Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) hooked up with Max Martin and his team of hitmakers to craft a song with hopes of superstardom. Mission accomplished. The result was Can’t Feel My Face. The song’s infectious combination of “hazy” and grooving Funk vibes hold the listener…
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Released as the lead single from Walk The Moon’s sophomore major-label album, "Talking Is Hard," "Shut Up And Dance" has catapulted the band into international stardom. The reason for the song’s success is simple – it contains all of the characteristics that you would expect…
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Released as the second single from Maroon 5’s “V” album, “Sugar” features the stellar craft fundamentals that you would expect Adam Levine and his team of hitmakers to deliver. Among the many characteristics that contributed to the song’s success are exceptionally infectious melodies, the perfect…
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Featured within the Fifty Shades Of Grey movie and sung by Ellie Goulding, Love Me Like You Do has gone on to become a global phenomenon. To-date the song has charted within the top 10 on almost 50 charts throughout the world, hitting #1 on…
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Many key factors contributed to the Uptown Funk's massive success. Some of the most important include an abundance of hooks, payoffs and standout moments, a clever and engaging narrative, a multitude of vocal types, and a fun, retro late 1970’s/early 1980’s Funk, Hip Hop/Rap, Dance…
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Released as the second single from Taylor Swifts's 1989 album, Blank Space follows in the footsteps of Shake It Off, further reinforcing her stature as a mainstream Pop superstar. Co-written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Taylor Swift (all of whom wrote Shake It Off), Blank…
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Back to Top Written by team Levine, Blanco and Shellback, Animals was the second single released from Maroon 5’s latest album, “V”. Not surprisingly, the song contains everything that you would expect to find in a mainstream chart-topping hit: Ultra…
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The massive success of All About That Bass is due in part to a number of key factors, all of which are explored in-depth within the report. Some of these include the meticulous fusion of retro and current elements, a plethora of hooks, payoffs and…
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Released as the lead single from her highly anticipated 1989 album, Shake It Off finds Taylor Swift completing her transformation into a mainstream Pop superstar, all together forgoing her Country roots. Co-written with two of today's hottest Pop hitmakers/producers Max Martin and Shellback, Shake It…
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Clever, crass and comical. These are the three "c's" that define Jason Derulo and Snoop Dogg's latest hit, Wiggle. Love it or hate it, one thing can't be denied - Wiggle is exceptionally well crafted and achieves exactly what it was meant to do -…
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