50 Best Midnight Drive Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Midnight Driving Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a different kind of silence that hits on the road past midnight. Not peaceful, not heavy, but the in-between kind where headlights carve out tunnels and the hum of tires feels louder than your own thoughts. A track kicks in, and suddenly the drive doesn’t feel like background noise anymore. Some of these picks are built for cruising with windows down, others weren’t written with late-night highways in mind at all, but they carry that same weight when the streets are empty.
These are not polished, neat mood-setters. They swing from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that drift between swagger and melancholy, sometimes both in the same track. Think of the ones where a chorus feels too wide for four walls, or the verses crawl slow like streetlights flicking by. It’s music that makes a two-lane road feel endless, even if you’re only ten minutes from home.
You might find yourself replaying them at 2 a.m. in a parking lot, volume up, phone light catching your reflection. A song that wasn’t written for the drive still finds its place when you’re out there half-tired, half-awake. That’s the mood these tracks lock into, the kind that can slide into Instagram reels and stories without forcing the vibe. Here are the best midnight drive songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Night Drive Songs
1. 'The Color Violet' by Tory Lanez
2. 'After Hours' by The Weeknd
3. 'Drive All Night' by Bruce Springsteen
4. 'Midnight City' by M83
5. 'Riders On The Storm' by The Doors
6. 'I Feel It Coming' by The Weeknd
7. 'Nightcall' by Kavinsky
8. 'Hold On We're Going Home' by Drake
9. 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman
10. 'O.T.W.' by Khalid
Late Night Driving Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Nightswimming' by R.E.M.
12. 'The Less I Know The Better' by Tame Impala
13. 'Dreams Tonite' by Alvvays
14. 'Redbone' by Childish Gambino
15. 'Space Song' by Beach House
16. 'Intro' by The xx
17. 'Heartbreak Beat' by The Psychedelic Furs
18. 'I'm Deranged' by David Bowie
19. 'Love You Should Have Come Over' by Jeff Buckley
20. 'Jealous' by Eyedress
Nighttime Road Trip Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Lost' by Frank Ocean
22. 'Drivers License' by Olivia Rodrigo
23. 'Another Love' by Tom Odell
24. 'After the Storm' by Kali Uchis
25. 'Star Treatment' by Arctic Monkeys
26. 'Drive' by The Cars
27. 'Stay' by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
28. 'In My Head' by Queens of the Stone Age
29. 'Slow Down' by Mac Ayres
30. 'The Hills' by The Weeknd
Midnight Cruising Music #31 to 40
31. 'Nangs' by Tame Impala
32. 'Teardrop' by Massive Attack
33. 'Experience' by Victoria Monét, Khalid & SG Lewis
34. 'All The Stars' by Kendrick Lamar & SZA
35. 'L$D' by A$AP Rocky
36. 'Motion Sickness' by Phoebe Bridgers
37. 'Instant Crush' by Daft Punk
38. 'The Passenger' by Iggy Pop
39. 'After Dark' by Mr. Kitty
40. 'Drive Slow' by Kanye West
Evening Driving Playlist Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Midnight Sky' by Miley Cyrus
42. 'Blue Train Lines' by Mount Kimbie & King Krule
43. 'Location' by Khalid
44. 'Astral' by The Midnight
45. 'The Fall' by Rhye
46. 'I Don't Wanna Know' by Quaiko
47. 'Breathe' by Telepopmusik
48. 'Andromeda' by Gorillaz
49. 'Chamber of Reflection' by Mac DeMarco
50. 'Take You On A Cruise' by Interpol
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