My First Single
The dream of every beginner artist of pop music is releasing a single to impact on listeners, paving the way for a successful career. Whether in the age of physical formats or in the digital age, the single, as working music, is a bet by an artist to score a big hit.
We have compiled some artists that debuted with impactful singles or that, at least, left a good impression for a promising future.
- Blur
She's So High - The xx
Crystalised - Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The U.K. - a-ha
Take On Me - The Replacements
I'm in Trouble - Arcade Fire
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Gorillaz
Clint Eastwood - LCD Soundsystem
Losing My Edge - Nine Inch Nails
Down in It - Queens Of The Stone Age
If Only - Depeche Mode
Dreaming of Me - Superchunk
Slack Motherfucker - Blondie
X Offender - Rage Against the Machine
Killing in the Name - Mudhoney
Touch Me I'm Sick - Dinosaur Jr.
Repulsion - Björk
Human Behaviour - The Weeknd
Wicked Games - Duran Duran
Planet Earth - Big Star
In the Street - Vampire Weekend
Mansard Roof - Leonard Cohen
Suzanne - The New York Dolls
Personality Crisis - MGMT
Time to Pretend - The Stooges
I Wanna Be Your Dog - TV on the Radio
Staring at the Sun - Gang Of Four
Damaged Goods - New Order
Ceremony - Massive Attack
Daydreaming - M.I.A.
Galang - Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe - Smashing Pumpkins
I Am One - The Velvet Underground
All Tomorrow's Parties - Green Day
Longview - The Killers
Mr. Brightside - Weezer
Undone (The Sweater Song) - Oasis
Supersonic - The Clash
White Riot - R.E.M.
Radio Free Europe - Pearl Jam
Alive - Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe - Interpol
Pda - Pet Shop Boys
West End Girls - The Smiths
Hand in Glove - Joy Division
Digital - Lana Del Rey
Video Games - Arctic Monkeys
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Foo Fighters
This Is A Call - Lily Allen
Smile - Living Colour
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