A lot of bands and artists struggle to write a hit song. I know it’s tough. If you want to write a hit song… if you want to get a lot of plays on your mp3’s somewhere around 10,000 to 1,000,000 or over then you should give this piece a read:
I like all ten of those tips the guy gave especially the first one.
Writing a lot of songs is probably the best advice on there. Keep writing songs. I don’t care if you write a few songs or 50 songs a day… just keep writing and you’ll never know how many of your songs become big hits. A lot of bands and artists expect every one of their songs to be big hits when they know it’s not always going to be.
Honestly, I never cared to write “hit songs” or “pop songs” (they both pretty much mean the same thing). I just want to write music. If some of my songs happened to get a lot of plays, I’ll be flattered sure but I’m okay with 2 or 3 plays. It be nice to write a song that gets so many plays but I’m not too worried about it. I’m not that desperate like a lot of bands and artists are. I like to let the music speak on it’s own.
I never called my songs “hit songs” or “singles” like a lot of bands & artists seem to do out there. I just make music. That’s the end of it. I never thought of any of my songs to be “radio friendly”.
It is tough to get your music to go viral and get noticed. My advice is to keep doing what you do and don’t take yourself serious. You’ll never know where your music takes you. You can never tell when your song is gonna be big. When your song gets a lot of plays and a lot of people giving positive feedback on it, that’s when you’ll know it’s a hit. Let the people tell you that it’s a hit song. You don’t wanna call it a “hit song” yourself.
Kev
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