Sucker possesses a highly effective combination of “blend in” and “ stand out” factors that helps it both easily connect with a wide audience while standing out from many of its mainstream contemporaries. In this in-depth Hit Song Deconstructed report, we take a deep dive…
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Co-written by an all-star team of hitmakers, Ariana Grande's God Is A Woman both embraces current trends and transcends them, helping it to become one of the biggest hits of her career. In this in-depth Hit Song Deconstructed report, we take a deep dive into…
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Co-written by members of 5SOS and an all-star team of hitmakers including Ali Tamposi, Andrew Watt, and Louis Bell, Youngblood features an array of infectious vocal hooks, cleverly recycles material between sections to heighten memorability, and capitalizes on some of today’s hottest Pop trends, helping…
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Meant To Be is a collaboration between Pop artist Bebe Rexha and Country duo Florida Georgia Line. At just 2:41 in length, Meant To Be packs in a plethora of hit songwriting qualities in a short amount of time. It features a meticulous blend of…
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The Middle is a collaboration between Zedd and Grey (among others), who previously teamed up on the 2016 hit, Starving. A long time coming due to the holdout for just the right vocalist (over 12 auditioned, including A-listers Bebe Rexha, Camila Cabello and Selena Gomez),…
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Havana was the second single released from Camila Cabello's debut album, Camila. A duet with Hip Hop artist Young Thug, Havana breaks from Pop conventions while simultaneously embracing some of the hottest trends of the day - Hip Hop, Trap, R&B/Soul and Latin. Since its…
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Feel It Still is the second single from Portugal. The Man’s 2017 album, Woodstock. Equally accessible and left-of-center, the song has gone on to become the most successful of the band’s career, connecting with Portugal. The Man’s core Rock audience and successfully crossing over into…
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"Look What You Made Me Do" is the lead single from Taylor Swift’s 2017 album, "Reputation." Panned by some and heralded by others, the Swift/Antonoff-penned track (with additional credits to Right Said Fred) marks a pronounced stylistic departure for Swift due to its darker, more…
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"Believer," the lead single from Imagine Dragons’ third studio album, "Evolve", is the fruit of a collaboration between Imagine Dragons and Pop hitmakers Mattman & Robin and Justin Tranter, who have also co-written hits for Selena Gomez, DNCE and Nick Jonas, among many others. The…
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Released in February 2017, "Stay" is a collaboration between EDM DJ/producer Zedd and vocalist Alessia Cara, whose emotive vocals bring the lovelorn lyrics to life. While the song possesses many characteristics that enable it to easily connect with a wide mainstream audience, it’s the atypical…
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