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People Are Just Realising There's A Word For When A Powerful Song Gives You Chills

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21.09.2025

Have you ever listened to a powerful song and felt chills down your spine? Or perhaps you’ve witnessed a movie moment that’s left you with goosebumps?

Well, I (and plenty of other people, it turns out) didn’t realise until recently that there’s actually a word for that sensation. You’re experiencing something known as frisson.

According to Merriam-Webster, frisson is “a brief moment of emotional excitement” and it derives from the French word for “shiver”.

Brittani Farrell is a voice teacher based in New York City. In a moving clip shared to Instagram, Farrell filmed herself experiencing frisson while listening to Golden for the first time.

For the uninitiated, Golden is a song from Netflix’s hit movie KPop Demon Hunters, which children everywhere (and parents, to be fair) are a little bit obsessed........

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