Released: 5th July Writers: Joel Amey, Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis, Ellie Rowsell Trivia: I first heard this song while walking around Ikea and loved it so much, I had it on repeat for the whole visit. As such, I will forever associate it with flatpack furniture and meatballs. Best bits: 1. I look at your… Continue reading The 5th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Kisses
Category: Most Poptastic Singles
The 6th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Sofi Tukker ft. The Knocks, Nervo & Alisa Ueno – Best Friend
Released: 12th September Writers: Sofi Tukker, James Patterson, NERVO, Alisa Ueno Trivia: This song is like an electro-pop Band Aid… except instead of raising money for charity, its key purpose was to sell iPhones (and be performed by the poo emoji). New York duo Sofi Tukker brought together an international collective of DJs and singers to create the ultimate… Continue reading The 6th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Sofi Tukker ft. The Knocks, Nervo & Alisa Ueno – Best Friend
The 7th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber – Despacito (Remix)
Released: 17th April Writers: Poo Bear, Marty James, Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi, Erika Ender, Daddy Yankee Trivia: Despacito is the most streamed song in history, the longest-running Billboard no.1, and the first Spanish-language US no.1 since the Macarena. The original music video, which doesn’t even feature the Biebs, is the most viewed YouTube video of all time. It was… Continue reading The 7th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber – Despacito (Remix)
The 8th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Rhys – Too Good To Be True
Released: 22nd September Writers: Jörgen Elofsson, Rhys Trivia: Rhys is the latest pop protegée of Jörgen Elofsson, a former member of the Swedish production team Cheiron (alongside Max Martin). After the Cheiron days he colluded with Simon Cowell to give pop music a bad name, providing generic ballads for Idol winners and Westlife, but he can… Continue reading The 8th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Rhys – Too Good To Be True
The 9th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Susanne Sundfør – Undercover
Released: 6th June Writers: Susanne Sundfør Trivia: My prediction that Susanne’s 2015 album Ten Love Songs was a one-off moment of pop magic was sadly correct, but the 2017 follow-up Music For People In Trouble did provide this orchestral, poetic, emotional power ballad that will appeal to any fans of her previous work. Best bits: 1.… Continue reading The 9th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: Susanne Sundfør – Undercover
The 10th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: E^ST – Life Goes On
Released: 28th September Writers: Jim Eliot, E^ST Trivia: I loved this song when it was first released without paying much attention to the lyrics, but listening back to it while compiling this list, I was struck by the sentiment. E^ST sings that sometimes relationships that “weren’t a big deal” leave more of an impression than… Continue reading The 10th Most Poptastic Single of 2017: E^ST – Life Goes On
The No.1 Most Poptastic Single of 2016: Fifth Harmony – That’s My Girl
Girlbands are often treated like musical clotheshorses, expected to sing whatever the record label decides is the best demo submitted for their next album. Therefore it’s always exciting when a group gets to release a song that was clearly written for them. From the sound, merging their previous best (Sledgehammer) and most popular (Worth It),… Continue reading The No.1 Most Poptastic Single of 2016: Fifth Harmony – That’s My Girl
The 2nd Most Poptastic Single of 2016: MUNA – I Know a Place
Released: 2nd December Writers: Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, Naomi McPherson Trivia: I loved this song when I first heard it at a MUNA gig in May, but it turned into an obsession when the studio version was (finally!!) released earlier this month, and I found out the story behind it. What I’d seen as just… Continue reading The 2nd Most Poptastic Single of 2016: MUNA – I Know a Place
The 3rd Most Poptastic Single of 2016: Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex
Released: 16th October Writers: Iain James, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Henrik Michelsen, Edvard Forre Erfjord, Camille Purcell Trivia: Little Mix’s performance of Shout Out To My Ex on The X Factor was, to me, the pinnacle of their career. It was the first live performance of the Glory Days era, and… Continue reading The 3rd Most Poptastic Single of 2016: Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex
The 4th Most Poptastic Single of 2016: Royksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør – Never Ever
Released: 9th September Writers: Svein Berge, Torbjorn Brundtland Trivia: Susanne Sundfør’s last album Ten Love Songs was so special, I didn’t dare hope she’d ever do anything that good again, especially since her previous music hadn’t been very poptastic at all. I resigned myself to the idea that it was just a magic moment in… Continue reading The 4th Most Poptastic Single of 2016: Royksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør – Never Ever