Why can’t I get this song out of my head?

Ever had a song stuck in your head for weeks?

First, some reassurance: You’re not alone. Research suggests that catchy songs that get lodged in your head — colloquially known as earworms — are common and can happen to people weekly or even daily.

“Some people wander around with music in their head kind of constantly,” said Ira Hyman, a psychologist who studies the phenomenon at Western Washington University in Washington state.