What Makes a Hit Song

Greetings Jah People! I have some knowledge I want to share with you. No artiste goes into the Music Business to just Sing! Most Artistes want a Hit Song. This hit song is the one that will sell music , book shows and get endorsements ( if you are lucky ) Below are a few things of what makes a Hit Song.

1. A Catchy Beat: These days you don't have to be a Jermaine Dupri to get that hit song. With this new wave of music and generation of people ... all an artiste really needs is a catchy beat. Really think about it .. how many times did you hear a song and you know the beat but not the words ... then when you learn the words you wonder "what kinda song dis".

2. Instruments used: Based on the Award Winning Documentary "20 Feet from Stardom" in 2013 , it was found that the songs that were on the Billboard top 100 either used a Synthesizer , Piano or Guitar. These sounds in the layman term are interesting to the ear and people will gravitate towards it. For example "Jim Screechie" Riddim and T-pain.

3. A Little bit of Talent ... a lot of Social Media Attention: This is not your Grandmas' generation everybody is on Social Media ... If you don't have a Social Media following .. dog nyam you suppa! A perfect example of this was Beyonce's Secret overnight Album release on YouTube followed by pictures on Instagram.


4. You Have to Repeat The Title ... Alot: Think of a song like Pharell William's Happy ... if you have any doubt at all what the song about ; you are re-assured in the Title , The Versus and of course the Chorus...People don't have time to sit down and learn the words to a song .. they want to hear a word and know that .. that's the Song .

5. You don't have to know the Language: If you are an Artiste and everybody knows the lyrics to your song .... you sir have been buss! Think of a Song like Timber with Pitbull & Ke$ha ..  this song is popular worldwide because of a wordless syllable "oooh" in the chorus or " Gangham Style" .. we have no idea what PSY is saying throughout the song but we have know "woop , woop , woop dem Gangham Style".

While these are all great tips for getting a hit song, hard work and dedication to your Art should not be overlooked. Rome wasn't built in a day Jah People ... Walk good and eat food

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