50 Best Rock Songs About Morning

Rock Songs That Describe Mornings

There’s a strange weight to mornings, especially the ones that hit harder than you’d like. The light slants through the blinds too early, coffee tastes weak, and your brain keeps lagging behind your body. Then a riff cuts through the haze and suddenly you’re awake in a way the alarm clock never managed. Rock tracks wired for mornings have this messy spark, something that drags you from half-dreams into a world that still feels slightly unreal. Some of these songs are written with the sunrise in mind, others crash into the mood from an entirely different angle, but they still snap into the moment like they were made for it.

The funny part is mornings are never clean. Some days feel sluggish, some tilt chaotic, some speed up faster than you can catch them. The right guitar line makes the fog tolerable, the right drumbeat feels like a push forward when your energy tank is empty. There are songs where the lyrics talk directly to the hours after dawn, but there are also tracks that have nothing to do with mornings yet carry the same restless pulse. That overlap is what makes them work. They hit in a way that locks onto the disorientation of early hours when the day hasn’t fully revealed itself.

Not every track needs to be literal. Plenty of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs sneak their way into morning playlists without naming the hour at all. Some thrive on optimism, others lean into the grogginess, and a few rattle with enough volume to drown out thought. They’re the soundtrack for brushing teeth in a rush, missing the bus, or sitting quiet with a half-empty mug. These are the best rock songs for mornings.

1. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

2. 'Good Day Sunshine' by The Beatles

3. 'A Beautiful Morning' by The Rascals

4. 'Mr. Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra

5. 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers

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

7. 'Start Me Up' by The Rolling Stones

8. 'Wake Up' by Arcade Fire

9. 'Wake Up Boo!' by The Boo Radleys

10. 'Sunday Morning' by The Velvet Underground

11. 'Monday Morning' by Fleetwood Mac

12. 'Early in the Morning' by The Gap Band

13. 'Morning Song' by The Rolling Stones

14. 'Angel of the Morning' by Juice Newton

15. 'Good Morning, Good Morning' by The Beatles

16. 'I Woke Up in Love This Morning' by The Partridge Family

17. 'Don't Stop' by Fleetwood Mac

18. 'Every Morning' by Sugar Ray

19. 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John

20. 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John

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

22. 'Kickstart My Heart' by Mötley Crüe

23. 'Friday on My Mind' by The Easybeats

24. 'Beautiful Day' by U2

25. 'Here I Go Again' by Whitesnake

26. 'Feeling Good' by Nina Simone

27. 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' by Johnny Cash

28. 'Woke Up This Morning' by Alabama 3

29. 'Train Leaves Here This Morning' by The Eagles

30. 'The Morning After' by Maureen McGovern

31. 'Morning Has Broken' by Cat Stevens

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

33. 'Wake Up Call' by Maroon 5

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

35. 'It's a New Day' by Will.i.am

36. 'Good Morning' by Kanye West

37. 'New Day' by 50 Cent

38. 'The Morning' by The Weeknd

39. 'This Morning' by The Horrors

40. 'Sunday Morning' by No Doubt

41. 'Daybreak' by Harry Nilsson

42. 'Brand New Day' by Sting

43. 'Sunrise' by Norah Jones

44. 'Waking Up' by Elastica

45. 'Morning Sun' by Robin Trower

46. 'Good Morning Judge' by 10cc

47. 'Morning Dew' by The Grateful Dead

48. 'The Morning Bells' by The Doors

49. 'Starting Over' by John Lennon

50. 'Morning Train (Nine to Five)' by Sheena Easton