50 Best Daydreaming Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best Songs for Daydreaming on Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange mood that comes with zoning out in the middle of the day. Your body might be in one place, but your head drifts somewhere else entirely. It’s that half-focused haze during a slow afternoon, the kind where music sneaks in and colors whatever thought spiral you’ve fallen into. Some tracks make that drift feel cinematic, like you’re in a music video no one else can see. Others lean messy and tangled, too scattered to feel calm but still perfect for that floating, restless headspace.

Daydreaming doesn’t always look soft or peaceful. Sometimes it’s sharp flashes of memory, plans you’ll never make, or random scenes that pop in and fade out. The right track can match that flicker, giving it shape without smoothing it over. A dreamy pop ballad can work as well as a hazy R&B slow burn, or a country tune that stretches out like an open road. Even songs that don’t literally reference daydreaming can lock into that mood, especially when paired with the right clip or Story filter. These pop, rock, country, and R&B songs catch that feeling without trying to explain it.

Some moments hit when the world feels far away, like you’re watching from a distance instead of taking part. Other times it’s chaotic, with too many thoughts crashing around while a perfect hook cuts through it all. These are the songs that make that kind of drifting feel intentional, like you meant to get lost in the first place. Here are the best daydreaming songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Daydreaming' by Radiohead

2. 'Only in My Dreams' by The Marías

3. 'Golden' by Harry Styles

4. 'Pink + White' by Frank Ocean

5. 'Heat Waves' by Glass Animals

6. 'Good Days' by SZA

7. 'Cigarette Daydreams' by Cage the Elephant

8. 'Sunday Best' by Surfaces

9. 'Daydream' by The Lovin' Spoonful

10. 'Put Your Records On' by Corinne Bailey Rae

11. 'Daydreaming' by Mike Oldfield

12. 'Into the Wild' by LP

13. 'Dreaming With A Broken Heart' by John Mayer

14. 'Dream a Little Dream of Me' by The Mamas & The Papas

15. 'Sweetness' by Elliot James Reay

16. 'Mirrors' by Phdirac

17. 'Follow the Sun' by Xavier Rudd

18. 'Ends of the Earth' by Lord Huron

19. 'Moon River' by Frank Ocean

20. 'The Not Real Lake' by Loving

21. 'Big Jet Plane' by Angus & Julia Stone

22. 'Traveling Song' by Ryn Weaver

23. 'I Don't Know' by Nick Hakim

24. 'Daydream' by Lily Meola

25. 'Moonage Daydream' by David Bowie

26. 'Pocketful of Sunshine' by Natasha Bedingfield

27. 'Send Me on My Way' by Rusted Root

28. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

29. 'I Can See Clearly Now' by Johnny Nash

30. 'Daydream Believer' by The Monkees

31. 'Daydream' by Foxygen

32. 'Daydreamer' by Adele

33. 'Oh Yeah' by The Grogans

34. 'Half the World Away' by Oasis

35. 'Godspeed' by Frank Ocean

36. 'YKWIM?' by Yot Club

37. 'Was It a Dream' by Freddie Joachim

38. 'The Sun In Her Eyes' by Soft Ride

39. 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol

40. 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' by Kiefer

41. 'Daydream' by Youth Lagoon

42. 'Daydreaming' by POND

43. 'Daydream' by Bobby Darin

44. 'Daydreamin'' by Lupe Fiasco

45. 'Daydreamer' by Aurora

46. 'Daydreaming' by Paramore

47. 'Daydream' by J-Hope

48. 'Dreamy' by The Grogans

49. 'Daydream' by Oh Wonder

50. 'Thought of You' by John Splithoff