Is 3 minutes long for a song?

A hit song is usually 3 to 5 minutes long.

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Why are songs normally 3 minutes long?

Radio stations were happy to prioritise three minute songs because they meant they could play more advertisements per hour. Similarly, record producers were equally supportive of the concept of multiple royalties from shorter songs, since most stations paid the artists after three minutes of aired track time.

What are the shortest pop songs?

Then don’t worry, Radio X has a list of some of the shortest songs around.

Radiohead – I Will (1.59)
The Clash – White Riot (1.58)
David Bowie – Breaking Glass (1.51)
The Smiths – Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1.50)
The White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl (1.50)
Buzzcocks – Love You More (1.47)

Can a song be under 2 minutes?

In music, this often means the sub-2:00 song. These tracks often get dismissed as interludes or filler, but sometimes they’re anything but that. Here are the 25 best songs that clock in at 2:00 or less.

What is the shortest Nirvana song?

Nirvana Shortest Songs Quiz Stats

Length	Song	% Correct
1:56	Very Ape	62%
2:41	School	59.6%
2:50	Rape Me	57.6%
2:36	Lounge Act	56.8%

What songs are 90 seconds?

10 Amazing 90-Second Songs

Scott Walker – “30 Century Man” (1:29)
Wire – “Three Girl Rhumba” (1:23)
Bad Brains – “Pay to Cum” (1:25)
Discharge – “Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing” (1:30)
The Minutemen – “Viet Nam” (1:30)
Pixies – “Broken Face” (1:32)
Guided by Voices – “Game of Pricks” (1:33)
Spoon – “Car Radio”