Lately it feels like songs under 3 minutes have become the norm, around 2:30–2:40 seems standard now. And honestly, I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. A song doesn’t have to be longer than 3 minutes to be good. But sometimes the shortness is just… too much. Like, the song can be amazing, but it still feels incomplete, something’s missing. And that’s frustrating because it kind of wastes the full potential of what could’ve been even greater.
This year I felt that with Hot by Lesserafim, This is for by TWICE and especially Beautiful Strangers by TXT. These are some of my favorite songs this year, but if they were just a bit longer, with a bridge, one more chorus, or even an outro they could have been on a whole other level. They’re already incredible, but it almost feels like a crime that they’re that short.
For me, the biggest loss is definitely Beautiful Strangers. How is that song only 2:18?? TXT are my ults, so I’m extra picky with them (just because I love their music so much 💙). Beautiful Strangers has everything I adore in a TXT title track: meaningful lyrics, a melodic yet powerful chorus, and that beat during the dance break is perfect. It’s basically flawless but then it suddenly ends, right at the moment where it should’ve built into a climax. You can’t build a full song with a proper structure in just 2 minutes, you can tell something’s missing. This track needed a bridge, another chorus, and maybe even an outro. And don’t get me started on that piano + choir from the teaser… if they had used that for a bridge, it would’ve been legendary.
After Love Language I really thought BigHit would stop releasing songs this short (even shorter that Over the moon !?), so it was a bit disappointing. And I still don’t understand the tactic of making title tracks so short. Like, this is the promoted track, the one even non-fans are going to hear. Wouldn’t it make more sense to polish it and make it feel as complete and perfect as possible? Cutting it short feels like such a strange choice. I just hope producers/agencies stop doing this “unfinished song” thing, because it really can hold back a track’s full potential.
I hesitated to write this because I don’t want to sound like I’m just complaining or being negative, but I had to get it off my chest 😮💨.
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