The Verve Have The Saddest Ever Song Written

The Verve's seminal hit The Drugs Don't Work is the song most likely to make you cry, according to human body expert. Dr Harry Witchel.

The Verve have topped a list of 'saddest songs' that make us cry, with their 1997 hit The Drugs Don't Work in a new emotive song chart. Meanwhile Lily Allen makes us Smile.

Nokia has got under the skin of how music makes us feel with the help of Dr Harry Witchel, an expert in physiology and music, to compile the ultimate top 10 songs which make us happy, sad and makes us feel exhilarated.

The analysis is the first academic study into why particular popular songs elicit powerful bodily reactions - is it the tempo, pitch, or rhythm? Global research by Nokia revealed that music does get us talking and that when we hear certain pieces of music we instantly reach for our mobile phone to call someone (even an ex!)*.

Dr. Harry Witchel rated a shortlist of songs compiled for the purposes of the research by experts from the Official UK Charts Company, who compile the nation's weekly charts, on their Tune Trigger Quotient (TTQ). The TTQ rated heart rate, respiratory response and skin temperature to find the saddest song, happiest track and most exhilarating anthem.
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