Heat Waves Deconstructed

Heat Waves is the first Hot 100 Top 10 hit for indie rock band Glass Animals. In this report, we’ll be analyzing the factors that contributed to its success, including the song’s structure, vocal...

Industry Baby Deconstructed

Industry Baby is the third single from Lil Nas X’s debut studio album, Montero, and features fellow rapper Jack Harlow. The song is triumphant ode to Nas’s return to the spotlight after a nearly t...

Butter Deconstructed

Butter, an up-tempo retro pop track by South Korean boy band BTS, has quickly become one of the biggest hits of 2021 and the most successful song of BTS’s career. In this report, we’ll be analyz...

Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Deconstructed

Montero (Call Me By Your Name) is Lil Nas X’s most recent #1 hit. In this report, we’ll be analyzing every aspect that contributed to the song’s success, including its structure, vocal melody a...

Drivers License Deconstructed

Drivers License is the debut hit single from Olivia Rodrigo. This week, Drivers License joins Hit Songs Deconstructed’s long roster of song reports, which detail each song’s structure, vocal mel...

I Hope Deconstructed

I Hope is the first Hot 100 Top 10 hit for breakout country artist Gabby Barrett. Written by Barrett along with co-writers Jon Nite and Zach Kale, the song is proof-positive that good things can com...

Don’t Start Now Deconstructed

Don’t Start Now is the lead single off of British pop sensation Dua Lipa’s second album, Future Nostalgia, marking the singer’s second Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit. In this report, we take a dee...

Dance Monkey Deconstructed

Dance Monkey first became a Pop sensation internationally, reaching the coveted #1 spot on charts in over 30 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy and Japan, among many...

Truth Hurts Deconstructed

Truth Hurts is proof positive that a truly great song can still hit #1 on the charts long after it was written and released, even without having received any major initial traction. The song has captu...

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