Is there anything more cringe-inducing than the sound of a loved one or roommate letting you know it's your turn to clean the house? You want to spring for a professional to come over, but you spent your last few bucks on that Walter Gropius F51 armchair. To add insult to injury, just days after chair arrived, you spilled your second glass of pinot noir all over the cushion and must get it reupholstered. (This can happen to anyone!) It looks like you're stuck vacuuming, dusting, and Windexing all by yourself.

Fear not for these crucial tunes will help you get through it. Taking into account how mind-numbingly boring it is to dust bookshelves and how jarring the wail of that hand-me-down Electrolux your parents gave you might be, my prescription is for loud and fast music—after all, you'll need to hear it! The list ranges from Timbaland's "The Way I Are" (arguably the greatest dance song of all time) to some more off-kilter fair like "Ravenous Medicine" by thrash metal legends, Voivod. It's a daring mix if I say so myself, but it'll have you smiling as you jump around the apartment, broom in hand. Your neighbors will complain about the racket you're causing, but the dust bunnies behind the Vladimir Kagan sofa will be gone and that Gaggenau range will no longer be caked in marinara sauce. Dare I say you will be sad when it's over.

OK, that might be a stretch...

THE WAY I ARE by TIMBALAND

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PUBLIC WITNESS PROGRAM by FUGAZI

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GET TO KNOW YA by JESSE JOHNSON

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RAVENOUS MEDICINE by VOIVOD

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IN FOR THE KILL by LA ROUX

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MOTHER/FATHER by SWANS

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SINNERMAN by NINA SIMONE

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BURNING UP by MADONNA

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THE WHIP by TOKEN ENTRY

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DNA by EMPIRE OF THE SUN

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WILE OUT by DJ ZINC featuring MS. DYNAMITE

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WHERE YOU FROM? by BEOWULF

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Charles Curkin Articles Editor, ELLE Decor Charles Curkin is ELLE Decor's Articles Editor, covering everything related to the architecture, interior design, real estate, and travel industries, and has previously written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Paris Review.

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