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Ever hear one of those songs on the radio that you had not only completely forgotten about, but would have never remembered the band or singer even existed? And then, before you know it, it immediately brings a smile to your face because you’re completely overcome with nostalgia? It happens to the best of us. It’s easy to forget these once-popular songs, but luckily, very easy to remember them once they’re back on our radar. But then there are the one hit wonders that still manage to get air time, even though they probably shouldn't.
Over the years, there have been so many one hit wonders that it’s really hard to keep up. In the 90's and 2000's alone there have been endless one hit wonders, in every genre from pop to hip hop to rock. For example, remember “Faded” by soulDecision? Neither did we until we did a little digging.
At the time of their release maybe you couldn’t stop listening to the song at home, or in your car, or maybe they were played on repeat at dances or parties you attended. Now, these one hit wonders still get a little air time. We wish they didn't.
Here are 12 songs from the 90's and 2000’s that you probably wish you could forget.
12. Blu Cantrell - “Hit ‘Em Up Style"
“Hit ‘Em Up Style” was once Blu Cantrell’s debut hit, and sadly, we didn’t hear much from her after that. But, that music alone made her a family name, even if just for slightly of time. She launched the tune in 2001, and peaked at No. 2 at the Billboard Hot One hundred within the U.S. It used to be in a similar way a hit in Europe and Oceania, and people couldn’t lend a hand but jam out to the anthem of a woman scorned. In interviews following the discharge of the music, and it’s rapid recognition, Blu Cantrell, sometimes called Tiffany Cobb, said she originally didn’t plan on together with the tune on her debut album, however determined to just on account of the sour emotions she had toward her ex on the time.
11. Macy Gray - “I Try”
There seemingly wasn’t a person that didn’t straight away know the words to Macy Gray’s “I Try” when it hit radio airwaves within the past due 90s. It took over the charts in puts world wide, peaking at No. 6 in the U.Okay., No. Five within the U.S. and went all the solution to No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. The tune even received Macy a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Due to its mega luck, the music used to be additionally featured at the fourth Now That’s What I Call Music! compilation. Where is she now? Who knows.
10. Willa Ford - “I Wanna Be Bad”
In the day and age of stars Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson, Willa Ford used to be made up our minds to come back at the scene as her own more or less bad woman. Her popular tune, “I Wanna Be Bad” was supplemented with a music video that conveyed simply how “edgy” Willa in point of fact used to be (well, for the early 2000s, a minimum of). After the music became a hit for the singer, it went directly to be featured in the Amanda Bynes film What a Girl Wants. It used to be additionally featured in a 7UP campaign.
9. Stacie Orrico - “Stuck”
Stacie Orrico’s “Stuck” was once aptly named, because the tune was once just about stuck in everybody’s brains for a while following its 2003 unlock. The single climbed the charts to No. Fifty two within the U.S., and made a fair larger splash within the U.Okay., the place it went all the technique to No. 9 on the charts. The tune was used in a Disney Channel movie – Stuck in the Suburbs, and changed into the authentic theme track of the 2004 Copa America tournament. Strange, I know.
Odd reality: In her video for the music, she is experiencing an on-again, off-again relationship with a boyfriend who is played via her cousin, actor Trevor Wright.
8. Our Lady Peace - “Somewhere Out There”
Listening to this tune is sure to carry other folks back to a different time, when it used to be performed on airwaves religiously. It was the group’s most a success single, and was once popular within the U.S. as well as Canada. The track video used to be memorable, and showed folks falling right into a crowd at an Our Lady Peace concert. The track went on to be used in an commercial for the FOX TV community, and was once within the finishing credit of the movie White Noise. While the band continues to be making song nowadays, this hit was once arguably what they're most remembered for.
7. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories - “Stay (I Missed You)”
When “Stay (I Missed You)” was once released in 1994, it in an instant received positive evaluations from music critics. And the public loved it as well. It went on to succeed in No. 1 at the Billboard Hit 100 chart. The track made Lisa Loeb the first artist to ever peak the U.S. chart before being signed to a file label. It also used to be a hit within the U.K., New Zealand and Australia. Those who vividly take into accout the music video that went along side the track would possibly to find it attention-grabbing that it was once produced and directed by means of Ethan Hawke, an in depth buddy of Lisa’s.
6. B*Witched - “C’est l. a. vie”
Music critics weren’t so positive about B*Witched’s hit unmarried, “C’est la vie,” however commercially, the tune was more than smartly won. It went on to peak charts all around the international. Additionally, the women of B*Witched went directly to become the youngest girl crew ever to have a number one hit within the U.Ok. In the U.S., it made its technique to No. 9. Beyond its unique success, the song went at the be featured in a couple of films, including Disney Channel’s Smart House, What Women Want and Life-Size.
5. Freak Nasty - “Da’ Dip”
In 1996, hip-hop artist Freak Nasty released “Da’ Dip.” Although it become his best height 40 hit, the music took a little while to stick. When it used to be to start with released, it didn’t honest in addition to was hoping, but the following year it began to achieve mainstream traction and reached No. 15 at the Billboard's Hot 100, and No. 4 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles. The tune additionally ignited other people right into a synchronized dance thanks to the lyrics and song video, and because of this, briefly turned into a well-liked go-to at events and dances.
4. 702 - “Where My Girls At”
702 released “Where My Girls At” in 1999, despite the fact that it used to be originally supposed to be a unmarried on TLC’s album FanMail. Once TLC had rejected the tune, 702 went to paintings on it, and it immediately become their greatest hit to date. The music, which was produced by way of Missy Elliott, reached No. 4 at the Billboard's Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Rhythmic Top Forty chart. And, the song caught round for slightly a while. It remained within the height 20 on the Hot A hundred chart for over 30 weeks.
3. Marcy Playground - “Sex and Candy”
In their most effective primary hit, Marcy Playground released “Sex and Candy” in 1997, and it reached No. Eight on Billboard's Hot A hundred chart. Critics generally favored the tune, and it used to be praised for appropriately representing hard-edged pop songs of the time. At the time, the band held the report for longest time (15 weeks) at No. 1 at the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. They even beat Oasis’ 10-week stay in that position for “Wonderwall.” Sadly, they perceived to disappear nearly as briefly as that they had seemed, and we never heard a lot from them later on. But, it’s hard to deny the sensation of nostalgia listening to “Sex and Candy” lately.
2. soulDecision - “Faded”
This music through Canadian boy band soulDecision used to be an MTV Total Request Live favorite when it was once first launched in late 1999. In their home country, soulDecision’s handiest big hit reached No. 1, and in the U.S. it peaked at No. 22. The song’s writer described the track as “being intoxicated and letting one's object of affection know how you really feel.” The song and lyrics gave the impression to discuss to many younger people, and prior to soulDecision knew it, they had been invited to enroll in Christina Aguilera at the North American leg of her “Genie In A Bottle” excursion. The band also went on to open presentations for huge players within the song biz, like Jay-Z, NSYNC and Destiny’s Child.
1. 4 Non Blondes - “What’s Up”
Hearing this tune today is like taking a shuttle without delay again to the 90s. 4 Non Blondes launched “What’s Up” in 1993, and the track right away took off in countries like Poland, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and extra. In the U.S., it used to be in every single place the radio stations. It peaked at No. 14 on the charts and went gold. The song’s track video epitomized the texture of the 90s, with the band’s female rockers carrying grungy seems to be. It’s said MTV’s regular looping of the video performed a vital position within the tune’s final chart-topping good fortune.
Sources:Wikipedia.com, Billboard.com, MTV.com
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