50 Best Corporate Life Songs for IG Reels & Stories

There’s a particular kind of energy that comes with slipping into corporate life. It’s not pure dread and not pure ambition either, but some messy overlap where the morning commute feels both heavy and weirdly cinematic. You sit with a coffee that tastes like cardboard, scrolling through emails too early, and suddenly a track hits that makes the fluorescent office glow feel less crushing. The right sound turns an ordinary elevator ride or after-work drink into something worth clipping for Stories. These songs stretch across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, and while they may not be literally tied to boardrooms or timecards, they carry the rhythm that fits the mood.

The first weeks in any job never feel clean or easy. You’re half pretending you know the ropes, half stumbling through awkward meetings, and then someone drops a track that turns it all into a backdrop worth sharing. It might be Beyoncé stacking swagger over pressure, Springsteen hauling through the grind, or SZA sighing her way through late nights that feel like they could eat you alive. Some songs lean into the drag of it, others crack it open with bursts of confidence that feel slightly borrowed. Either way, they sound like they belong under shaky phone footage of office chairs and after-hours drinks.

Work isn’t always sharp lines and quick climbs. Sometimes it’s messy, repetitive, funny in the worst ways, and somehow that chaos makes the soundtrack land harder. These songs carry that restless edge, the weird mix of drive and fatigue, the feeling that your job is both too big and too small at once. They’re the tracks that slip into Reels and Stories, the ones that make people stop for a second and nod in recognition. Here are the best corporate life songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. '9 to 5' by Dolly Parton

2. 'Work From Home' by Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign

3. 'Work' by Rihanna featuring Drake

4. 'Working for a Livin'' by Huey Lewis and The News

5. 'Taking Care of Business' by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

6. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams

7. 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers

8. 'Team' by Lorde

9. 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles

10. 'The Man' by Aloe Blacc

11. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen

12. 'Let's Get It Started' by The Black Eyed Peas

13. 'Can't Hold Us' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton

14. 'High Hopes' by Panic! at the Disco

15. 'The Distance' by Cake

16. 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem

17. 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' by James Brown

18. 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves

19. 'Let It Go, Let It Flow' by Dave Mason

20. 'It's My Life' by Bon Jovi

21. 'You Get What You Give' by New Radicals

22. 'Goin' Up the Corporate Ladder' by Trapcorp

23. 'Work B**ch!' by Britney Spears

24. 'All the Stars' by Kendrick Lamar and SZA

25. 'Never Give Up on a Good Thing' by George Benson

26. 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack

27. 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra

28. 'Come Alive' by The Greatest Showman Ensemble

29. 'Girl on Fire' by Alicia Keys

30. 'Counting Stars' by OneRepublic

31. 'Workin' It Out' by George Michael

32. 'No Rest for the Wicked' by Cage the Elephant

33. 'Hustlin'' by Rick Ross

34. 'Money' by Pink Floyd

35. 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by The Charlie Daniels Band

36. 'Money, Money, Money' by ABBA

37. 'Work Hard, Play Hard' by Wiz Khalifa

38. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

39. 'Start Me Up' by The Rolling Stones

40. 'Let's Get to Work' by J. Cole

41. 'Workin' Man Blues' by Merle Haggard

42. 'Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)' by Styx

43. 'Taking My Time' by G-Eazy featuring Saweetie and Quavo

44. 'Working Class Hero' by John Lennon

45. 'She Works Hard for the Money' by Donna Summer

46. 'Career Opportunities' by The Clash

47. 'The Job' by Travis Tritt

48. 'Mr. Jones' by Counting Crows

49. 'Work' by Jidenna

50. 'I'm a Boss' by Meek Mill