We all believe that our favorite artist’s songs came from an inspiring and dramatic moment or that he worked on for months. However, some took only 20 minutes, others were made after watching a movie or from a funny situation.
With these 15 data you will know every detail of the moment when the most famous songs were created.
1. A Justin Timberlake song was not for him
The song Rock Your Body It was originally written by Pharrell Williams for Michael Jackson, but the King of Pop rejected it. The composer sold it to Timberlake for a reasonable amount and it was a huge success, peaking at # 5 on the Billboard charts.
2. Nobody wanted Baby One More Time
The song that Britney achieved success with was offered to different famous bands, but no one accepted it. This singer’s label took it just to try her luck, without imagining that it would be a total hit.
3. Falling by Harry Styles was created in 20 minutes
During an interview for Apple Music, the singer revealed that it took him just 20 minutes to write the song:
I was about to go out to dinner and they were going to pick me up at Tom’s (Harry’s composer and producer) house. When I came out of the bathroom, he was playing the piano. I went and stood next to him and we wrote everything down.
4. Beyoncé created Partition after listening to the music
In the documentary Selft-Titled, the singer confessed that she had no idea what to write. He came into the studio without a pen or paper, but once he heard the bass and the beat, he grabbed a mic and started singing.
It reminded me of when my husband and I met and he was trying to win me over and he thought I was the sexiest thing on the whole planet. I expressed my sexual fantasies in Partition due to the feeling that women have after giving birth. You can have your child and still have fun, stay sexy, have dreams, and live for yourself. I have no shame in admitting that I am a sexual person and I am not ashamed of it.
5. Hey Jude it’s a song of comfort
Paul McCartney wrote the song as a kind of comfort for John Lennon’s son after his parents divorced. Paul went to visit Cynthia and her son to see how they were doing and when he saw him he started singing, “Hey Jules, don’t screw it up. Everything will be fine”. The singer changed the name because Jules was very difficult to sing.
6. Billie Jean almost killed Michael Jackson
The King of Pop was so focused on composing in his head Billie Jean while driving he never noticed that his car was on fire. A motorcyclist alerted him and saved him from a terrible end. Later the song became a total success.
7. Girls Just Wanna Have fun it was written by a man
Singer Robert Hazard composed and recorded the original version of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, but four years later Cyndi Lauper made it a hit.
8. Lil Nas X wrote songs instead of studying
The singer wrote Old Town Road while he was in his freshman year of college. He did it for his Twitter followers, instead of studying for his math class.
I was supposed to start a math class and take it back but I didn’t do that, what I did was a song for Twitter because I have a lot of followers for whom I post memes and stuff. I found the beat on YouTube, search over 100 different beats or more. The one with the song somehow reflects my situation and what I wanted to do at the time, which was just run away from life.
9. All of Me was written for Chrissy Teigen
In an interview with Shazam, Legend said the song was written for Chrissy as a wedding hymn. The first time the model heard her, she couldn’t help crying.
He loved it and connected with the lyrics. When he heard some specific parts of the lyrics, he realized that it was about her. He felt it. Now I know that All of Me it is a song that reflects specific feelings. When I perform it at a concert I know that someone proposed to their partner, I see it in their faces when they sing it.
10. Taylor Swift watched a movie and created music
Swift saw the movie Someone Great on Netflix and then started writing the song Death by Thousand Cuts. In an interview he revealed that the film impacted his life.
For a week I began to wake up from dreams where I lived in the story, as if everything was happening to me. I have these lyrics in my head based on the dynamics of these characters.
11. This Is America it’s a song for the people
Obviously, it is inspired for the people, the title says it all. However, when Donald Glover (actor and protagonist of the clip) was asked what the music video meant, he refused to define it and only replied:
I feel like I’m not the one who really should do that. I think it is something that others should define, it is for people. Just like with Star Wars, you can watch this and go with whatever you need.
12. Shallow it was for a tragic ending
In an interview, Lady Gaga confessed that she wrote Shallow for the final scene of the film. It was supposed that in the script of A Star is a Born, Bradley Cooper’s character was drowning, but then ideas changed and he had to rewrite the song.
We believed that ‘Shallow’ It could be the final song I feel like it was about so much more than the literal drowning element of the original script. It was about wanting love and a deep connection. When we shot the scene I came out and put my hands on my face, that felt real. This is exactly how I felt. It was that insecurity and the feeling of not being good enough, but I’m doing this anyway because he inspired me.
13. Mr. Jackson it’s an apology song
Outkast’s André 3000 wrote the song as an apology to Erykah Badu’s mom for their breakup. When Badu heard the song, he couldn’t help crying, as he felt each verse was inspiring.
When I listened to André’s verses, I felt very good because they were so inspiring. He just told us how he felt and I have always respected that. I listened to what he felt and I appreciated it.
14. Since U Been Gone was also rejected
Pink and Hilary Duff rejected the song. Kelly Clarkson was the one who agreed to record it.
15. Bruno Mars doesn’t just write for him
The also composer was commissioned to write Fuck You, song that is interpreted by CeeLo Green.
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