What Are the BEST SHORT SONGS?

[@BraveSirRobin-hx2eq]

Now we need a video for 10+ minute songs

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Pick any stoner/doom band 🤣

[@check3255]

earthmover

[@alisterprins1567]

Duk koo Kim

[@theeggmcwaffle2594]

@@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245DOPETHRONE!!!!

[@nikocayetano1805]

Listen to the swans

[@marcoholland1327]

For No One by the Beatles is my favourite example of this. It only lasts 1:59 and yet is so tight and perfect, probably my favourite song of theirs tbh

[@AdultBaldUncle]

Was literally thinking about it the whole video

[@Totsrocky]

My favourite Beatles song as well, love it

[@floraidh4097]

That was the song that I thought he was going to mention when I saw Paul in the thumbnail. And man, how it ends both resolved and yet not perfectly complimenting the lyrics, it's fantastic!

[@tompilkington3828]

I only came to this comment section to talk about For No One haha so short but packs such an emotional punch.

[@petracora]

It’s also my favorite song of theirs

[@Obscured_By_Trees]

Riot! By Earl Sweatshirt

[@neomarioism]

wouldnt the original riot by hugh masekela also qualify

[@kimjong-un8413]

For sureee

[@alex11v3]

Tbh the entirely of some rap songs fits

[@levonhowerton]

I’n a similar vain, Love, of Money by Mavi is great at 1 minute

[@BonoLightier]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@mas851]

Solo (reprise) off of blonde is also great, andré 3000 chokes you with his words and at the end you can almost feel yourself gasping for air as if you had performed it yourself.

[@gbrodie49]

I mean, Yesterday by The Beatles is also just over two minutes and it's one of the most emotionally moving pieces of popular music ever written, and is one of the most re-recorded songs to this day.

[@calw.9373]

For Free? by Kendrick Lamar is one of the favorite interludes. I love that the whole song feels like a jazz song but with Kendrick rapping over it, I know that can apply to a lot of TPAB but that’s where I think it’s felt the most.

[@Rl-tn1ys]

Are you suggesting that for free should’ve made the list?

[@currentlysleeping]

Stop Smoking by Car Seat Headrest. It's so short and simple, but it feels like an emotional gut punch.

[@ilysukiluv]

I used to love that song :(

[@stormblade2895]

​@@ilysukiluvnot anymore?

[@Ryan-wv6ww]

the 2011 version of that song is the only version better than the 2018 version imo

[@cresszs]

I prefer goodbye love

[@dddw.]

@@cresszs based

[@nl3064]

Good choices in the video. You said a few of the ones I was thinkin' of. A few of my fav's on top of that - J Dilla - "Waves" Aphex Twin - "Avril 14th" Aphex Twin - "#17" (Z-Twig) Cat Stevens - "The Wind" Bill Withers - "Ain't No Sunshine" Edit: how could I forget? The Misfits - "Halloween"

[@jonasithorisson5159]

I feel like almost every song on donuts deserves to be mentioned

[@akuapay]

Urn By Childish Gambino

[@scottyboom5022]

having the endless pfp and using a Gambino song as an example of a short song is kinda funny 🤣

[@akuapay]

@@scottyboom5022 holy shit i forgot about endless 😂😂😂. Unity is up there for sure

[@brandongravine6992]

Riot - Earl Sweatshirt

[@anthonyfoti4391]

Pretty much every song on Some Rap Songs tbh

[@Lucid_Avery]

The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl

[@maxcosta806]

It's in the video

[@PinePike]

I FELL IN LOVE ONCE AND ALMOST COMPLETELY

[@mas851]

Strawberry Blond by Mitski is another great short song at only 1:54. It's an incredibly beautiful and catchy song about love and the pain it brings.

[@yvonno_fake]

It’s about hardships and discrimination due to being Asian-American.

[@imperiallegionnaire8344]

Can't believe They Might Be Giants weren't mentioned. Particle Man, Kiss Me Son of God, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, Number Three, Chess Piece Face, Cage and Aquarium, Hot Cha, Stomp Box, etc

[@chchvfhkhk]

Only bops mentioned. 🔥🔥

[@masondane]

!!!!!!

[@securerofthebag2890]

Don’t Let’s Start 🙏

[@JMD501]

I'm Impressed is my fave short one

[@yandhi5016]

Little wing for me

[@bradberkely7448]

It's 2:26 so doesn't really fit the criteria

[@Secumind]

Seaside by The Kooks Incredibly soothing, basically an audible snack of nostalgia for me

[@tomheadington4762]

Ooooo very good take love this song

[@adam3mil]

Counting Worms - Knocked Loose. usually not a fan of this kind of music but this song is something else

[@Candela115]

arf arf

[@adam3mil]

@@Candela115 this guy gets it

[@chev5451]

laugh tracks, the album counting worms comes from, is a very worthwhile listen. i didn’t used to generally listen to such forward and aggressive music, but coming to appreciate this album made it a lot easier to listen to similar stuff. now i have a new kind of music i like, which is always cool

[@ablackwelltp1]

The second half of WORRY by Jeff Rosenstock has a load of sub-2-minute songs in that Abbey Road medley style and they all slap

[@Angelo-r-b]

The seamless transitions make the bunch of tiny songs feel more like one big song, but by themselves they still work

[@esodevulpes6435]

If you're gonna mention Worry it's got to be Pash Rash. Literally the first song I thought of when I read the title

[@calebreader5818]

@@esodevulpes6435 it is CRIMINAL that pash rash is that short, its so fucking good

[@museofsalzburg2373]

I was surprised when I got around to the album that Leonard Cohen was my favourite song on The Record by boygenius. There's something really sweet about its reminiscing about a random moment in a relationship that gets me.

[@justindekock7211]

I didn't even realize Angelina from Pinegrove was under 2 min! shows how great and complete the song is

[@ForevrrFury]

While only 1 song on Reign in Blood by Slayer is under 2 minutes, only 3 of the 10 songs go to 3 minutes or longer and the album is 28 minutes in total. The band didn't realize how short the album was until they were done making it, but decided to keep it how it was because it was still impactful

[@Briwalker42]

My nomination for best short song band is They Might Be Giants. I think most of their albums have multiple sub 2 min songs. Even songs over 3 min are rarities.

[@CardinalLaw9]

Coffee Mug by the Descendants- intro, 2 verses, 2 choruses, and an outro in 34 seconds!

[@LarsSomers]

Guided by Voices are masters at creating bangers at under 2 minutes. Take songs like Game of Pricks, As we go up, we go down, Queen of cans and jars, Blimps go 90, Hot Freaks, A Salty salute, My son cool, little whirl, How loft I am, Drinker’s peace, the rally boys and Doughnut for a snowman as examples.

[@ryanyamamoto4295]

This would be my pick as well

[@Skarmory20]

FM! by vince staples fits this so well, especially the earl sweatshirt interlude

[@p_ttown1979]

i’m not a huge rap head but it’s my fav rap album

[@SASTSimon]

Lets not forget everybodys dead by underscores. It feels like youre going through the entire song in an instant while also listening to a normal lenght track, its just verse verse chorus chorus and then it abruptly ends going into the next song

[@lonelyjames2785]

If we’re talking about underscores, heck has gotta be my favorite for her short songs. In under 2 minutes it manages to deliver an amazing buildup into one of the most powerful climaxes I’ve heard, before abruptly cutting to a very fitting outro. Such an incredible song and artist

[@bigkoby]

Breaking Glass by Davie Bowie to me is the ultimate sub 2 min song. The amount fit into that song is pretty insane. Probably one of my favs of all time

[@pebblefattree6404]

Mitsk's 'A Burning Hill' is such a good song with such touching lyrics. Every time I hear it I am in love (I have to cry).

[@arturtres3]

69 love songs by The Magnetic Fields has a bunch of them, like Reno Dakota, Washington DC, Love is Like a Bottle of Gin and more

[@akshat512]

Love the album, its astounding how they managed to produce such a prolific album with so many high value tracks

[@webinfront]

Tony Molina and Guided by voices are the reigning kings of short songs imo

[@LUFC-yl2cd]

I think you were in my profile picture once - modern baseball

[@Bartholomule01]

There is an Abbey Road esque outro to the album "WORRY" by Jeff Rosenstock. It is really an incredible album. It has quite a bit of timeless struggling young person appeal but also does great with modernizing those vibes to how the struggles of youth are experienced on the internet, through algorithms etc.

[@acidic_pasta_sauce906]

Great video!! So glad you talked about Golden Slumbers; it’s easily my favorite Beatles song and it was even my favorite song in general for a while. Very underrepresented

[@IreneCAbry]

Heavy Bend by Big Thief. Honestly one of my favorite songs ever. Also, can’t believe he didn’t mention Car Seat Headrest! He’s made a lot of great songs that are under 2 minutes, like “Stop Smoking,” “Psst, Teenagers,” and “Goodbye Love”

DJ Shadow - Organ Donor. Although, he also released an extended version that's 4 minutes long. I also like: Boards of Canada - One Very Important Thought Diplo - Florida Mindless Self Indulgence - 1989 TCY Force - Pantscada

[@kevinpearson8562]

Shimmy by SOAD is my favorite short song. It’s like the perfect encapsulation of the band in such a short time.

[@martinesjrnamingha8222]

I think class of 2013 or A Burning Hill by Mitski should've been on here because they both pack quite huge punches, and I think them being short aids in that

[@PinePike]

Lockjaw by King Geedorah (aka MF DOOM) is one of my favorite short songs. beat is so majestic. love the part where it goes "lockja-haw! crackin a faulty frame"

[@fizzy.blonded]

mentioning frank ocean but not solo (reprise) is crazy. andre 3000 goes off on that song and conveys so much emotion in 1:18.

[@almac808]

Yes! So many of my favourite tracks are on the shorter side. The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young is about 2 minutes and it blows me away every time.

[@DapuffStuff]

I Felt Your Shape by The Microphones never fails to amaze me

[@mappplesirrup8473]

first one i thought of

[@jaxmanf]

This is the answer

[@agneebags]

incredible song

[@dogspaghetti7118]

In my mind that song is like, 10 minutes because of how grandiose that whole album was

[@judahpfannenstiel5145]

Came to this song thinking of the gleam pt 2

[@shinsfake2675]

For No One is my favourite Beatles track ever, absolutely adore it.

[@PulpViddyos]

My favorite is 'Dog On The Tracks' by Stormtroopers Of Death. It's a solid 4 seconds long. It tells the story of a lone dog on railroad tracks.

[@owensmith1007]

Oxford town - Bob Dylan INSANE track coming in at 1:50

[@Windite]

A favourite of mine is YOU FUCKERS WERE ASKING FOR THIS ONE by Rav, just one verse and one hook over a lofi instrumental that packs more punch than most full length tracks.

[@talkgomilk]

Dude I’ve been trying to find this song for over a year ty LMAOO

[@avocado8116]

I Felt Your Shape by the Microphones clocks in at just under 2 minutes, but damn is it emotionally stirring.

[@EdgarMorrisandTheDead]

Fell in love with a girl from the white stripes is a really good song

[@e3lli0tt]

higher by rihanna is one of the best examples of this. the raw vocals really add to the desperation of the lyrics and it tells a story in just under two minutes. super impressive

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Napalm Death - You Suffer

[@matt_c80]

One of the greatest examples of quality over quantity

[@tubbiele2]

The Kill is better

[@cardboard-boxgames9308]

This was really fab, covered a lot of bases too. I feel like the one glaring omission is Frankie Cosmos. Though their songs lean slightly more on the longer side now, the typical Frankie song is about a minute and a half long. Every song feels like it has only exactly what it needs but often they still manage to have proper structures and huge changes two thirds in, etc.

[@DavisStoneGraham]

close to you for sure. i love the variety of this channel dawg.

[@joelowry1323]

no they might be giants or guided by voices? i was convinced they were going to be the artist you mentioned at the end.

[@rafeprice]

I had no idea some of these were so short. True love will find you in the end and all the Nick drake songs are some of my favorites, and they’re both long and sprawling in my head

[@BREATHER_]

One of my personal favorite “short songs” of all time is the intro to an album & band I heard from this channel like 3-4 years ago “Faux Snow Globe” by Bay Faction - Florida Guilt. It’s so eerie & beautiful

[@ItzClobert]

Father Stretch My Hands pt. 1 immediately came to mind before I even clicked on the video.

[@personontheinternet2760]

I know you touched on Neutral Milk Hotel (probably one of my favourites on that album too) but I've always been fond of Communist Daughter even though the lyrics are wack. It's just a very relaxing and calming song

[@Rll_2206]

Converge - Concubine. This might just be the most visceral song and opener to an album I’ve ever heard and it’s just 1 minute and 19 secs long.

[@reelandyreid]

My favorite short song is Doll by Foo Fighters, it’s a perfect intro to the album it belongs to but it also works so well on its own.

[@cathospitaI]

frosti by bjork and o how i miss you by broadcast are two gorgeous short songs

[@Secumind]

Love how the mic matches the color of your shirt

[@johnoliveira5575]

Duster has so many good short songs, like gold dust, me and the birds, stars will fall, inside out, etc. some of those are over 2 minutes but only by a little

[@Clara-mm2yi]

Some of my fav short favourite songs are: I’m so tired (fugazi), awful bliss (guided by voices), back chorus (Tobin sprout), velocity girl (primal scream) and some wire songs:)

[@bradberkely7448]

I'm incredibly happy you mentioned Tea for the Tillerman

[@gabepattacini204]

Just a video idea if you do come around, I really liked your video ranking all of kanyes songs, I'd love to watch another video like that, maybe kendrick or tyler or frank, or whatever other artists. But that video was one of my favs from yours

[@jeromeb715]

Counting Worms by Knocked Loose. Oh my god

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Great content as always.

[@ariusziaee]

Bit of a deep cut, but "The Eyebright Bugler" by Deerhoof is absolute perfection, and its only 40 seconds long

[@roachessssssss]

Romanticist by Yves Tumor; It has a verse chorus structure in less than two minutes and has so many elements in it, Identity Trade off the same album is a banger too

[@paperhouse_3919]

Field Day for the Sundays / Three Girl Rhumba / Start to Move / Brazil / It's So Obvious / Surgeon's Girl / The Commercial / Straight Line / 106 Beats That / Mr Suit / Fragile / Different to Me. All those song came from the Wire album "Pink Flag" and last between 0:29 and 1:25

[@zakarybaumann2485]

I was expecting you to mention guided by voices! Bee Thousand is full of these short earworms

[@rambells266]

Heart of Darkness - Sparklehorse this song always surprised me whenever I remember it's length, the story and atmosphere of this song feels so much larger then it's 1:51 second timespan.

[@mattconrad2262]

Perfect take and explanation of Angelina , true love will find you , and please please 🔥

[@skyskyisurmom]

now we need long songs!!!!! (7+ mins?)

[@robf1557]

Anything below 2 minutes by Orchid. Easily my favorite punk band with a really distinct heaviness to their sound. The opener off of their 2000 album "Dance Now, Revolution Later" will change you fundamentally within its 60 second timeframe

[@danigomez9573]

Ruby Smiles by Reuben James, Drift by CHON, Computers by Clowncore, Bank Account by Louis Cole, For Absent Friends by Genesis, Happy House by Shuggie Otis, ARMED MAN by your best friend jippy, Lou's Tune by DARGZ, Lunes 1 De Abril by The Holydrug Couple, Peace (all three of them) by King Crimson (personal favourites)

[@Datv24]

Guided by voices I picked up an album and was shocked when I saw how many songs were on each side.

[@thad156]

Like every song jon brion did on eternal sunshine of the spotless mind come to mind

[@dj71162]

Queen? I'm thinking songs like "Nevermore" and "Dear Friends".

[@rew4778]

Cheap Day Return - Jethro Tull Shit is beyond beautiful

[@HotStrange]

The Commercial Album by the Residents and Double Nickels on the Dime by Minutemen changed the way I look at songwriting.

[@brecasey680]

Interlude called circus, Saba smile #2, Slauson Malone w/ Maxo My Way Home, Common (kanye) The Beach, Vince Staples and pretty much everything on Pinball by MIKE

[@willlee6095]

Bro that MVP Baseball '05 Soundtrack fuckin RIPS!!

[@latefordinner9286]

Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual" is exactly two minutes. Since the song is quite repetitive, it fits. It's interesting the amount of humor, emotion, storytelling, and messaging you can convey in such a small amount of time. Great video!

[@idonthaveanygoodnametouse1704]

Camera by Women. I love how those lofi reverb-y vocals remind me of speakers, like you’d have to make announcements at a school. The whole song feels like it’s inviting you on a journey, and it’s an awesome way to start the album.

[@drewrees3021]

Victoria Monet - We Might Even Be Falling In Love

[@ughaghost]

literally came here to comment this. the songs so good its a crime its so short.

[@penazas3116]

I'm actually surprised out of all Beatles songs he didn't mention "I Will" and "For No One", but besides that great video! very well researched.

[@Equanimity_music]

I never knew anybody else had that same shirt lol Also, Azucar by Earl Sweatshirt is one of my favorite songs ever and is 1:25

[@AshtonRogers-se1zj]

Skinned by Blind Melon is very short and is an awesome song. It has a lighthearted,almost silly melody,but it has super dark lyrics. For some reason that always appeals to me.

[@masondane]

blood by mcr westcoast collective & dominics interlude by dom fike mista freestyle by pa salieu intro by amelia moore

[@j_asch]

Catalina Fight Song - Joyce Manor. It’s an absolute punk anthem and their #1 song on Spotify right now despite being 1:04 in length. Legendary

[@tegelstenen4178]

A great modern example is Javelin (To Have And To Hold) by Sufjan Stevens. It's only 1:52 but somehow still the core of the entire album, encapsulating the main themes as well as being one of Sufjan's most beautiful tracks ever. Hell, it's even the titular track of the album.

[@catslol4226]

Eye from madvillainy is one of the best interludes oat on a hiphop record, it captures such a good ethereal atmosphere.

[@swiftlymurmurs]

What I love about OG youtubers Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon's on-day-a-year band First of October is that when you have only 12 hours to write and record a whole album every year, everything kind of needs to be around 2 minutes. It often leads to a bite of silly nonsense like Left My Pants in Chicago or Don't Go to My House (still stone cold bangers) but just as frequently they have no choice but to go with incredible sincerity for as long as it lasts them. Songs like Usually and Love to Say I Love You just express one deeply held feeling so honestly and briefly before moving on that it doesn't need anything else. Go listen to them, and watch their yearly videos on how it gets made! You'll never see two friends have more fun in your life

[@DlGNAN]

saturation era brockhampton was really good at short songs (2pac,teeth,jesus)

[@Squidditch]

Diggy? What are you doing here

[@lrl5829]

Break My Body, Broken Face, Tony's Theme, Tame, Wave of Mutilation, Mr. Grieves, Crackity Jones and There Goes My Gun by Pixies

[@jacobtuley2573]

In terms of an emotional shotgun blast, for me one of my favorites is "Eight Seconds" by Touché Amoré. The entire album is fantastic and full of great short songs clocking in a only around 30 minutes in total, and it is a gut wrenching account of the death of the vocalist's mother. Eight seconds is only a minute and thirty two seconds long but tells the moment that he was informed that she had died.

[@thatmashupgxrl_]

could cry just thinking about you by troye sivan (its 52 seconds long) is the most chill, etheral short song I've ever heard probably, very good.

[@mj3945]

Pink pantheress- attracted to you is 1 minute long but still amazing

[@lexismedina8792]

Can’t believe you’d mention Frank without mentioning Xenons! I’ve never yearned for a track more than Xenons its so spacious and the hook is so addictive I just want more of it

[@ConvincingPeople]

Wire. Specifically: "Outdoor Miner", "Another the Letter", "Two People in a Room", "Fragile", "12 X U", "Field Day for the Sundays", "Three Girl Rhumba", "Men 2nd", "Brazil", "Relationship", "Half-Eaten", etc. Honourable mention to PF456 Redux, a radical remix of their album Send which cut most of the songs on that record down to about two minutes or less in length to fit on a single LP, as well as their many songs just above two minutes which are pretty great.

[@nc4429]

Hell yes!!!! Most of Pink Flag is under 2 minutes long and the whole album slaps!!!! Great comment!!!!

[@demianrednovak]

For spanish speakers or people who venture into music regardless of the language, I recommend the album Tomate 5 from Alan Sutton y Las Criaturitas De La Ansiedad. It's a 5 minute album, with 5 little ditties of a minute each. And they're awesome. We got everything, from a quirky kinda polka song to a MCR level ode to Coca Cola Paris Es Un Buen Lugar Para Morir Is this neat little bow to wrap the album up and may I argue is its best song 10/10 album