“Roar”, “Royals”, “Happy”... One word to hit the world!

You may have noticed the increasing number of popular songs with one-word titles in the charts worldwide.

From Pop music to R&B, writers are now more than ever looking for short, simple and effective names. But where is this coming from?

• Sharing is success

With the superpower of social media, a short title can be easily shared and turned into an hashtag. This way, the music and lyrics can be spread all over the internet in just a few seconds.

• One word to be number one

The writers know it: if a song can be summed up in a single word, then the message must be really powerful. It's likely to be memorized by the fans around the world and become a number one in the charts.

Let’s play a game: I'm sure you have the following one-word titled songs in mind. Can you remember the lyrics? Check them out right now on our website!

• Believe, made famous by Cher .
• Ghostbusters, made famous by Ray Parker J.
• Funkytown, made famous by Lipps, Inc.
• OMG, made famous by Usher.
• Footloose, made famous by Kenny Loggins.
• Grenade, made famous by Bruno Mars.
• Fantasy, made famous by Mariah Carey.
• Firework, made famous by Katy Perry.
• Waterfalls, made famous by TLC.
• Fallin’, made famous by Alicia Keys.
• Radioactive, made famous by Imagine Dragons.
• Irreplaceable, made famous by Beyoncé.
• Faith, made famous by George Michael.
• Royals, made famous by Lorde.
• Low, made famous by Flo Rida.
• Physical, made famous by Olivia Newton-John.
• Macarena, made famous by Los Del Rio.
• Smooth, made famous by Santana.
• Happy, made famous by Pharrell.

Published on: 1 May 2014