# Why music makes sex better

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Podcast: [Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidenote-by-asapscience-732961)
Published: 2026-07-15T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On today’s episode, we go in on… what gets us in the mood! Specifically, do we like music on or off during sex, and the scents/smells, and spaces that turn us on. Listen to us debate Greg’s 10-hour sex playlist, what is too distracting in the bedroom and the science behind what gets everyone going!  Check out Greg's 10-HOUR SEX PLAYLIST here Drop us a message and tell us your sex music, topics you’re curious about or anything, Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE, please visit https://www.asapscience.com/chat For more Sidenote Podcast episodes, check out http://sidenotepodcast.com/ Sources: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183531 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1269820/full https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38420176/ https://emusicology.org/article/id/4640/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-023-02802-4 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-007-9217-9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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