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.
- The Replacements
I'm in Trouble - Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe - M.I.A.
Galang - New Order
Ceremony - Mudhoney
Touch Me I'm Sick - TV on the Radio
Staring at the Sun - LCD Soundsystem
Losing My Edge - The xx
Crystalised - The Smiths
Hand in Glove - Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe - Queens Of The Stone Age
If Only - Ramones
Blitzkrieg Bop - The Killers
Mr. Brightside - Depeche Mode
Dreaming of Me - Green Day
Longview - Dinosaur Jr.
Repulsion - Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The U.K. - MGMT
Time to Pretend - Duran Duran
Planet Earth - Leonard Cohen
Suzanne - The New York Dolls
Personality Crisis - Joy Division
Digital - Nine Inch Nails
Down in It - Pearl Jam
Alive - Arctic Monkeys
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - The Stooges
I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Undertones
Teenage Kicks - Massive Attack
Daydreaming - Mumford & Sons
Little Lion Man - The Clash
White Riot - Björk
Human Behaviour - Arcade Fire
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Living Colour
Cult Of Personality - Alabama Shakes
Hold On - R.E.M.
Radio Free Europe - Oasis
Supersonic - Lily Allen
Smile - Foo Fighters
This Is A Call - Rage Against the Machine
Killing in the Name - The Cure
Killing an Arab - Vampire Weekend
Mansard Roof - The Velvet Underground
All Tomorrow's Parties - Frank Ocean
Novacane - Gang Of Four
Damaged Goods - Blondie
X Offender - Lorde
Royals - Weezer
Undone (The Sweater Song) - Smashing Pumpkins
I Am One - Interpol
Pda - Superchunk
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