10 Amazing Songs Written In 30 Minutes Or Less

10. Blur – Song 2

This one definitely feels like it was thought up in a very short time. Not because it’s a bad song, by no means, but because of how simple and raw every single aspect of it is. Think about it, its title is literally “Song 2” and its chorus is basically just a “woo-hoo”. It doesn’t seem like something a lot of time or effort was put into.

However, that was not a coincidence but something that the band had intended. Song 2 was written in about half an hour, and it was meant as a tongue-in-cheek parody of grunge bands of the time and a sort of a joke to their record company.

“Damon went ‘woo-hoo’ because he had nothing else prepared,” producer Stephen Street remembers.

Frontman Damon Albarn first recorded an acoustic demo, but guitarist Graham Coxon suggested they beef it up a bit and ultimately opted for the deliberately amateurish guitar sound. They settled on two verses and two choruses, bringing the track to two minutes and two seconds in length. That is, of course, the song we know today and, to the band’s surprise, it immediately appealed to the record company and they decided to release it as a single.

Ironically, it became one of their biggest hits and, ultimately, the song that would introduce Blur to American audiences. Looks like the record companies know something, after all!