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We all have those confidence surging songs we listen to before a big event. Now researchers say that the

lyrics are not necessarily what make us feel dominant. It's the booming bass.

That's according to a study in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science. Certain types of music such as Heavy Metal and Hip Hop make people feel powerful and aggressive.

To find out why, researchers had people listen to dozens of songs.

Then they asked how powerful the participants felt while listening, topping the list for

imbuing a sense of strength, Queen's Anthem,

at the bottom, Baham men's questioning,

Who let the dog sound? Hoop, huh, man's questioning? The researchers then had subjects listen to the songs and do some tests.

In one, the volunteers were Those who had listened to bass heavy music were more likely to want to be the one to roll the dye.

In other tests, participants listening to bass heavy music picked more powerful words when

doing word exercises and were more likely to want to go first in

debates. So if you want a power boost, try just pumping up the minute.

Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I'm Erica Barris. Paris.