Post Malone Reveals How to Write a Hit Song in 8 Minutes!

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In this video, we explore the creative process of one of the biggest music stars of our time, Post Malone. From his perspective, he speaks about how his ideas for music come to him and how he approaches making records. He believes that the magic of making music, whether it's writing a song or dancing, is something that can't be controlled and just happens spontaneously. Post Malone's goal is to create music for himself and his fans, and he wants the process to be natural and unforced. Watch the video to get a deeper understanding of the mind of Post Malone and how he creates his music.
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[@donvandamnjohnsonlongfella1239]

is that your actual voice. Are you a douche sounding Englishmen? hahahahahaha

[@xenopac]

That's so true I do the same thing I can't force my self I let it come in natural

[@mikedanielofficial]

This video helped me remember and understand that i can’t control my inspiration, and that i have to stay true to Myself. Thanks Post and the people who put this compilation of videos together, well done.

[@DHunter_47]

John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@ArtisanUntamed]

​@DHunter_47 do you often bask in non sequitur?

[@romulo353]

Writing a hit song ain't hard, I know many songwriters who have not one, but many great songs which will never be heard. The hard part for most artists is distributing it and making money out of it. Marketing is the genius of most successful musicians, not product.

[@branimalYT]

Too true man!

[@Orderftw782]

How many hits Songs u have written? Talkin bout ain’t hard 😂

[@Orderftw782]

@@romulo353 ur a nobody. Do something first then bark or else you’ll just make a fool out ur self just like u did now

[@Orderftw782]

@@romulo353 talkin bout hit song ain’t hard 💀💀 dmb as how many u got 😂🤣😭

[@romulo353]

​@@Orderftw782 I would check if there's no radiation in the water you're drinking and also maybe a pet scan for brain tumors, your condition is apparently very serious. Yikes.

[@Funmode254]

He uses the word "sir" a lot. ❤

[@elwazaraza]

This is 100% true; my ideas usually come at random, unplanned times.

[@Binge-Minge]

Yeah, like in bed at 2am 😆

[@elwazaraza]

@@Binge-Minge 😂, yup.

[@zackstone4800]

100%? Are you sure? His songs are are a recipe like almost all pops songs

[@heyzzw]

And you dream some really cool melodies,when u wake up u forget😂

[@bluemm1]

Your ideas are far from mistakes, it is very organic. Your sound, style, personality, is just plain fucking cool. His music really is spiritual to alot of folks. Thank you sir, you are an exceptional story writer/singer/songwriter/actor & I believe you are a true empath that works on the musical concert level.

[@RootsVibes]

Marketing is everything. My channel is living proof… most of my tracks I make within a week and it’s just me improvising mostly… without the lofi branding my tracks would just be random instrumentals. Granted I’ve put my heart and soul into them but it’s the combination of both that has made made more than half a million views in about 6 weeks.

[@Xollphyse]

You can’t rush creative prosess

[@JeffSans]

Facts, I’ve written many songs in the shiter as well 😂 also dont force it, make use of prompts but sometimes it just comes to you.

[@switboy]

I have been listening to post for a very long time I must say you are a great and natural writer

[@richardottum1]

Shaping the shotgun blast of creative tangents into a Lazer guided idea; is a gifted producer's talent

[@GemTappX]

I love how respectful post Malone is!

[@littlebigguy4702]

When im making a song i have to had gone through something that brings up strong emotions for me personally that’s always how I find my hook and everything else comes together eventually

[@tommy.countach]

great videos, cant wait for more :)

[@Song_Aholic]

Glad you like them!

[@g7g.productions211]

What song is playing in the background at 4:51?

[@tommyxbently]

Are there any tips on wirting a song being a feature

[@djlunax4604]

I love how he addresses people by sir

[@priscilajunger6276]

A trully artist.

[@tomschlaiss5735]

Interesting video, cheers from Germany

[@joeygrimaldi9108]

Wow I can't believe you guys got David Attenborough to narrate this.

[@ithoughtfuls]

thank you post 🙏🌺

[@1billi_7]

There's no guarantee that a song is going to be a hit and I don't think there's anything like a hit song. You just get into the studio and grind, I have seen overlooked songs become the career changing song

[@jonssu0000]

I agree with post malone

[@goldiemusic8394]

Most of this music is written while taking a shit. this explains a lot.

[@mkc1rrc]

Post Malone writes songs based on what he just listened to - there's a ton of STP, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden riffs (and even melodies) in many of his songs and I cannot believe he hasn't been sued into bankruptcy yet for ripping everyone off.

[@heartbeatsdrum]

Step 1: Have major label promoting and spreading your music .... .... ....

[@SXTWLVE]

This

[@s_cuzz]

he is right. Sometimes you hop on a beat and u destroy all of them. When you learn form it, next time you will be able to make 60% of that moment even when u dont feel like creating. But most bangers arfe like " fuck, this is nice melody, let me freestyle it"

[@cypressfrost4219]

This video hits hard

[@strt9696]

Yeah it’s easy when top producers make all the music first

[@dyonissiszoes3747]

Man, take some piano lessons for two months, your songwriting process will be much more efficient and you’ll stay in the flow 😮. You have enough money for musical instruction 😅

[@7oeseven793]

Post malone peaked at BB & B and Hollywoods bleeding...now its a bunch of Target and JC Penny exclusive albums.

[@advancingchannel]

Thank you for this.

[@demianroca4469]

pero que hit escribio este hombre que no escuche ninguno?

[@Nonsense913]

How to make a hit song… have rich parents first.

[@ashtonkrich]

Songwriting should never be forced

[@fad2679]

Neither should sex

[@H74ver]

Taxes too. Nothing should be, especially law. We should make a law for officers to enforce mandatory that abolishes forced obligation. The paradigm of Pandora's box . Unfortunately this world has turned into a huge gang war of two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for dinner. At the end of the day everything is selfish, absolutely every action done and it's all man telling man. no one KNO DA WAE I not kno da wae and no man can show me da wae . I digress Rant over

[@NickLAnderson]

🙏🏼

[@RIMIDDAGOAT]

Funny I’m taking a sh!t tryna find new beats 😭

[@FordZilla]

This hasn’t taught me anything. Other than Post Malone somehow makes music.

[@nuke97]

A hit pop song has a clear vibe, a linear progression that any listener can flow with from start to finish, lyrics that capture the feel, and like it or not in this day and age you have to look young AF with a style that matches and some other famous person that decides to pick you up. Otherwise you'll need a million dollars to market your work and promote it.

[@BeteBete-gw4ih]

😍😍😍😍

[@_Spider4]

don't try to make a hit song when you first start a music career

[@urbanwarior3134]

Is it because someone thought he was a post card

[@jibbt4059]

After listening to the new album he should relisten to this

[@jtremix3703]

Repent now and trust Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior please🥰 John 3:13 for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life!😇❤❗

[@MarcioNovelli]

Highly Overrated

[@justicia8393]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelciancetta6397]

Funny nowadays how advice on how write great songs is given by people whose songs have at least 4/5 songwriters on it :)))

[@mikedanielofficial]

As a songwriter, i absolutely agree with Post that a really good song comes from a organic process. Whenever i try to make a song with the mindset of getting something good from it, it never flows.

[@citan554]

doesnt get much more organic than taking a shit

[@RayDavidCEO]

The "organic process" of taking a shit?

[@B.OKwithShay]

Dunno dude. Id say habitually writing hones that spark to happen much more often. Still gotta put in 10,000 hours writing and hone your craft so that inspiration hits you often.

[@KylieBaer]

The thing they all have in common is inspiration. As long as there’s inspiration you can create anything

[@brettjr9521]

Its not the song its the package. The person delivering the song is everything. Not to mention lables not so subtle way of planting it into our minds

[@og951]

Hit songs required a few ingredients good melodies, catchy hooks and decent lyrics. Coming up with the catchy melodies and make everything blend in is the hard part it requires creativity and talent

[@YahooAndGoogle]

It’s hard in the beginning.

[@ZemarRed]

Yeah but can he reveal how to write a song that isn't complete shit? Didn't think so 🤷🏾‍♂

[@FrostFanatikmusic]

The title is so misleading

[@FREESPIRITSTHEBAND]

It’s misleading because there’s not a magic formula to write hits, and that’s the whole point of being a songwriter: the fun is in the endless search for that magic

[@06Teks]

@@FREESPIRITSTHEBANDit’s never addressed or concluded proper so…

[@FREESPIRITSTHEBAND]

@@06Teksso what? It’s not addressed because as I said there’s no set rules or a formula to write a ‘hit song’. If there was you’d just buy it or learn it and we’d all become millionaires. You never know what the public wants so you just gotta keep writing tunes, improving your craft and one day one might blow up. The title is clickbait but there’s gems there if you know where to look for

[@emp.7826]

Im truly adore Post Malone.

[@Song_Aholic]

Yeah, he's the best!

[@LuciensMusic]

Its so hard to write great songs and definitely hard to "produce" it after its written,,I HATE doing it by myself for real.

[@ofishal1503]

I feel this! Writing is easy to me.. but producing vocals and mixing it.. I can't get it down for the life of me. I been self learning for a couple years. I got the basics of compression, eq, reverb, etc . Mixing or producing is the hardest part for me.

[@DHunter_47]

John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@JanEwing69]

I'm a writer and Post's process is amazingly similar to my own. He talks about how it just comes "naturally" and without force. I don't even think I do anything more than go into a fugue state and type. Next thing I know, the story or essay is done.

[@DHunter_47]

John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@brian.longoria]

very true. So many times I had writers block and could not for the life of me force myself to finish what I was writing, but later it would just come to me

[@InceyWincey]

My trick is just to write nonsense and then change it later. Often halfway through writing something stupid and meaningless the right line will come to me.

[@StevenSawersMusic]

finally someone who does what I do. drink beer, put on a beat, hit record and see what sounds good!!!

[@g_clinch]

Sharppp

[@timoteooo94]

Some of my best songs that I wrote just came to me....I just got on the mic n started recording phrases n once I finish, I'm always amazed

[@CarrotTop2x]

0:10 "We see the wild post malone in his natural habitat"📸

[@ericgriffin120]

Whenever I hear an artist say this kind of BS...I just roll my eyes. Mytical processes, spiritual flow etc... it's all just BS folks. And then you wonder why you can't create SH%&T. They obviously leave out a tremendous amount of knowledge, process and technical abilites of the droves of people that participate in the song making process. And the countless hours it can take to grind to perfect a song. Its rather insulting.

[@lukingz7551]

He don't know how to write hit song but he can make song and music that he be

[@MrEOM41]

Or the shower 🧼 🚿 😁

[@The.Works.]

hmu for beats to go along with your song writing 🔥

[@ralph7777]

It takes me like half a day to write one song lol then I gotta revise it when I hear it over and over. So it takes me really a day

[@froy-iz8sf]

"Its just kinda happens" awesome essay bro

[@notgetbeaton]

I think it was Thomas Edison who said "The “genius” hangs around his laboratory day and night. If anything happens he’s there to catch it" You must be ready to "catch" it.

[@BartholomewRoberts17]

Brilliant

[@Munchonmushies]

The narrator makes me feel like we're about to see two post Malone's charge each other for dominance over a fish

[@eriksori]

Like a NatGeo documentary 😂

[@noyb4441]

Honestly, out of all the songs I've ever recorded. The song that flowed to me the most natural way, is my MOST liked/streamed song out my whole catalog. It showed me that, when you're trying "too hard" with the lyrical miracle, bragadocious stuff, it comes off less authentic. BE AUTHENTIC. LET IF FLOW. It doesn't always have to be about crazy rhymes. SN: I wrote this song passed midnight. Literally looking up at the stars at night. Today, it's my most streamed song. And to think, i debated on even dropping it. Im glad I DID.

[@iczybear]

Drop yoo name bro

[@H74ver]

Yeah bro lemme hear

[@Xscapeplan01]

I want to collaborate with post one day, see if it comes to pass

[@deliveryboy]

*SHOCKING REVELATION* ITS COMPLETELY UP TO THE ALGORITHM!

[@SXTWLVE]

Ha bro..the algorithm isnt real for major label artists. Theres partnership deals and licensing stuff on the back end.

[@ANiCKiN]

That's why todays music will rot away and in 10 years nobody remembers any of it.

[@hanislip]

10% music 90% promo

[@Bthelick]

The difference between him and unsuccessful music artists is that he perfectly happy with letting those "mistakes" get finished, and released into the world. Most artists stuck in their bedroom have those same mistakes all over their hard drive but don't release them because they are scared or they don't sound like they hoped or sound like other 'professional' output whatever that means.

[@pinido4736]

💯

[@TheRealDEELProductions]

Discipline and Focus can also bring results. Intent and Purpose also will drive Creativity. I cannot afford to wait around for inspiration. I look for it. And then work at it.

[@cabellero1120]

Wow! This dude is something! He's right! A hit song or award winning performance ..it must come from your passion, your expression! you can't really control the process. Madonna once said " It's all about the work, the project. Success is a byproduct of the work." Anyone can do an impression of a singer or actor. To do something Original, Something that Hasn't been done a hundred times....Whoa! Malone is original and different from the rest! His brutal honesty, a sense of organic and familiar... His " I've effed up, but I'm still trying to be happy!" Is what he brings to his music. His song Chemical...... it's probably too honest for some. too candid, explicit That's what makes it cool! He's Not afraid to admit he effed up! So many performers act as though they execute everything perfectly! Malone isn't like that! He's Honest and he appreciates his fans!

[@NoCoverCharge]

Every single song on his country album I had already forgot … cause they. Suck

[@JeremyTalaczynski]

I can listen to Post talk without losing interest. No one needs the stupid red line at the botom if every other clip

[@JeremyTalaczynski]

Like bro those parts of the vid arent advertisements or anything, WHY THE LINE BRO SERIOUSLY. All because of the stuoid line I. Now aint watchin the video and disliking it

[@astro_poly]

he needs a G2M box guitar to midi :) use it too its great

[@nocityartsfilm6455]

step one: Have hoards of trendy tone-deaf fans...

[@AwareOCE]

Post malone is such a kind person to everyone, just a good dude

[@Jersey-v1i]

Wise words lyrics is accidently sometimes don't get lyrics2 other days I wrote nice lyrics but I'm not famous but amateur have 2 tracks here. I do it for expression myself in this sick world

[@thisisGodsministry]

hey how are you, learing how to make music. I want to share the good news with you also. Jesus Christ is God. God came down in form as a man to show man how to pursue God. We must die, as he did , yet our death that must take place is not physical but spititual, We must kill our sinful nature and live in christ. God has a great plan for us. Beleive in the Gospel

[@madmaxmusic89]

a Hit song that is natural can be cool, but rock and metal seems to be drowned out by Pop. Just switch genres guys. Bring your edge to the Pop culture, simple as Post Malone doing "White Iverson"

[@macaroon147]

Just do it your own way ✌️

[@elliedal8073]

As a teacher of Grade 5/6 looking for inspiration to teach an engaging Poetry unit, I need this clip to be clean. Teachers worldwide would use Post Malone as inspiration for composition... but it is not usable. Please think of creating a classroom-friendly version.

[@rakeemcook1022]

On the point of “today you don’t say I’m going to make this song or that song” that’s not true. A lot of times the lable will have a pre written song that they want the artist to make. 🤓👆🏻

[@nishali3343]

it's called creativity.

[@gasbabybv1844]

Music = Nothing to do with business MUSIC INDUSTRY 😈 = EVERYTHING TO DO WITH BUSINESS

[@Targoon_Music]

yeah music sometimes happens but you gotta remember those musicians who stood the test of time sat down and WROTE music. BWV 565 didn't he happen on a toilet seat bach wrote the thing by knowing the language of notes and how to use them to make sentences that are understandable by anyone.

[@travislee9662]

You can’t force inspiration…you’ll get hemorrhoids. You’ve got to naturally let everything come out…also stay hydrated and possibly up your fiber😂

[@thedarkpianowizardgoblin4676]

Let's be honest people half the songs he writes aren't just completely done by him From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Congratulations" Cover art for the remix Single by Post Malone featuring Quavo from the album Stoney Released November 4, 2016 (promotional single) January 31, 2017 (official single) Recorded August 2016 Genre Trap[1] Length 3:40 Label Republic Songwriter(s) Austin Post Quavious Marshall Leland Wayne Adam Feeney Louis Bell Carl Rosen Producer(s) Metro Boomin Frank Dukes Louis Bell

[@AmericanIdiotPolitics]

No but a lot of the new songs off of Austin are mostly written by him. P.S. imagine getting Metro and Louis on a single track together lol

[@ElJapiu]

As an artist myself i am super grateful for this video!

[@funhousemirror]

“Inspiration” is nice and all but this is deeply unhelpful. Why did that inspiration strike? How do you try to deterministically achieve it? How can artists possibly reliably make money if it’s all based on arbitrary moments of inspiration?

[@DHunter_47]

The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@TheWillemDeBur]

Guys and that is why 80% of postys lyrics are heartless and boring shit. Which he can overplay by his amazing singing Voice for the Most people. Cant listen to anything of the new stuff - cause lyrical wise it also Sounds like from the Shitter

[@zackstone4800]

But his songs all fit in the pop formula like a glove?? This is bullshit 😂😂. If you know the song structure it follows a very specific recipe.

[@Scarhound-wo5xh]

Dude, no clue how I got to this video. I'm not a fan. I've heard his stuff, and it's catchy, but It's just not my type of music. I have to respect it though. I think good music is just real. It has to come from the heart. Just saying, I think this dude is real

[@flekkjekka]

I was literally a gift from above trying to put this shit together and my family’s waiting for their kid to watch their boring ass game for the 8th time and making me piss outside.