Writers: Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, ILYA, Ariana Grande, Normani I’d rather fight than lose sleep at night, at least you’re all mine If I have to choose, my heart or you, I’m gonna loseģ. What if nothing ever will change? I’m caught between your love and a hard placeĢ. However, my favourite fact about Hard Place is that it was co-written by Ruby Amanfu – the singer behind this poptastic flop from 2002.īest bits: 1. shares a manager with Alicia Keys, which makes perfect sense since I have to remind myself every time I hear it that this is not actually an Alicia Keys song. Writers: Gabriella Wilson, David Harris, Ruby Amanfu I’m the only one of me, baby that’s the fun of me ‘Cos one of these things is not like the others, living in winter I am your summerģ. Girl, there ain’t no I in team, but you know there is a meĢ. Trivia: It was welcome relief when Taylor chose to remove the cringey “hey kids, spelling is fun” line from the album version of ME!, but I still appreciate the geekiness of releasing a song with such a focus on anagrams.īest bits: 1. Writers: Brendon Urie, Joel Little, Taylor Swift I’m dancing, I’m dancing (dancing with a stranger) I wasn’t even going out tonight, but boy I need to get you off of my mindģ. Look what you made me do, I’m with somebody new, ooh baby baby I’m dancing with a strangerĢ. But will it be her peak position on my (much more respected and admired) Top of the Poptastic chart?īest bits: 1. Trivia: This is Normani’s highest-charting single in the UK and US so far. Writers: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes, Mikkel S. Sam Smith & Normani – Dancing With a Stranger If you want the full list of songs I’ve been enjoying in 2019, check out my Top of the Poptastic playlist, updated regularly with new releases.ġ0. Here’s part 1 of my countdown of the most poptastic singles of 2019. However, the power of discovering an amazing new song or artist will never fade, so that’s why I’m here now to share some of my favourites from 2019. Along with a lack of time, it was hard to find the drive or inspiration to seek out new music and write about it every week, so sadly, the blog and my weekly Future Pop mailer gradually faded out. I knew from my own experience how loving music and being part of a fandom can have a hugely positive impact on young people’s lives, so I was never interested in working with artists that focused on other demographics, and became fascinated with the ever-changing trends and behaviour that shapes each new generation.Īlthough my work today still involves music, and of course I personally love pop as much as ever, I haven’t been able to immerse myself in it as obsessively as I once did. In fact, it’s something that had always been important to me when working with bands targeting teen pop fans. At the end of 2017 I made a career change to work on something I’ve always been passionate about, helping brands and organisations to understand and better engage young people. The Most Poptastic Singles of 2019: Part 1 December 29, 2019Īs you may have noticed, it’s been very quiet around here this year.
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