Why you sound better in the shower?

Admit it.

Even if you don’t have perfect pitch or amazing vocals, once you step in the bath, the shower head becomes your mic and the bathroom becomes a concert hall.

You’re the star of the show. You are a pop sensation, channeling your inner Beyonce as you groove to the beat of Single Ladies. Your voice soars above imaginary crowds as you unabashedly reach for those high notes and attempt vocal riffs.

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In fact, almost 70% of people love to sing in the bathroom.

Why do you feel like singing in the bathroom?

Well, first of all, we sing best when we’re relaxed, and bath time is certainly great for that. Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and far from the judgement from others, bath time is ideal for winding down and having your mini-concert.

When your tensed body and mind relax, your brain releases more dopamine which makes you happy and sparks off that spontaneous performer inside you.

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There’s also an emotional punch to singing in the bathroom. Happy songs stimulate the production of endorphins, which not only puts you on cloud nine but also improves your self-confidence, making it easy for us to raise our volumes and show off to the world our amazing vocals.

Why do we sing better in the bathroom?

Firstly, when we’re less stressed up, it’s not only our body that relaxes, but also our mind and vocals. As your vocal cords relax, they can vibrate at a faster rate, thus allowing you to transition to high notes more easily.

Next, the environmental factors in the bathroom can improve your sound quality too, or at least what you perceive of it. The reverberation of sound off the glass doors and walls adds depth and fullness to your voice, while also amplifying it, making your voice more powerful and rich than it would otherwise be.

Finally, it boils down to your own perception. When you’re happy when singing, you naturally focus more on the pleasant sounds in your voice, while weeding out noises you don’t like, so it seems better than you actually are.

Bathroom singing in Pop Culture

While many singers like to sing in the bathroom, some go the extra mile: recording their songs in the bathroom.

While Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle revealed that she recorded part of her solo album in her ensuite bathroom, the fourth track on Björk’s 1993 album Debut, “There’s More to Life Than This”, was recorded live in the toilets of the Milk Bar club in London.

Bathroom singing has made its way into reality shows too. In The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen started a Bathroom Concert Series where guests on the show would accompany her into one of the studio’s bathrooms to sing a song together. These performances are always relatable and humourous, showcasing singers’ more relaxed sides.

There’s no shame in jamming out to your favourite songs, even if it means your entire block might hear your embarrassing attempts at coracking out familiar tunes.

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