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Should you ever find yourself needing to perform CPR, there is a playlist on Spotify that is there to help you.
The playlist, put together by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, contains only songs of between 100 and 120 beats per minute – that's the rate at which hands-only CPR should be performed.
I learned how to do CPR today so now I know how to save your life but more importantly I found out New York Presbyt… https://t.co/mTVzMUyR8f— julia reinstein 🚡 (@julia reinstein 🚡) 1539136634.0
The playlist has gone viral after being posted online by writer Julia Reinstein, who discovered it earlier this week as she was learning to perform CPR.
She described the playlist as “on point" – and it certainly contains something for everyone, with artists as diverse as Missy Elliott, Fall Out Boy and T'Pau on there.
Some of the songs are wonderfully appropriate, like the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" and "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker" may feel a somewhat more jarring song choice when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Here's a full list of songs the songs currently on the playlist:
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Many tweeters were loving the song choices:
@juliareinstein @maureenjohnson A life saving montage to “fast car” feels like it should have been on a doctor show already tbh— Brendan M. Lord Summerisle (@Brendan M. Lord Summerisle) 1539137325.0
@juliareinstein STAYING ALIVE!!!!!— Alp Ozcelik (@Alp Ozcelik) 1539137196.0
@juliareinstein @maureenjohnson I really want to save someone’s life with Hips Don’t Lie just so I can tell people… https://t.co/lVaAZoVAt7— Emilee Ayers (@Emilee Ayers) 1539139184.0
Some people did not like the idea of their life being saved to a backdrop of "MMMBop."
@juliareinstein @mrbenjaminlaw I have a bracelet that says “do not resuscitate to Hanson”.— Stephen Perkins (@Stephen Perkins) 1539158938.0
Others suggested more songs that should go on the playlist.
@juliareinstein @maureenjohnson When I learned CPR the guy told us that Another On Bites The Dust is the perfect sp… https://t.co/Jox1E6VgbC— Spooky Selkie Skeleton (@Spooky Selkie Skeleton) 1539136783.0
@juliareinstein Can't believe The Fray didn't make How to Save A Life 100BPM.— Juan Torres (@Juan Torres) 1539140773.0
And of course, UK tweeters recalled this public service ad starring Vinnie Jones.
For more information on hands-only CPR, check out the NYP website.
A version of this article originally appeared on Press Association.