11 Most Embarrassing Singles of All Time
Jason P
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Today, we revisit the database to pull the most embarrassing best-selling standalone singles of all time.
Two quick notes:
You'll notice the list is front-loaded with one-hit wonder rap songs from the early '90s.
We have nothing against the genre per se.
It just so happened these particular songs sold incredibly well, and we think you'll agree you will ask what business they had doing thus.
Secondly, the top-three all earned their spots through digital sales. We're convinced that if they'd come out pre-Internet they would not have sold nearly as well.
And now, prepare to be ashamed.
11) "Baby Got Back" by Sir-Mix-A-Lot
2x platinum. Oh. My God. Becky. This is definitely embarrassing, but it will also crack you up no matter how many times you listen to it.
10) "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd
2x platinum. Oh it's badd alright.
9) "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc (1988)
2x platinum. A patently awful song lacking a single original bone in its body. Can anyone who was sentient in 1988 explain why this was so popular?
8) "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx N Effect (1992)
2x platinum. No way!? YES WAY.
7) "O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature (1991)
2x platinum. A legitimately great hook wasted by some of the dumbest lyrics ever put in a rap song.
6) "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Bryan Adams (1991)
3x platinum. One hopes the border agents who first ever let Bryan Adams in from Canada were eventually fired.
5) "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team (1993)
4x platinum. 4x platinum?!?! YGTBKM. But for real the video is also completely insane.
4) "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio (1995)
4x platinum. We've previously described this song as the most embarrassing photo on America's Facebook page. You might also call it the "Gangnam Style" of its day: an admittedly catchy hook with a ridiculous dance.
And now we enter the digital phase of the proceedings...
3) "Hey Soul Sister" by Train (2009)
6x platinum. Maudlin garbage. Train should have never left 1998.
2) "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz (2008)
6x platinum. Did Train and Mraz cover each other? Someone's ripping someone off here.
1) "Baby" by Justin Bieber
12x platinum. Well, congratulations America, this is literally the best-selling single of all time (surpassing "Candle In The Wind" by Elton John, which has sold 11 million copies). And you wonder why the rest of the world thinks we've lost it...
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/most-emb ... z2aX6DKkqC
Two quick notes:
You'll notice the list is front-loaded with one-hit wonder rap songs from the early '90s.
We have nothing against the genre per se.
It just so happened these particular songs sold incredibly well, and we think you'll agree you will ask what business they had doing thus.
Secondly, the top-three all earned their spots through digital sales. We're convinced that if they'd come out pre-Internet they would not have sold nearly as well.
And now, prepare to be ashamed.
11) "Baby Got Back" by Sir-Mix-A-Lot
2x platinum. Oh. My God. Becky. This is definitely embarrassing, but it will also crack you up no matter how many times you listen to it.
10) "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd
2x platinum. Oh it's badd alright.
9) "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc (1988)
2x platinum. A patently awful song lacking a single original bone in its body. Can anyone who was sentient in 1988 explain why this was so popular?
8) "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx N Effect (1992)
2x platinum. No way!? YES WAY.
7) "O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature (1991)
2x platinum. A legitimately great hook wasted by some of the dumbest lyrics ever put in a rap song.
6) "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Bryan Adams (1991)
3x platinum. One hopes the border agents who first ever let Bryan Adams in from Canada were eventually fired.
5) "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team (1993)
4x platinum. 4x platinum?!?! YGTBKM. But for real the video is also completely insane.
4) "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio (1995)
4x platinum. We've previously described this song as the most embarrassing photo on America's Facebook page. You might also call it the "Gangnam Style" of its day: an admittedly catchy hook with a ridiculous dance.
And now we enter the digital phase of the proceedings...
3) "Hey Soul Sister" by Train (2009)
6x platinum. Maudlin garbage. Train should have never left 1998.
2) "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz (2008)
6x platinum. Did Train and Mraz cover each other? Someone's ripping someone off here.
1) "Baby" by Justin Bieber
12x platinum. Well, congratulations America, this is literally the best-selling single of all time (surpassing "Candle In The Wind" by Elton John, which has sold 11 million copies). And you wonder why the rest of the world thinks we've lost it...
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/most-emb ... z2aX6DKkqC
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I missed most of those, thanks to PJ, Nirvana, Priest=Aura and Achtung Baby.
But I will say that "Baby Got Back" is, for me, an insidious earworm. I hope that the fact that I am listening to "The Magnificent Seven" while typing this will be enough to dispense with Sir Mix-A-Lot, otherwise it's going to be an interesting day. :?
Seriously, what is up with UK pop charts?? I remember when this was number 1 for a day or two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk30a0qsVIk
I bet you have and you just don't know it!
It makes me laugh cause Hey Soul Sister is such a blatant attempt at copying the success of I'm Yours - and it fucking worked!
I've never either, at least not by name. But then again I don't watch TV or listen to the radio so where am I going to hear them?
:geek:
I did just that and I genuinely have never heard them before. I'm surprised 2 of those had instruments in them to be honest and Justin Beiber sounds a bit like a girl (just an observation).
That was like finding out that Sammy Sosa hit 58 homers in 2010 for the Marlins.
:fp:
As for the 90s rap songs, some of those are guilty pleasures that just never get old!