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"Dammit" is from Blink-182's 1997 album Dude Ranch. The fast-paced pop-punk anthem became the band's breakthrough hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and helping define the late '90s pop-punk explosion. Written by Mark Hoppus after a breakup with his girlfriend, the song perfectly captures the awkwardness of young adulthood. Its original title was "Dammit (Growing Up)", but the subtitle was later dropped, and the catchy line "Well, I guess this is growing up" became one of Blink-182's most iconic lyrics.
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“Pet Sematary” is from Ramones’s 1989 album Brain Drain. Written by Dee Dee Ramone, the song was inspired by Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary and written for the 1989 film adaptation. It became one of the band's biggest commercial successes, reaching #4 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and becoming one of the Ramones' best-known songs. The song came about after Stephen King, a longtime Ramones fan, invited the band to his home in Maine while they were on tour. According to the story, Dee Dee Ramone read an advance copy of the novel overnight and wrote the song the following day. The film's success helped introduce the Ramones to a broader audience.
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“Back in Black” was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson as a tribute to AC/DC's former lead singer Bon Scott, who died in February 1980. Rather than creating a mournful song, the band wanted to celebrate Scott's life with something powerful and triumphant. The track became the title song of AC/DC's seventh studio album, produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange and released later that year. Although “Back in Black” was not initially a major singles-chart hit in the US, the album became a monumental commercial success and eventually one of the best-selling albums in music history. The title track has since become one of AC/DC's most recognisable songs and one of the defining anthems ofrock. Malcolm Young originally used the famous opening guitar riff as a warm-up exercise before it evolved into the foundation of the song.
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“Jolene” was written by Dolly Parton and released in 1973 as the title track and lead single from her 13th studio album, Jolene (1974). The song’s story was inspired by two real people: the situation came from a young red-haired bank teller whom Parton believed had a crush on her husband, Carl Dean, while the name “Jolene” came from a young fan who asked Parton for an autograph. Parton has said she combined those two inspirations into one fictional character. The track became one of Parton’s signature songs, reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. It has since become one of the most covered songs in country music, with versions by artists including The White Stripes, Olivia Newton-John, Miley Cyrus and Pentatonix. Parton wrote “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” during the same songwriting session, and both songs became enduring classics.
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“Beautiful Life” was released in 1995 as a single from The Bridge and became another major international hit for Ace of Base. It reached No. 15 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, while topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and Canada's RPM Dance/Urban chart. The track was written by Jonas Berggren and John Ballard. Berggren wrote the song on January 1, 1994, while he was in the Canary Islands. He later recalled that he heard the melody in his head as he was preparing to leave the islands, inspired by the beautiful sunset and his mixed feelings about going home. The success of “The Sign,” which had just reached No. 1 in the United States, also inspired him as he began writing what would become one of the first songs for Ace of Base's second album, The Bridge.
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“Just Can't Get Enough” was written by Vince Clarke and became one of the defining songs of Depeche Mode's early synth-pop era. Released in September 1981, the song was recorded at Blackwing Studios in London and became the band's first Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 8. This particular performance comes from the BBC children's programme Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, featuring the band's original four-member lineup: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke. The song was also the final Depeche Mode single written by Clarke, who left the band later that month. Just a few weeks after this Swap Shop appearance, Clarke's final performance with Depeche Mode took place on December 3, 1981.
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“Bitter Sweet Symphony” became one of the most complicated copyright stories in music history. The song samples a passage from the Andrew Oldham Orchestra’s 1965 orchestral version of the Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time,” featuring a string arrangement by David Whitaker. The Verve had obtained permission to use a small sample of the recording, but ABKCO, the company controlled by former Stones manager Allen Klein, argued that the band had used more of the recording than originally agreed. After the song became a massive international hit in 1997, the dispute was settled with Richard Ashcroft surrendering the song’s publishing royalties, while Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were added to the songwriting credits. For 22 years Ashcroft received none of the publishing royalties from his band’s biggest hit and later said the settlement left him with just $1,000. In 2019, Jagger and Richards agreed to give up their songwriting credits and future composer royalties, allowing Ashcroft to be recognized as the song’s writer and to receive those royalties going forward. The title “Bitter Sweet Symphony” could hardly have been more appropriate.
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"Steppin' Out" was inspired by the excitement of New York nightlife after Joe Jackson moved there following his divorce. The sophisticated synth-pop classic became his biggest US hit, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning Grammy nominationsfor Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The song found a new audience decades later after being featured on the Emotion 98.3 radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories(2006), introducing its sleek 1980s sound to a new generation of players.
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"The Bad Touch" was created when Bloodhound Gang's frontman Jimmy Pop was at home marathoning the Discovery Channel and saw monkeys having sex on TV. Frustrated, he thought, "Damn, even the animals are having sex and I'm here writing lyrics for another stupid album." This moment directly inspired the song's legendary chorus. The video, recorded in Paris, became one of the most iconic music videos of the 2000s, with more than 550 million views. While it peaked at #52 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the track was a massive international phenomenon, reaching #4 in the UK and #1 in Germany, Spain, and Italy. Built around musical interpolations of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax", its infectious groove provided the perfect contrast to the band's irreverent humour.
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"Girls & Boys" is from Parklife (1994), the album that helped place Blur at the center of the Britpop movement. Released as a single, it became a major hit, reaching #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Its colorful, highly stylized video captured the song’s club-ready energy and playful decadence. The track signaled Blur’s full embrace of a sharper, more accessible and knowingly pop sound rooted in dance rhythms, satire and British social observation.
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“I'm Afraid of Americans” was written by David Bowie and Brian Eno and originally recorded during the sessions for Bowie's 1995 album Outside. An early version with different lyrics and the protagonist named “Dummy,” eventually appeared on the Showgirls soundtrack. Bowie later reworked the song during the sessions for Earthling (1997), rewriting parts of the lyrics and transforming it into a darker, more industrial-sounding track. The song became closely associated with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails after Bowie and Reznor became friends while touring together on the Outside Tour. Reznor and members of Nine Inch Nails created several remixes for the song's 1997 single release, giving it an even heavier industrial edge. Reznor also starred in the music video as Johnny, an aggressive figure who stalks Bowie through the streets of New York. “I'm Afraid of Americans” reached No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Bowie's highest-charting US single in a decade.
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For Madonna to be allowed to use "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" from ABBA in "Hung Up," she had to personally call Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, they only accepted after hearing the full demo. The video, directed by Johan Renck, is a direct tribute to Saturday Night Fever and Flashdance. It became her biggest hit of the 2000s: #1 on the UK Singles Chart (11th at #1 in the UK), #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 in over 40 countries and spent 14 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play.
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"Come Undone” is the second single from Duran Duran’s 1993 album Duran Duran (commonly known as The Wedding Album). Written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Warren Cuccurullo, the atmospheric pop-rock ballad became one of the band's biggest comeback hits, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #13 on the UK Singles Chart. The track's distinct, layered sound emerged from experimental sessions in the band's mobile studio, with John Taylor's funky bassline and the haunting backing vocals of session singer Tessa Niles playing key roles in shaping its atmosphere. The album was nicknamed The Wedding Album because its artwork featured wedding photographs of the band members.
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“Self Control” was written by Italian singer Raf (Raffaele Riefoli), Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Laura Branigan recorded her version in 1984 for her third studio album, Self Control, transforming Raf's original Italo-disco track into a polished synth-pop hit. Branigan's version became one of her biggest successes, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, while topping the charts in countries including Canada, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The song found a new audience almost two decades later when Branigan's recording was featured on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), playing on the fictional radio station Flash FM alongside other major 1980s pop hits. The track was also used in promotional material for the game, further associating it with Vice City's neon-soaked 1980s atmosphere. “Self Control” had already appeared in the TV series Miami Vice, another major influence on the game's aesthetic.
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“The Sun Always Shines on T.V.” became one of a-ha's most powerful early songs, but its recording sessions were anything but easy. Paul Waaktaar-Savoy recalled that Morten Harket and Magne Furuholmen were both suffering from influenza while the band was recording the song, even lying on camping beds in the studio with high fevers. The song was almost left off Hunting High and Low until Andrew Wickham's secretary heard it and convinced him that it was a potential hit. The track was released in 1985 as the second successful single from a-ha's debut album, Hunting High and Low. It became the band's first No. 1 single on the UK Singles Chart, while reaching No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Top 5 in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway. Its iconic music video continues the story of “Take On Me,” with Morten Harket's character returning to the real world before a-ha perform inside a Gothic church surrounded by mannequins. The video won two MTV Video Music Awards in 1986, for Best Cinematography and Best Editing and was also nominated for Best Art Direction.
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“Just What I Needed” was one of four songs performed by The Cars at Live Aid 1985, at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Their set also included “You Might Think,” “Drive” and “Heartbeat City.” “Just What I Needed” was the only song from the band’s 1978 debut album played that day, the other three came from their 1984 album Heartbeat City. Originally released as The Cars’ debut single in 1978, “Just What I Needed” was already one of the band’s signature songs by the time of the historic charity concert.
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"Mr. Jones" is autobiographical. Adam Duritz wrote the song after a real night out in San Francisco with his friend Marty Jones, a bass player from his earlier band. They had been watching Marty’s father, flamenco guitarist David Serva, perform, then spent the rest of the night drinking and imagining what life would be like as rock stars. Duritz later sang “I wanna be Bob Dylan” capturing that fantasy of fame. The track was released as the lead single from Counting Crows’ debut album August and Everything After (1993) and placed the band in the mainstream almost overnight. Duritz has said the lyrics became a giant irony: he sang about wanting fame before he had it and suddenly he was living exactly what he had dreamed of.
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"Don't Look Back in Anger" was written by Noel Gallagher and became the first Oasis single to feature him on lead vocals rather than his brother Liam. The song was heavily influenced by John Lennon, particularly the opening piano chords, which echo Imagine. Noel has also said that the name "Sally" was simply a name that sounded right in the song, rather than referring to a specific person. The line "So I'll start a revolution from my bed" is widely understood as a reference to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's famous 1969 Bed-In peace protests, reinforcing the song's strong Lennon influence. The track was released in 1996 as the fifth single from Oasis' second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. It became the band's second No. 1 single in the UK and also reached No. 1 in Ireland. In the US it peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its status grew far beyond its initial chart performance and it became one of Oasis' most enduring anthems, regularly performed at the band's concerts.
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“Leave a Light On” has an unexpected guest: George Harrison played the song's distinctive slide-guitar part. Belinda Carlisle suggested his name to producer Rick Nowels when they were looking for a guitarist with a unique sound, and Harrison quickly agreed to participate. He went on to contribute not only to “Leave a Light On” but also to another track on Carlisle's 1989 album Runaway Horses, “Deep Deep Ocean.” Harrison's contribution became one of the most memorable elements of the track and Carlisle later recalled that his widow, Olivia Harrison, told her that George had agreed to participate because he loved her voice. Harrison himself was also pleased with his work: he sent producer Rick Nowels a handwritten letter with instructions concerning the mixing of his guitar part, adding in a postscript that he had developed a blister while playing the song. For a former Beatle whose appearances on other artists' records had become relatively rare, his contribution made the track particularly special.
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“Gloria” is an English-language reworking of Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi's 1979 Italian hit. After hearing the song, Laura Branigan recorded her version for her debut album Branigan (1982). Rather than simply translating the original lyrics, Branigan and her collaborators transformed the song into a dramatic character study of a woman spiralling emotionally, giving the track a powerful new identity. The song became Branigan's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it spent 36 weeks (a record at the time for a single by a solo female artist) and topping the charts in Canada and Australia. “Gloria” was famously kept from the No. 1 spot in the United States for three weeks, first by Lionel Richie's “Truly” and then by Toni Basil's “Mickey.” The song also reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and earned Branigan a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. Decades later the song enjoyed renewed exposure through its memorable use in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), introducing the iconic hit to a new generation.
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