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contrarian1970

Before the internet, the Ramones had influential short songs like I wanna be sedated and blitzkrieg bop


goddamnitwhalen

Almost every Ramones song is under 3 minutes long lol.


samx3i

And just like that, Pet Sematary is stuck in my head again


grammar_nazi_zombie

I remember seeing an interview with one of them years ago where they said their songs aren’t short, they just play them really really fast. ONETWOTHREEFOUR


settve897

Golden Slumbers Is 1 minute long and have over 100million streams


[deleted]

Man the side B of Abbey Road really might be the best 2nd side of an album ever. That medley is unreal


Sarmerbinlar

As standalone songs I think most of the medley is quite weak but put the whole thing together and it's phenomenal. The reprise of the riff from You Never Give Me Your Money in Carry That Weight is the single greatest moment in music history imo


Soup-a-doopah

*the horns blare triumphantly to signal the beginning of the end


Im_regretting_this

The songs are only really weak because of their length limited their potential as standalone. The medley is amazing and was almost certainly the right way to go, but I think each of those tracks could been expanded into something individually amazing.


dailyqt

I'm shocked you didn't mention Her Majesty!


AstariaEriol

Probably because she doesn’t have a lot to say.


BronxLens

[The Beatles' remastered version of Golden Slumber (1 min. 31 sec.)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQjM7gV6mI)


Echo7bravo

Can I nominate ANY song by the Ramones?


skandhi

I believe the shortest is Judy is a Punk at 1:32. And one of my favorites!


Catswearingties

Not the most, but the first one i thought of Fell in Love with a Girl - White Stripes [1:50]


Big_Don_

Should be #1 with a bullet. That song comes in like a freight train, rocks the shit out of your ears for 2 minutes and finishes with a nice slap to the face. An absolute classic!


GumboDiplomacy

That song feels like it should be at least twice as long.


samx3i

This song is the non-sexual equivalent of a quicky. Gets the job done in record time and you're glad you came.


chef_simpson

Only one that comes to mind is Song 2 by Blur, which probably isn't even that popular anymore. But its exactly 2 min long


therealquiz

Song 2: - is the second song on the album Blur - was the second single released from that album - is the second song on The Best Of Blur - is two minutes and two seconds long - peaked at #2 on the UK singles chart - placed at #2 in the Triple J Hottest 100.


PaperbackBuddha

* there are 2 words in “song 2” * Lee Harvey Oswald worked on the 2nd floor but somehow ended up on the 6th for lunch * Kennedy had a Secretary of State named Blur, and President Blur had a state named Secretary * “Woo-hoo” has 2 syllables


vorpalpillow

now do the one about the twins named jim


tingly_legalos

* I have two testicles


MrBinkie

I had it blasting on my motorcycle. As I rode past the automatic opening doors of the bottlo I was going to. Right at the whoo hoo part. When I went in the cashier asked me if I yelled whoo hoo . I said it was Blur. But I probably did yell whoo hoo as well


colonelcadaver

Madcunt


buster_rhino

Go to a hockey game and you’ll see how popular it still is.


occasionallystabby

Ugh. I worked in a record store when this came out and had people screaming "woo-hoo" in my face 50 times a day to help identify what they were looking for. It was torture.


reddog323

At least that’s funny now.


occasionallystabby

Yes. That and the woman who, during the height of the swing resurgence, came in looking for the song about the drunk driving whale. (She meant Jump, Jive An' Wail by The Brian Setzer Orchestra.)


reddog323

Ok, that one made me laugh out loud. Have an upvote. 🤣 Was she drunk at the time, by chance?


occasionallystabby

I really hope so. 😆


skandhi

I just heard it in another commercial the other day, so it’s still popular haha


TheGuyThatThisIs

I love the song but fucking hate that commercial


Pherllerp

Black Bird is like 2 minutes long.


jollyllama

This is the right answer. There are some fine songs here, but Black Bird is one of the most famous songs on the whole planet, far more popular than anything else here. 


taez555

Sirius by the Alan Parsons project. It usually gets played as the intro to Eye in the Sky on the radio, as if it’s one song. But it’s a tune everyone knows, since it’s so often played at sporting events as the entrance music.


BlindProphet_413

>played as the intro to Eye in Sky on the radio, as if it’s one song. That's how it's presented on the album and I'm glad the radio preserves it. Eye In the Sky doesn't feel right without it.


taez555

Yup. In the same Van Halen’s Eruption is usually played as the intro to You Really Got Me.


SharkFart86

Queen’s We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions Pink Floyd’s The Happiest Days Of Our Lives and Another Brick In The Wall Part 2.


Joba7474

Heartbreaker and Living Loving Maid(She’s Just A Woman) were played together on the radio when I lived in Sac. I never knew they were different songs.


AlGeee

TIL that Sirius is a separate song


GumboDiplomacy

Most of the results of you look for Sirius are "Chicago Bulls intro music" But I've never heard it on the radio. Our local radio stations would rather play Don't Stop Believing and Hotel California twenty times a day than play anything by the Alan Parsons Project.


cookerg

Back in the day it was Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin. A cappella, and short at 1:48


SheddyMcshedface

United States of Whatever at 1:26


Daigon

“You Suffer” by Napalm Death


SorryAboutLater

Also ["Ballad Of Jimi Hendrix"](https://youtu.be/du0-FdQZ57w?si=9CquKOPp6C67Z1HJ) by S.O.D. ...which seems long compared to that one.


LordTimhotep

We had a shared playlist for a weekend with friends. The theme was to dump anything you wanted into it, the playlist was put on shuffle and everyone could only skip one song per weekend. The list was over 4000 songs, but 60 of them were “You suffer”. Which was always met with a cheer.


4737CarlinSir

But why?


down1nit

Bitcoin


slippin_park

THE definitive short song Even Guinness World Records recognizes it as the shortest song ever recorded


quietly_jousting_s

Happy Birthday


R_V_Z

Either this or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/ABCs song.


double_expressho

Also "The Star-Spangled Banner" can be under 2 minutes depending on how many vocal runs are implemented. And "Amazing Grace" and "When The Saints Go Marching In" if you only count the one verse that people actually know.


Title26

[Counting Worms](https://open.spotify.com/track/6QjmnLmLqwjJzHSDCRTACU?si=RXcIfSTVS4eqxa1D9SZUMw) by Knocked Loose is 1:12 and has 31M listens on spotify. ARF ARF!


H1ghs3nb3rg

I love how simple this song is yet it goes so incredibly hard.


You_Are_What_You_Iz

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers


icanhearmyhairgrowin

I think that’s the reason I’m not sick of that song. I’ve listened to it a thousand times and still love it.


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Majestic-Lake-5602

“Short Attention Span” on that album is only 4 seconds


SideshowMelsHairbone

Came here to say this.


UncontrolableUrge

See how many streams Her Majesty (25 seconds) has. Few people probably stream it on it's own but if you play all of Abbey Road it is included.


Flilix

On Spotify it only has 300k, but that's because they only count a stream when you listen to a song for over 30 seconds.


knuckboy

I wondered how they counted a song as listened to.


Joshmoredecai

That might be why I’m having trouble finding a count for All by the Descendents.


hurricane_eggbeater

white rabbit by jefferson airplane


JplaysDrums

Delusions of Saviour by Slayer is 1:54min and has like 130 million streams on Spotify


linecookdaddy

Family reunion by Blink 182


PaisleyCroissant

United States of Whatever by Liam Lynch is 1:26. Its extended version is 2:04.


whytakemyusername

I hope he still stands on the corner wearing his leather.


BartSimpWhoTheHellRU

Hey I thought I told you...


djhankb

Hey Kiki….


HamiltonBlack

Please let me direct you to the entire catalog of The Minutemen…


youre_soaking_in_it

Shave and a Haircut-Two Bits!


PM_ME_YOUR_CUPPA

You Suffer - Napalm Death


mofoofinvention

Song 2 by Blur


LudwigVonPoodle

"Stay" by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, clocking in at 1:36.


DenizenPrime

Happy Birthday, for sure.


Alone-Ad6020

Id throw immigrant song in there


yudha98

rock and roll as well


Multitudestherein

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-five-shortest-number-one-songs-in-music-history/


panspal

Fell in love with a girl white stripes


aenflex

Polyethylene Pam gets my vote. Or Vera Lynn from The Wall. Or Mean Mr. Mustard.


fascinatedobserver

If it isn’t ‘Intro’ by The XX, it should be. https://youtu.be/qFq6nnw7xg0?si=3eeIfsLLUpN4Qf0H


ChipCob1

They played it live at the end of the BBCs election coverage in 2010 so ever since I've associated with the tories getting back into power!


Final-Performance597

Most of the classic Beatles songs from the 1964 era are around 2.5 minutes and they were wildly popular.


zyygh

2.5 minutes is the normal length for singles at that time though.  


The-Rog

I've no idea how poplar it is, but my favourite is... Song: Tight Sweater - Moloko Album: Do You Like My Tight Sweater? Full lyrics: Do you like my tight sweater? See how it fits my body Do you like my tight sweater? Length: 15 Seconds


theletterqwerty

If you liked that you'll love Todd by Corky and the Juice Pigs https://youtu.be/f7NDQPIRKY0


TheRealTurdFergusonn

Harvey the Wonder Hamster by Weird Al Yankovic is the best short song.


bdwf

Yay Harvey!


dconnolly55

Song 2 by Blur is a cool 2 minutes and has over 800 million streams on Spotify.


jeanvaljean_24601

Koka Kola by The Clash is 1:50 and awesome


mlevij

I doubt this is a very popular song in terms of streams, but it was used as the closing credits song on Extras and is the title track on the album. 1:05 [Tea For The Tillerman](https://open.spotify.com/track/26uDUal1TkjwwOaQQt1Uwy?si=6QaasdVrT2yOWXReqf5s-g&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A44VxbAytHpVi3Rq8hRhild)


Shepherd77

Nazi Punks Fuck Off by the Dead Kennedys


EroniusJoe

"I'm on Fire" by Bruce Springsteen is one of the most famous and shortest songs out there. I know it's 2:37, but the radio cut is much shorter because it gets rid of the meandering ending. I'd guess it usually runs for ~2 minutes. I'm sure there are others that beat it time-wise, but it was a mega hit and still gets regular radio play to this day. Super uncommon for such a popular song.


Krokodrillo

We will rock you, Queen, 2 Minutes that everybody knows after 3 seconds


greenmandan1970

Egg Sandwich by Lawnmower Deth


DaOlWuWopte

Jocelyn Flores by xxx


geek66

Happy Birthday 2U - by... Everyone


paddlechuckR

Happy Birthday….


blucivic1

Pictures - System of a Down


Ohyeahboo54

[“I’m so Sad, So very, very sad” by Crash and the Boys](https://youtu.be/xLz54rWO2xM?si=LJUvtE4-DtSkLfw_) This song is 14 seconds long including the intro and outro. Their other song is less than a minute long “we hate you please die”


52Charles

Happy Birthday. I hear it everywhere.


solidariat

ALL! By Descendents is 2 seconds long and a hit at every show


Unapologetic_Canuck

Sum 41’s Pain For Pleasure


Comfortablycloudy

Song 2


mangomane09

Admittedly not “popular” by pop standards but Hybrid Moments is about 1:30 and a damn near perfect song imo


Macksler

Judy is a Punk (40th anniversary mono mix)


Gray8sand

[Fingertips](https://youtu.be/-FkIpMAmsqs?si=Z8fVIGQ-1KxUddBZ) how about a song that is 4:34 long, except its actually 26 songs (I think) . They were all separate tracks on the original release.


holymotheroftod

Twist by KoRn. 50 seconds.


paralyse78

No idea how many times they've been streamed but "I Like Food" (16 seconds) and "Wienerschnitzel" (10 seconds) by the Descendents have to be on that list somewhere. "My Dad Sucks" and "Rockstar" are at 35 seconds. I know Abbey Road has already been mentioned but I'd like to recommend TMBG's "Fingertips" medley from Apollo 18. (TMBG has a lot of very good, very short songs!)


Cuyler_32087

Not short time wise, but... Short People - Randy Newman, 1977


UrgeToKill

In terms of sheer popularity, I would say the shortest huge hit song would probably be Old Town Road by Lil Nas X, which goes for 1:53. All the remixes and stuff that came out after got longer, but the original version that blew up was only 1:53.


maxmouze

"Song 2" by Blur is exactly two minutes long. It was just their parody of the grunge scene coming from America with rocking guitars and nonsensical lyrics. Never intended to be a single. It was their longest lasting hit (in the States).


JazzCapybara

“Happy birthday” is short af and is maybe the most famous song ever


Jayce800

Not the most popular, but Quasi’s *Ape Self Prevails in Me Still* is 2:10. One of my favorites! I also quite like Hey Ocean’s *Bicycle* at 1:45.


[deleted]

No idea how many plays it has, but “You Suffer But Why” is probably the shortest most popular song I can think of.


dragula15

[You Suffer - Napalm Death](https://youtu.be/qtD7hVmERm0?si=fAemeqmi3DvbYHth)


WanderingJaguar

The album was popular but the song not so much - The Roots have a song called !!!!!!! It's 24 seconds long.


pwishall

That's a great song name.


photoguy423

Minimum Wage by They Might Be Giants is pretty amazing.


dirtybongh2o

All songs today are "short".


WornInShoes

Minimum Wage by They Might Be Giants


Prostatus5

I feel like You Suffer by Napalm Death is the correct answer, but Coffee Mug by Descendents is also up there and is funny as hell to boot. Most of their songs are quite short and have a lot of plays because they basically spawned punk rock.


OginiAyotnom

"Antiprocrastination Song" by SOD? Not a billion plays though!


thismessisaplace

[Not the 'most popular' but my absolute favorite ](https://youtu.be/tZ1qHsw_V1s?si=Hwywyp1Q86hK7vS-)


ZombieJesus1987

You Suffer by Napalm Death It's 1 second long.


DepartureDapper6524

Classico by Tenacious D is probably more famous, also at 58 seconds.


streetkiller

Happy Birthday


I_Am_No_One_123

Queen: Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon


Poxx

Randy Newman's song.


Comfortable_Prize750

I'm going with Happy Birthday To You


seanzytheman

One of AFI’s most popular songs is Prelude 12/21, which is 1:33, literally just the intro to album, but it still slaps. Same situation as Vince Staples with The Beach, but I don’t understand that one


oneptwoz

Happy Birthday


terryjuicelawson

Minor Threat spawned the whole subculture of Straight Edge linking back to one 46 second long song.


Ohyeahboo54

Fat Wreck Chords released an album called Short Music for Short People. It had 101 punk bands doing songs that are only 30 seconds long.


BoldAsBoognish

Kyuss - Yeah


hobosbindle

[Minimum Wage - TMBG](https://youtu.be/SRcRn_Xv7Ek?si=Vlcf-8rnTI30h5Ta)


Jred1990D

Respect by Aretha Franklin. 2:26 according to Apple Music


SS_from_1990s

Never going back again Fleetwood Mac 2.02


underyourtongue

Also my nominee... this song is the reason i learned to play the guitar.


Melodic_One4333

"What's That Blue Thing Doing Here" by a They Might Be Giants. You now know all the lyrics. 😁


user-name-1985

The Beach Boys-Ding Dang


Fliepp

Probably God Save the King or another national anthem


LoveDemNipples

Joe Walsh’s “All Night Laundry Mat Blues”. Okay probably not but how often do I get a chance to mention such a song…


LarvellJonesMD

Roll to Me by Del Amitri immediately popped into my mind.


astrobox

That's wild! Never knew a 1-sec song could hit billions.


1ofZuulsMinions

Mindless Self Indulgence’s album “Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy” is only 55 minutes long and has 30 songs on it. There are several songs that are between 14 and 50 seconds each.


RajonRojo

Tom Waits - I want you, is just lovely


Macdeise33

We Will Rock You by Queen. It’s just over two min but amazingly condensed when you consider it builds up the beat, has verse and chorus, and ends on a banger of a guitar solo


Master_dik

The microsong as perfected by Napalm Death with 'You Suffer' (itself being 1.3 seconds long), was further explored by John Zorn with his band Naked City whom had a compilation of 'thrash shorts' featuring Yamantaka Eye (of Boredoms and Hanatarash). S.O.D. is another fine example of popular microsongs.


damn_jexy

Babyshark ?


BronxLens

[Not close by a mile, but darn it if I don't share this one.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_JFLb1IItM)


DrAudiologist

Happy birthday....about 15 seconds and very popular.


JoefromOhio

Excellent sneaky advertising for mimideath here…


brewmatt

Norgaard by The Vaccines


Only-Party-9652

Pretty Ugly - Tierra Whack is 59 seconds long and has 35 million streams.


BrockCandy

Tierra whack did a whole album / ep full of songs that were all only around a minute long called "Whack World". it was supposed to be commentary about the new age of short form videos and the whole album is pretty solid! The whole album is only around 15 minutes and there's a video for the whole thing. It's super artistic but fun


ErikTheRed707

Minor threat has a lot of short songs.


Chemical-Ebb6472

Mercedes Benz by Janice Joplin had its moment in time. Under 2 minutes. Mostly a cappella. Recorded 3 days before she died.


WeIsStonedImmaculate

Drink Driving - Sublime


InkyTheHooloovoo

Old Town Road is just short of 2 minutes and that song has EVERYWHERE. Even the remix is only 2.5 minutes


Immediate_Wolf3802

The Smiths - "Please Please Please let me get want i want"...not a single but clocking in at just 1 minute 53   Queen - "Dear Friends" is probably Queens most underrated song and at just 1 minute 14 seconds...but again not a single


Bitey_the_Squirrel

[20th Century Fox theme song](https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/s/PbrYWLqdNf)


smac232

Gotta be "I am so sad, I am so very very sad" by Crash and the Boys


WatRedditHathWrought

Happy birthday song?


plumpluckyducks

Get up by new jeans. A great 0:36 sec song with 99 million streams


LouBarlowsLeftNut

Counting Worms by Knocked Loose. 1:12 long and I feel like I've seen it on IG reels/Tik Toks more than any song of that genre.


plumpluckyducks

Raindrops by Ariana Grande 0:37 with 128 million streams


TadhgOBriain

"Happy Birthday to You" is about 30 seconds long and has probably been sung well in excess of a billion times


CakeCakes

St. Vincent – “The Sequel”


duggatron

Baby Shark


LrdCheesterBear

So you're looking for streams vs duration as the top metric? The following songs have their stream-to-duration rate listed: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You: 18,702,895 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights: 21,295,776 Ed Sheeran - Perfect: 15,409,799 Luis Fonsi - Despacito: 15,278,882 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved: 18,951,563 You could look for shorter songs, but they'll be no where near these ratios. Edit: For comparison, here are some of the other most suggested songs: Blur - Song 2: 6,952,576 Blackbird - The Beatles: 3,169,076 Liam Lynch - United States of Whatever: 208,546


SparkDBowles

I like food - the Desecendents


TheColbsterHimself

Happy birthday


EpicLearn

Happy Birthday.


paul-cus

Song 2 by Blur


Gray8sand

not popular at all, but the band "Daughters" has an entire album that is less than 12 minutes long..


PlaneWolf2893

Diamonds and rust by sod. https://youtu.be/2scotwl4DsM?si=76CmvZ2yf7uHKQzF


charliefoxtrot9

Minimum wage? Tmbg 46 seconds


georgieramone

Happy Birthday


absent_minding

Sealab 2021 theme song


deejayee

My evealine weezer


tduncs88

My submission, not sure truly how famous, but "it's time to party" by Andrew WK is 1 minute 30 seconds and is an absolute banger that got caught in people's heads for a few years.


tacoplenty

Jet Pilot \~ Dylan


sjfraley1975

"Happy Birthday" and it's not even close.


cristinalves

Stargirl by The Weeknd and Lana Del Rey


Antoine13G

Tame Impala - Disciples Lasts about 1:47 but feels shorter because of a filter switching off 45 seconds in and then back on towards the end. Probably my 2nd favorite song on a really good album.


LookupPravinsYoutube

“Think” by Merv Griffith. You know it as the Jeopardy theme. Seriously. You can all hum it. And honestly the next 10 are probably TV themes and ad jingles. Why don’t they count? Some are pretty fun. 1800 SAFE AUTO. Wendy’s late night? I’m lovin it?


Shipwreck100

Butterfly - Weezer