List of signature songs
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A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for. This is generally differentiated from a one-hit wonder in that the artist usually has had success with other songs as well.
A signature song may be a song that spearheads an artist's initial mainstream breakthrough, a song that revitalizes an artist's career, or a song that simply represents a high point in an artist's career. Often, a signature song will feature significant characteristics of an artist and may encapsulate the artist's particular sound and style.
Signature songs can be the result of spontaneous public identification, or a marketing tool developed by the music industry to promote artists, sell their recordings, and develop a fan base.[1] Artists and bands with a signature song are generally expected to perform it at every concert appearance, often as an encore on concert tours, sometimes being the last song of the setlist.[2]
Examples by artist
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[edit]- ^ Umphlett, Wiley Lee (2004). The Visual Focus of American Media Culture in the Twentieth Century: The Modern Era, 1893–1945. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 157.
This practice soon began equating performers with signature songs as a way to promote and sell recordings and sheet music as well as establish a cult of fans to market these songs to.
- ^ Prescott, John (2000). A Career in Show Business: Variety Entertainer. Chicago: Institute for Research. p. 8.
And if there's a phrase ... or you have a signature song ... then your audience will probably be disappointed if you don't repeat yourself.
- ^ McDermott, Maeve (December 22, 2017). "Ranked: The 50 biggest songs of 2017". USA Today. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
The signature song from the king of mumble rap, Bank Account is mischievous in its inscrutability, which is one of the nicest things you can say about a song that contains only about 20% discernible lyrics.
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- ^ Reed, Ryan (September 6, 2018). "Watch Paula Abdul Revive 'Straight Up' On 'Corden". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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- ^ Greene, Andy (October 15, 2014). "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best AC/DC Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
3. 'You Shook Me All Night Long'... It was a huge hit all across the world and remains their [AC/DC's] signature song.
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'You Shook Me' is a signature song for AC/DC.
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- ^ "Walk This Way". J. W. Pepper & Son. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
Aerosmith's signature song has also been covered by rappers Run DMC and rock violinist David Garrett, and was featured on Dancing with the Stars.
- ^ "Freddie Aguilar suggests Qur'an spared three bedrooms in fire that razed home". Interaksyon. January 4, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
These include his [Freddie Aguilar's] collection of guitars, hats, awards, paintings and even vinyl, unopened pressings of his classic recordings including his signature song, 'Anak.'
- ^ Tabberer, Jamie (August 2, 2022). "Christina Aguilera's 17 best songs ranked - from Dirrty to Beautiful". Attitude. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Chan, Tim (June 9, 2022). "20 Years of 'Beautiful:' Christina Aguilera Talks Pride, (Fun) Wine and the Lasting Impact of Her Signature Song". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Josephs, Brian (June 29, 2014). "John Legend and Jhene Aiko join forces to perform at the 2014 BET Awards". 107 JAMZ. Townsquare Media. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
One of the highlights at the 2014 BET Awards featured an R&B performance from an artist who's biggest song is a declaration of love ['All of Me'] and another whose signature song is about a difficult split ['The Worst']. These singers are John Legend and Jhene Aiko.
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- ^ Kostanczuk, Bob (June 14, 2018). "Air Supply continues touring, recording". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
[Russell] Hitchcock, meanwhile, believes 'All Out of Love' is a prime candidate when it comes to choosing Air Supply's signature song.
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Finally, the band [Air Supply] closed with their signature song, 'All Out of Love,' which was greeted with another standing ovation.
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- ^ Liel Leibovitz and Matthew I. Miller (2009). Lili Marlene The Soldiers Song of World War II. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-06584-8.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (July 31, 2015). "Lynn Anderson, Singer of 'Rose Garden,' Dies at 67". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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Song: Snow On The Sahara... This is her [Anggun's] signature song, released on her first English-language collection.
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Her [Anitta's] signature song, 'Girl From Rio,' is a perfect encapsulation of Anitta's intoxicating spell.
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Not just because it kicked off with the band's bobble-headed impostors miming along to Miley Cyrus' 'We Can't Stop' on the B-stage, but also thanks to a worship-worthy rendition of the uber-churchy anthem 'Intervention' and an always-evangelical, rousing, arms-outstretched mass sing-along to the band's signature song 'Wake Up.'
- ^ Breihan, Tom (January 30, 2023). "Watch Kelly Clarkson Cover Arctic Monkeys' "Do I Wanna Know?," Innit". Stereogum. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
It's been nearly a decade since the Arctic Monkeys released their purring, stomping jealous-lover jam 'Do I Wanna Know?' In that time, it's probably become the band's signature song, even as the Arctic Monkeys themselves have taken off in different aesthetic directions.
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- ^ Tassler, Mark (November 18, 2015). "Story behind the Song 'Cattle Call'". Kxrb.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "RIAA: Ashanti's 'Foolish' Becomes Her First MultiPlatinum Hit". That Grape Juice. October 22, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
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- ^ "The 10 Most Catchy Teen Pop Songs Of The 90's". 2015.
- ^ Andrew Unterberger (April 20, 2018). "Ten Reasons Why Avicii's 'Levels' Is One of the Greatest Songs of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Grammys 2015: Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea among top nominees". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
The only distinction between the two fields is Hozier's 'Take Me to Church,' which rounds out the songwriting category, where [Iggy] Azalea's signature hit 'Fancy' is the fifth record of the year nominee.
- ^ Moore, Rick (January 20, 2021). "Behind the Song: "Love Shack," the B-52s". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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- ^ Brown, Lauren (April 13, 2016). "Here Are Some Fascinating Things You Didn't Know About Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way"". Glamour. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Young, David (March 20, 2024). "Troye Sivan Brings 'Got Me Started' Full Circle With Bag Raiders Remix". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Jay-Z Co-Curated New Prince Album That Includes New And Unreleased Songs". Essence. December 6, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
Prince even recorded his own versions of The Bangles' signature song 'Manic Monday' and Apollonia 6's 'Sex Shooter'.
- ^ Willman, Chris (November 3, 2019). "Concert Review: Sara Bareilles Heats Up Hollywood Bowl With Moving, Empathetic Anthems". Variety. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
But by moving her [Sara Bareilles'] signature tune 'Love Song' up from deep into the show in the sixth position, it's not as if she's forestalling more familiar pleasures.
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- ^ Green, Alfred (2015). Rhythm Is My Beat: Jazz Guitar Great Freddie Green and the Count Basie Sound. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxvi.
1979 Basie's signature tune, "One O'Clock Jump," is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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- ^ Baines, Huw (March 27, 2025). "The Setlist Draft: Curating Our Perfect Bastille Show". Stereoboard. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ Karins, Dan (March 5, 2014). "Bastille at the Bournemouth International Centre". Daily Echo. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Bauhaus". Metropolis Records. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" not only became BAUHAUS' signature song, but an anthem for the gothic rock scene which the band is credited for having spawned.
- ^ Jamison, Darren (March 14, 2023). "20 Best The Beach Boys Songs of All Time". Singersroom. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
'California Girls' was a massive commercial success, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a signature song for the band.
- ^ Beviglia, Jim (May 19, 2024). "Anniversary Album: 30 Years of 'Ill Communication' by Beastie Boys". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
Without that instrumental ambition, they [Beastie Boys] might never have stumbled upon the riff for 'Sabotage,' which became their signature song.
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- ^ Rowley, Glen (September 3, 2019). "Natasha Bedingfield is Not Here to 'Just Be Pretty and Sing' on First New Album in Nine Years". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Tonlin, Edward (September 23, 2024). "10 Best The Bee Gees Songs of All Time". Singersroom. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ Golsen, Tyler (July 7, 2023). "The one song Pat Benatar won't play anymore". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ "His Heart's Still In San Francisco". CBS News. December 21, 2005.
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- ^ Seto Kit Yen; Angelin Yeoh. "The '90s: When Cantopop ruled". The Star. Malaysia. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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Ludacris, of course, appeared on Justin [Bieber]'s signature song, "Baby," as well as his song 'All Around the World.'
- ^ Herman, Tamar (March 7, 2017). "5 Years of BIGBANG's 'Fantastic Baby'". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Lane, Carin (February 29, 2012). "Big Time Rush fills night with adrenaline". Times Union. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
The big crowd-pleasers were songs such as their [Big Time Rush's] first hit 'Big Time Rush,' 'Halfway There,' 'Nothing Even Matters,' 'Rule The World,' 'This City is Ours' and the signature song 'Worldwide,' in which one girl from the audience, Christina, got a personal serenade.
- ^ Richards, Chris (November 18, 2012). "Bikini Kill was a girl punk group ahead of its time". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "The Modern Things: Björk's Post at Thirty". Music Musings & Such. April 12, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
'Hyperballad' was only a minor hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Dance Club chart but coming nowhere near the Hot 100, yet it's become a signature song for the singular Icelandic artist...
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (July 27, 2010). "Black Eyed Peas Tour With Bacardi, BlackBerry". Adweek. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
Although the [Black Eyed] Peas have a wealth of hit singles internationally, 'I Gotta Feeling' emerged as their signature tune for this campaign, ...
- ^ Hopper, Alex (May 4, 2023). "Top 10 BLACKPINK Songs". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
'Pink Venom' is BLACKPINK's signature.
- ^ Callahan, Erinn (August 7, 2024). "On This Day: Black Sabbath Releases One of the Greatest Metal Songs Of All Time". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
Originally written as an afterthought, 'Paranoid' became both the title track and the band's signature song.
- ^ Liwanag, Punch (October 29, 2020). "'Tala' hitmaker Sarah Geronimo added to Rico Blanco constellation". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
She [Sarah Geronimo] will release her version of 'Your Universe,' a [Rico] Blanco original that has since become a signature song of the Pinoy [Filipino] Rock icon.
- ^ Folk, Antwane (June 6, 2023). "Revisiting Mary J. Blige's 'Real Love'". Rated R&B. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
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Like [Luciano] Pavarotti is to 'Nessun dorma', Andrea Bocelli is to 'Time to Say Goodbye'. But the beloved Italian singer's [Bocelli's] signature song had humble beginnings, with more than a hint of the magic that was to come.
- ^ "Bon Jovi Stunned By Living On A Prayer Success". Contactmusic.com. August 20, 2006. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (February 20, 2025). "Benson Boone's 'Beautiful Things' Wins IFPI Global Single Award For 2024". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ DeMain, Bill (June 20, 2021). "The Story Behind The Song: Space Oddity by David Bowie". Classic Rock. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
'Space Oddity' remains [David] Bowie biggest-selling single in the UK and his signature song.
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As mentioned earlier, 'Space Oddity' is a signature song for David Bowie.
- ^ "Susan Boyle recreates iconic Britain's Got Talent audition for special one-night-only concert". The Independent. March 6, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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- ^ Godfrey, Sarah (December 23, 2007). "Bow Wow and Brown, Playing to All Ages". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
After [Chris] Brown performed his signature song, 'Run It,' from his 2005 debut, ...
- ^ Kim, T. K. Park, Youngdae (April 19, 2019). "Your Guide to BTS and Their Musical Universe in 25 Songs". Vulture. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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'Kill Bill' naturally earned its spot near the top of the [Billboard] Hot 100 as a fan favorite; 'Havana' is Camila Cabello's signature song to this day not because it eventually reached the top of the charts after seven weeks, but because it's an extremely catchy tune.
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But one of [Brandi] Carlile's secret weapons is that even some of the putative ballads have headbanging moments inserted for dynamics — never more notably than the signature song 'The Story' itself, a moment in the show when amateur photographers may try to catch a snapshot of the hair that the singer has recently been glamming up and slicking back going a little astray.
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Only a few years ago, [Kim] Carnes was (and may still be) out performing. In this video below — from a casino resort in Niagara Falls, Canada — Carnes was singing her signature song ['Bette Davis Eyes'] at age 70.
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While Chance [the Rapper] was the there to perform a rendition of his signature song 'Sunday Candy,' alongside Nico Segal, The Social Experiment, and Jamila Woods, he joined [Barack] Obama and other performers including James Taylor, Kelly Clarkson, and Garth Brooks for a rousing rendition of 'Jingle Bells.'
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Chance [the Rapper] performed 'No Problem,' which has probably supplanted "Sunday Candy" as his signature song at this point.
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The night's highest high came at the top of the encore, as the shattered, squelching intro to 'Track 10' scrambled brains and shook the lights. There was Charli [XCX], alone again, a camera in her face as she crawled and thrashed and flung herself through what remains her signature song, an imperfect encapsulation of her imperfect vision of pop's future.
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Shockingly, 'Changes' [by Tupac Shakur] isn't the most controversial song on the list; that honor belongs to Maurice Chevalier's poorly received follow-up to his signature song, 'Thank Heaven For Little Boys'.
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Fifty years after its original release, Chicago's signature song, '25 or 6 to 4,' has been reimagined as a hip-hop anthem about finding your inner warrior with fiery new vocals by indie rapper realnamejames.
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But they were missing something essential: a signature song.
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'The Mother We Share,' which I guess is still the band's signature song at this point, got a quiet, minimalist intro for goosebumps' sake.
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Originally released in 2013, The Bones of What You Believe contained a number of Chvrches' most popular tracks, including 'Recover', 'Lies', 'You Caught the Light', and the band's signature song, 'The Mother We Share'.
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['Since U Been Gone' is] now widely accepted as both her signature song and a genuine 21st century classic.
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