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...

Bad Guy Deconstructed

Bad Guy is the fifth single released off of Billie Eilish’s debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? The song quickly became the edgy Pop princess’s most successful single to ...

Sucker Deconstructed

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 con...

God Is A Woman Deconstructed

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-dep...

Youngblood Deconstructed

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 b...

Meant To Be Deconstructed

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 amoun...

The Middle Deconstructed

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 audit...

Havana Deconstructed

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 ho...

Feel It Still Deconstructed

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, c...

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