Kitty Stardust – amazee.io Team Playlist 2025

At amazee.io, our connection goes far beyond pixels on a screen or bytes on a server. As a fully remote and globally distributed team, our relationships transcend time zones, Slack threads, and charming pet photos. There’s another layer to our bond—one that’s audible. Music is one of the many threads that tie us together and one we all love!

By creating a shared soundtrack that echoes across continents, our team has compiled a playlist that sparks joy, fuels productivity, or makes life a little brighter. These tracks form the Kitty Stardust—a unique blend of tracks that mirrors our diverse and collective spirit.

So, if you’re looking for inspiration, a mid-day mood booster, or just some great tunes and beatz to work to, check out amazee.io Team Playlist 2025 and press play. 

👉 Click here to open the playlist on Spotify, or feel free to listen below.

The tracks, who picked them, and why?

#1. Panic by The Smiths

• Who chose it: Matt Smith, HR & Recruitment Manager 🇨🇭
• Why: It's a classic I haven't stopped listening to throughout the year.

#2. Wrecked by Imagine Dragons

• Who chose it: Nicole Laine, Digital Marketing & Advertising Specialist 🇨🇭
• Why: It's been a year of learning and growing.

#3. Icono Pop by I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)

• Who chose it: Nicole Laine, Digital Marketing & Advertising Specialist 🇨🇭
• Why: It's been a year of learning and growing.

#4. Forgiveness by Anna Schultze

• Who chose it: Nicole Laine, Digital Marketing & Advertising Specialist 🇨🇭
• Why: It's been a year of learning and growing.

#5. Good Days by SZA

• Who chose it: Rolando Scott, Technical Account Manager 🇨🇷
• Why: It is such a cool and calming song with a mellow tone. It reminds us that having a good day starts with you and how you approach it. 🙂

#6. Duck Tales by Suburban Legends

• Who chose it: Ben Jackson, Software Engineer 🇦🇺
• Why: I always got super pumped up as a kid when hearing the DuckTales theme song on TV. It's a Ska cover, though. 👌

#7. Antarctica by The Weepies, Deb Talan, Steve Tannen

• Who chose it: Cezary Rataj, Delivery Lead 🇯🇵
• Why: I listened to this a bunch this year, and its vibe really resonated with me.

#8. Pictures at an Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

• Who chose it: Martin Schlögl, Head of Sales 🇦🇹
• Why: Music, originally written by an autodidact composer in 1874 for piano, arranged by Maurice Ravel for Orchestra 1930, performed by a progressive rock band in 1971.

#9. Heartbreak Feels Good In A Place Like This by Ray Hawthorne

• Who chose it: Deeksha Kini, Systems Support Engineer 🇦🇺
• Why: I just like the tune and the video.

#10. Drive by R.E.M.

• Who chose it: Franz Karlsberger, Former CEO 🇦🇹
• Why: "Smack, crack, bushwhacked" - Cryptic opening lyrics by Michael Stipe, who often encourages listeners to find personal meaning in his lyrics—a masterpiece.

#11. Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter

• Who chose it: Ingrid Serritslev Talbot, Head of Operations 🇿🇦
• Why: It's on a recurring playlist and always catches my attention.

#12. Flowers by Miley Cyrus

• Who chose it: Ingrid Serritslev Talbot, Head of Operations 🇿🇦
• Why: It's a good reminder that you can look after yourself. 🙂

#13. Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish

• Who chose it: Brittany Mitchell, Platform Engineer 🇺🇸
• Why: It has been played heavily in the rotation for most of this year.

#14. Don't Sweat The Technique by Eric B. & Rakim

• Who chose it: Scott Leggett, Application Security Engineer 🇦🇺
• Why: Classic old-school flow from Rakim.

#15. Lonely Soul by UNKLE, Richard Ashcroft

• Who chose it: Matt Swann, UX Product Designer 🇦🇺
• Why: Headphones on → Close your eyes → Enjoy.

#16. Orion by Metallica

• Who chose it: Sean Hamlin, Principal Architect 🇳🇿
• Why: No words to describe Orion. It's one of my favorites. Orion isn't a song. It's a feeling.

#17. CHOKE by The Warning

• Who chose it: Rhiannon Lewis, Interaction Designer 🇿🇦
• Why: They are a rock band from Mexico and are my daughter's favorite band. This song is my office earworm that is stuck in my head as she plays it all the time. 🙂

#18. The Decline (Live at Red Rocks) by NOFX, Baz and His Orchestra

• Who chose it: Blaize Kaye, Developer Experience Engineer 🇳🇿
• Why: After 41 years, NOFX played their last live show in 2024. They're truly legends at this point, and their influence is difficult to understate. This is arguably the best performance of their best song.

#19. Für Elise - Batiste by Jon Batiste

• Who chose it: Bryan Gruneberg, Solutions Architect 🇲🇽
• Why: Masterful piano skills.

#20. If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley

• Who chose it: Henk Beld, Solutions Architect 🇳🇱
• Why: It's just a great song, and that fits in the times we are in.

#21. Fix You by Coldplay

• Who chose it: Vincenzo De Naro Papa, Support Lead 🇮🇹
• Why: Because "Lights guided me home." 🙂

#22. Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan

• Who chose it: Bree Benesh, Solutions Architect 🇺🇸
• Why: Because deep down inside, we all have a little piece of us that wants to keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club, just having fun, no matter what our mamas say. Also, 2024 is the year of Chappell Roan. She's your favorite artist's favorite artist. 😉

#23. I Was Alive by Beartooth

• Who chose it: Chris Davis, Security Compliance Engineer 🇺🇸
• Why: This song reminds us all that life is short, and taking chances is often better than regretting missed opportunities.

#24. Nutshell by Alice in Chains - 1194 EP "Jar of Flies"

• Who chose it: Glyn Davies, Platform Engineer 🇳🇿
• Why: One of the band's best songs! There's something motivating about hearing someone articulate their struggles while continuing to create and express themselves. It shows that difficult emotions can be transformed into something meaningful.

#25. The King Welcomes You to Avatar Country by Avatar

• Who chose it: Lauren Morris, Product Manager 🇺🇸
• Why: It combines energetic drive with theatrical storytelling, which resonates with me.

#26. Son of Pain by Rhapsody of Fire

• Who chose it: Karl Hepworth, Platform Engineer 🇦🇺
• Why: Tackling the issue of mental health and depression, Son of Pain is a deeply emotional song that everybody can relate to at one point in their lives or another.

#27. Send Me An Angel by Scorpions

• Who chose it: Karl Hepworth, Platform Engineer 🇦🇺
• Why: It's a fantastic, beautiful song with great pacing for walking to get away from your monitor. Make sure you listen to the 1983 version, as it's my favorite!

#28. King for a Day by Pierce The Veil

• Who chose it: Karl Hepworth, Platform Engineer 🇦🇺
• Why: It's still a favorite after all these years! You can't go wrong with this one.

#29. Electric Relaxation by A Tribe Called Quest

• Who chose it: Matt Swann, UX Product Designer 🇦🇺
• Why: Quality Hip Hop.

#30. Murder On The Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

• Who chose it: Dimitra Chatzichrysou, Platform Engineer 🇨🇭
• Why: Mood booster.

#31. Bartender by T-Pain

• Who chose it: Bobby Kindle, Customer Engagement Manager 🇪🇸
• Why: I like most of T-Pain's music. It puts you in a good mood anytime you hear it.

#32. Love and Happiness by The Amazing Rhythm Aces

• Who chose it: Katharina Westen, Operations and Finance Manager 🇩🇪
• Why: It´s a great band and a great song. Nice and calm - just like the Christmas time should be.

#33. Continuum 6 by Nala Sinephro

• Who chose it: Pedro Alagoa, Software Engineer 🇵🇹
• Why: Chill Electronic Jazz Fusion!

#34. Antisocial by Ed Sheeran & Travis Scott

• Who chose it: Johnny Squardo, Support Engineer 🇺🇸
• Why: This song is basically my life's theme song.

#35. We Are The People by Empire Of The Sun

• Who chose it: Martina Augurio, Client Engagement Manager 🇮🇹
• Why: It always puts me in a happy mood; imagine doing a road trip back home (for those who live far from parents and family) with this song on and great holidays and family time coming!

#36. Unstoppable by Sia

• Who chose it: Peter Wettstein, Technical Account Manager 🇨🇭
• Why: The theme of empowerment in the song.

#37. DKC Aquatic Ambiance by Dicepticon

• Who chose it: Jay Porter, Technical Account Manager 🇦🇺
• Why: It always takes me back to my childhood and a simpler time.

#38. It Is Well by Maranatha! Music

• Who chose it: Jason Lewis, Brand Ambassador 🇿🇦
• Why: Through it all - the ups and the downs, it was and is well with my soul.

#39. Praise Chorus by Jimmy Eat World

• Who chose it: Jason Lewis, Brand Ambassador 🇿🇦
• Why: One of my favorite songs!

#40. Take It All Back by Judah and the Lion

• Who chose it: Johnny Squardo, Support Engineer 🇺🇸
• Why: I just really like the song. 🙂