A one hit wonder could be classified as a song by a group or singer that gained immense popularity and is known by the general public for a period of time, usually one hit wonders overshadow artists other work as they become known for a particular song, the rest of their work tends to be overlooked or their later releases tend to be less popular.
This term, of when artists experience a gain of following can help achieve growing a larger fanbase. They can grow their audience through releasing a trending song and following up their work with other releases. For example, artists could grow the popularity of a song through social media and then from there, release other songs while their current song is trending to potentially gain a larger following. However, some popular artists can release a single hit song, and the general public would have rarely heard of them again.
Some one hit wonders include:
-(1970) stuck in the middle with you by Stealers Wheel
-(1980) Funkytown by Lipps inc
-(1990) in the meantime by space hog
-(2000’s) Move your feet by junior senior
-(2010) somebody that i used to know by Gotye
These are just some of the hit songs that never made as strong of a comeback.
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