20 Amazing Songs That Clock In At Under 60 Seconds

2. Coldplay - "Parachutes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYZYqkAM9uI Coldplay have since become well known for their bombastic, anthemic arena rock, but when Parachutes was released, Chris Martin and company were just a group of brooding young fellas from London who favored acoustic ditties over soaring dance pop. And the title track from that album is as arresting as anything the band has done in the 15 years since. It's truly one of the only times that Coldplay was capable of leaving their audience wanting more. That's not a knock against them, it's just that the structure of most radio rock lends itself to being overly repetitive. And while most fans of this album would have loved for "Parachutes" to go on for five-plus minutes, there's a bigger beauty in its smallness.