be on your ultimate freshers playlist? Let us know in the comments below!
