Joel Corry Amerie should take it as a compliment that Beyoncé pretty much stole this song wholesale for her megahit ‘Crazy in Love’. Heard the latest music charts? With the passion, aggression, ennui and insouciance that can only come with being implausibly young, the Arctic Monkeys stomped into public consciousness with this short, snappy teen disco anthem – shot through with thrashing guitars and a northern twang. Jacko, too, gets spikey in his vocal delivery, snarling his way through in a way that suggest you really should beat it, if you know what’s good for you. Surf Mesa We’d tried it as a ballad, as reggae, but it never quite worked.’ As a machine-tooled disco ode to lost love, featuring crystalline synths, a throbbing rhythm section and, floating above it all, Harry’s icy-cool teen-dream vocals, the 1978 cut more than worked – it slayed. One tip: move aside all furniture because people willIt might have become something of a hen do go-to, with its own silly dance move to match, but 'Single Ladies' is an epic pop anthem.
Now when we hear it, we just want to be back in the last century when everything seemed to be all okay.
Simple chords, pounding drums and a great, lovelorn melody all combine to make one awesome, pogo-inducing wank anthem. Get us in your inbox This is the one time it is absolutely acceptable to shriek a song.
Ava Max RAYE In cooking up a dish of sweet revenge, Boston’s Robert Brown unwittingly created one of the biggest party tunes of all time. I wouldn’t put too much money on that bet though, Alex Turner: you ain’t seen my moves. Sucker DJs who think they’re fly get put in their place with the title track of this trio’s best-selling album – and we grab ourselves a prime spot on the dancefloor every time this comes blaring out of our boombox. 'I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the girl you're taking home,' Robyn sings on the headrush of a chorus, conjuring up memories of unrequited teenage crushes and, well, being ghosted by that Tinder date you actually kind of liked. Make your online music playlists and share them with your friends. Update your playlist with the most popular songs right now from urban, dance, to EDM. The 14-minute-35-second-long full-length version had to be edited down a little, however, before ‘Rapper’s Delight’ could break into the charts. Roddy Ricch Other useful tools include a slinky Neptunes beat, a murmured introduction by Pharrell, and a chorus that insists that you just Yeah, go ahead – scoff all you like, but we all know that when no-one else is around and ‘Jump Around’ comes on the radio, you smile and crank up the volume.
Déjà vu!
And then the EVH über-solo kicks in... Ooft.It’s your party and you can cry if you want to – and there’s no better catalyst for a few cathartic tears than James Murphy’s eight-minute, one-chord ode to life and loss. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon!Thanks for subscribing!
Part of its potency is that it harks back to the days when disco was taking over the world, and dancers found new acceptance and openness on the floor: ‘I'm coming out – I want the world to know, got to let it show,’ goes the chorus. And it still does. Put… it on your playlist.