The Chainsmokers and Halsey perform onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.There are some problems in life that can only be solved by a dance party. Whether you’re grooving in your car, raising the roof at the club or tearing it up alone in your room, it’s been scientifically proven that moving to the beat releases dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins — aka, happy chemicals — in your brain.
Don’t believe it? Take it from the experts. English DJ Jamie xx explained back in 2015 why he believes dancing to electronically charged music is essential. “It’s important to me because it just makes me happy,” he told. “There’s not that many things that make me happy. I mean, that’s why it’s important to a lot of people. It can be something that you listen to on your own if you want, but really it’s something designed to make people happy, even if it’s a sad song.