Upbeat Happy Background Music

Just over half the tracks are instrumental, and many of those are labelled instrumental versions of songs, for example K. Sparks' Hello Morning (Instrumental), Diana Salvatore's Hot Hot Hot (Instrumental) and Kasket Club's Straight West (Instrumental). The remainder carry vocals, and a share of tracks use vocal effects as texture even without a full lead. Filter to the instrumental mixes when the music runs under a voiceover; use the vocal versions when the song is the hero of a montage.

It sounds like an indie band on a good day rather than a cartoon jingle: indie rock, pop-rock and alternative rock make up most of the tracks, with contemporary hip hop, dance pop, 80s-flavoured new wave and a few funk and R&B cuts around them. Electric guitars and drums lead almost everything, backed by synths, keyboards and claps and stomps. The reference points attached to these tracks are indie electronic acts like Foster the People, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and M83, which is the clearest shorthand for the energy.

City life, travel vlogs, brand videos and everyday fashion are the most frequent tags on these tracks, followed by runway, fashion vlog and roadtrip footage, so it is built for movement: walking shots, product reveals, destination edits and lifestyle commercials. Happy and exciting are the leading moods with inspiring and swagger close behind, which suits an ad that wants confidence more than sweetness. All Good Funk Alliance's Do Work (Instrumental) and Eight Bit Tiger's These Streets (Instrumental) are typical picks.

Tracks run a little over three minutes on average, so they are full songs rather than pre-cut 30 second stings. Cutting down is straightforward on the instrumental mixes, where a section can be lifted without slicing a lyric; on vocal tracks, edit to the phrase. Because nearly every track is driven by drums and claps, it is usually easy to find a clean bar to cut on, and the instrumental versions give you a vocal-free bed for the voiceover section of a spot.

These tracks can be used in a monetized YouTube vlog: every track is cleared for commercial use under the license you purchase, and monetized YouTube video is explicitly covered, alongside social, ads and client work. If YouTube's Content ID flags a track, dispute the claim by stating that the music was licensed through Audiosocket; claims can occur on legitimately licensed music and are resolved that way. The license for each finished video is perpetual, so older vlogs stay cleared after a subscription ends.