There’s a reason many artists and labels are ditching albums in favour of EPs and singles. Not only has the digital revolution changed music consumption habits, but our 140-character limit minds can no longer sit through a full-length album.
Well, maybe most of us still can, but we suspect that we’re quickly losing that war. If labels want to keep consumers interested they may have to take the next big step and start culling song running times down to just a matter of seconds.
Believe it or not, you can still get a quality song out of a minute. No, really, we mean it. See for yourself. In fact, just to prove our point, we’ve pulled together 12 of the best songs that come in at under a minute long.
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