Does listening to music while playing chess distract you?

On chess.com, I sometimes listen to music while I play. I haven't really looked into how I do when I'm listening to music as opposed to when I'm not, but I still want to know whether listening to music distracts you and your concentraion. 

Is it different for every person, or are there any studies??

Thanks, Suvel 

Personally, I get distracted by songs, but not by instrumental music (lately, I like Ludovico Einaudi during games on the net): with songs, I usually start singing along involuntarily when I'm alone and concentrated, and this tends to distract me.

music and chess are good

Never tried it before, but I guess a little soft music to help channel my thoughts wouldn't hurt.

Mozart is said to stimulate many parts of the brain simultaneously. Which is pretty damned amazing considering he's been dead for two and a half centuries.

[ deleting my previous comment which I don't get at all now ]

Some scientits looked into the effects of listening to music while studying.
Like here for example:

http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/10/08/does-music-help-you-study/

Interesting results of another study were as follows:

-Listening to music with lyrics while studying tends to decrease your efficiency

-Listening to music with lyrics you understand (spoken languages) tends to decrease it even more

-Listening to classical music tends to increase it

But this are average results and it's not true for everyone. I personally prefer a quiet environment to study and play chess. Sometimes I like to put classical music but may be it's just a placebo effect

[ dumb comment rescinded ]

repetitive music on repeat helps to keep the rhythm

thx everyone

try listening to this while playing bullet. It will make you move faster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrIcd1YHBSM

lol wow that was fast...

I hope you don't expect to pounce on this thread like a troll and actually expect anyone to *believe* that Mozart didn't help the horse named Mr. Ed from the 60's TV comedy series become a GM in real life, when all around us, every day, another horse that listens to Mozart spontaneously becomes a GM.

Silman said while studying endgame's, it is helpful to listen to "This is the End" by The Doors.

There's nothing like some calm, relaxing dubstep to help focus the mind. I prefer knife party and skrillex.

true

listen to metal hip hop, ambient jazz mellow D&B house lol any sort of tune. If it's that helpfull to advance, I have my doubts as spoken word tends to distract even be it a little 'hey'! However music & chess do make f0r a certain vibe if you're into it is up to you.

I play listening to Lil Wayne songs such as Lollipop. 

Mozart elevates your mind.

Didn't know that people outside of my country listened to that no talent trash.