songs that are less than 2 minutes

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This thread has helped me a great deal, but I need help finding as many songs as I can that that are shorter than 2 minutes - most of the ones listed here are between 2 and 3.

I know a lot of bands have put out albums where every song is less than 2 minutes, but in most cases these songs aren't really that great, so high quality songs are preferred. Or if the song is extremely short, like less than 5 seconds, those are good to know as well.

― billstevejim, Saturday, 13 March 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Every song on The Residents' "Commercial Album" is approximately one minute long. Most of them are very good indeed, and there are 40 to choose from.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Saturday, 13 March 2004 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

There are lots of songs on Naked City's various records that are less than 1 minute long. "Listen To This" by Red Crayola is 8 seconds.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Saturday, 13 March 2004 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

If ya like them really short, here are some good ones:

Fizzy Bangers - "Short Attention Span" (0:08)
Descendents - "I Like Food" (0:18) and "Weinerschnitzel" (0:13)
Angry Samoans - "The Todd Killings" (0:38) and "Lights Out" (0:52)
Circle Jerks - "In Your Eyes" (0:41)
Dead Milkmen - "Taking Retards to the Zoo" (0:46)
White Stripes - "Little Room" (0:50)
Nerf Herder - "Jerked Up Into My Sock" (0:29)
Black Flag - "Wasted" (0:53)

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Saturday, 13 March 2004 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Adventures in Stereo. the first comp (the "blue" S/T CD) is just an embarrassment of perfectly formed mini-popsongs. the "yellow" S/T isn't bad, though i've had little use for AiS after that.

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Saturday, 13 March 2004 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Those cute little "Fingertips" tunelets on They Might Be Giants' "Apollo 18" album.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Uhh... the third track on Loveless.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I heard Napalm Death had a few.

― Stupid (Stupid), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Plenty to choose from by The Minutemen.

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

There are plenty of good ones on Wire's Pink Flag album. Three girl rhumba and 12XU are quality.

― Joe Ross, Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:26 (twenty-two years ago)

The Smashing Pumpkins - "Sweet Sweet"
Nick Drake - "Know"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

"White Riot" by The Clash
"Hawaii Five-O" by The Ventures
"The Letter" by the Box Tops
"This Ain't No Picnic" by the Minutemen (among many, many others)

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

How long is "White Riot"? I though it was just over 2 min.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought it was just under 2 minutes, like 1:58.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Pixies - "Tame" and "Crackity Jones"

― dat (adamth), Sunday, 14 March 2004 00:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Stone Roses - "Elizabeth My Dear" (:55)
Descendents - "I'm Not A Punk" (1:04)
Minutemen - "Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth," "Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing"

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 14 March 2004 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

some faves from my guitar-pop pile, all of them fully realized pop songs (i.e. i'm not considering self-conscious fragments and throwaways, though i love so many of those too):

big star - "i'm in love with a girl" (1:46)
ween - "pumpin' 4 the man" (1:30)
vaselines - "monsterpussy" (1:40)
vaselines - "molly's lips" (1:40)
elvis costello - "hoover factory" (1:43)
sneeze - all 41 songs on their fabulous self-titled debut
guided by voices - "pimple zoo" (0:42)
guided by voices - "hardcore ufos" (1:53)
guided by voices - "kicker of elves" (1:03)
guided by voices - so many others, especially in the under-a-minute category!
replacements - "customer" (1:29)
replacements - "run it" (1:10)
replacements - "tommy gets his tonsils out" (1:51)
robyn hitchcock - "sometimes i wish i was a pretty girl" (1:55)
robyn hitchcock - "uncorrected personality traits" (1:42)
beatles - "mean mr. mustard" (1:06)
beatles - "polythene pam" (1:13)
beatles - "there's a place" (1:47)
beatles - "misery" (1:45)
sebadoh - "license to confuse" (1:44)
pavement - "serpentine pad" (1:15)
lemonheads - "rockin' stroll" (1:45)
lemonheads - "alison's starting to happen" (1:57)

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, 14 March 2004 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

the entire ramones catalog.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 14 March 2004 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Uhh... the third track on Loveless.

I guess I'm not the only person who has a really hard time remembering track titles from this album.

usaisamonster - jimi cousins
black flag - spray paint
deerhoof - the eyebright bugler
orchid - weekend at the fire academy
mohinder - beautiful
pixies - allison
i hate myself - kind of a long way down

― Ian Johnson (orion), Sunday, 14 March 2004 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

"you suffer".

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 14 March 2004 03:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Many Descendents songs. "Coffee Mug" is another one, I think it clocks in around 30 seconds.

Surely Le Shok, too.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 14 March 2004 03:53 (twenty-two years ago)

The Beatles - "Wild Honey Pie"
Enon - "Disposable Parts"
Wire - "Field Day for the Sundays"

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Sunday, 14 March 2004 04:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"Straight Edge" by Minor Threat.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 14 March 2004 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

primal scream "velocity girl"

― the surface noise (electricsound), Sunday, 14 March 2004 10:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Get yer money's worth:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000J631/qid=1079277415/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/104-7793748-2947910?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

AMG has better info, but I can't link it. Anyone, there's one song over a minute, the rest average thirty-seconds.

― John 2, Sunday, 14 March 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Uhh... the third track on Loveless.
I guess I'm not the only person who has a really hard time remembering track titles from this album.

No. That's not the reason I don't know the title. I don't know it because it's my dad's cd and he throws away the sleeves and jewle cases to all his cds.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 14 March 2004 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

another green world~eno
cassetto~Neu!

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Sunday, 14 March 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"You do Something to Me" by Frank Sinatra is about a minute and a half, and its got more bounce than zebidee and tigger shagging.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Sunday, 14 March 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Top under-2-minute songs

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 14 March 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

short song faves

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 14 March 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

'velocity girl' should be the default answer.

― keith m (keithmcl), Sunday, 14 March 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

The Homosexuals- "Kiss With Venom" (1:38)

― Will (will), Sunday, 14 March 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

British Sea Power - Favours In The Beetroot Fields
Pixies - Allison, Tame, Crackity Jones, Broken Face, Something Against You, Lovely Day, Distance = R x T and more I'm sure.
Pavement - Zurich Is Stained
McLusky - Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues (shades it I think), Dethink To Survive, Chases, Mi-O-Mai, Rice Is Nice, When They Come Tell Me No
Ikara Colt - Pop Group
Talking Heads - Who Is It

― Chris Jones (Crackity Jones), Sunday, 14 March 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

God is My Co-Pilot is (was?) a wonderful band with many, many very short songs. My favorite album of theirs is called I Am Not This Body.

― Carrie Turner (cjt), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:02 (twenty-two years ago)

felt - 'sandman's on the rise'.
it's great as it just *stops* suddenly like they thought
'ah fck it' when it could have gone on for
a good 2 minutes more verse/chorus/fade style.
it always catches me off guard no matter how
many times i hear it. love it!

― piscesboy, Monday, 15 March 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sure "Minutemen to thread" is so obvious I don't need to say it :)
Bad Religion "Turn On the Light"- gets points for using big Graffin words like "incendiary"

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Monday, 15 March 2004 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

The entirety of the Rapeman single for Sub Pop is under two minutes - both Inky's Butt Crack and Song Number One are only at about the 50 second mark.

I'm not trying to think of a two sided single (that is, one with recordings on both sides) with a shorter running time. An obvious contender is the 7" that came free with early copies of Grindcrusher - You Suffer by Napalm Death on one side and Mega-Armageddon Death by the Electro Hippies on the other, both clocking in at a second each - but this wasn't a commercial release.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Monday, 15 March 2004 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

yoshimi put out a single that couldn't be more than a minute a side

― autovac (autovac), Monday, 15 March 2004 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

the jam - all mod cons

― cutty (mcutt), Monday, 15 March 2004 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

spoon - you got to feel it

― cutty (mcutt), Monday, 15 March 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Yo La Tengo's version of "Yellow Sarong" is under 2:00.

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

Where's The Boy For Me by The Revillos - 1:45

― everything (everything), Thursday, 2 November 2006 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

"Jenny's Theme" by Folk Implosion from the KIDS soundtrack. It's IMO an absolute undiscovered gem.

― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Thursday, 2 November 2006 19:04 (nineteen years ago)

http://graphics.ink19.com/issues/august1999/covers/short_music_for.jpeg

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 2 November 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

The classic garage punk tune that comes in just under 2:00 is "Talk Talk" by the Music Machine.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 2 November 2006 19:17 (nineteen years ago)

erectus monotone - "william goat"

― PETE SMITH!!!! (plsmith), Thursday, 2 November 2006 19:17 (nineteen years ago)

The classic garage punk tune that comes in just under 2:00 is "Talk Talk" by the Music Machine.

-- Tim Ellison (thefriendlyfriendlybubbl...), November 2nd, 2006. (Tim Ellison)

arent you IN the music machine now, tim??

― PETE SMITH!!!! (plsmith), Thursday, 2 November 2006 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, well, there was a 2004 version that did a tour:

http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_5632987/.HomePage/__sr_/2f4b.jpg?grzB6SFBh5aKLCFe

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

that is so awesome, by the way

― PETE SMITH!!!! (plsmith), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

I hope the video project from the tour comes together someday because we did this whole kind of theatrical thing that Bonniwell thought up!

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

(It partially involved the wearing of the glove, by the way.)

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

Some of my collection:

Annette & The Afterbeats - Tall Paul
Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs - Stay
Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
The Coasters - Yakety Yak
The Cleftones - Heart and Soul
The Clovers - Love Potion No. 9
Mike Berry & The Outlaws - My Baby Doll
Ricky Nelson - It's Late
Elvis Presley - That's All Right
Buddy Holly - Rave On
Roy Orbison - Claudette
Leslie Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows
The Dave Clark Five - I Like it Like That
The Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
Tiny Tim - Tip-Toe Through The Tulips
The Beatles - I'll Follow the Sun
Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park
The Box Tops - The Letter
The Beach Boys - Shut Down
The Chiffons - He's So Fine
The Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can
Simon and Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Stay
Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Fats Domino - I'm in Love Again
Bill Haley & the Four Aces of Western Swing - Rose Of My Heart
Bill Haley & the Four Aces of Western Swing - Behind The Eight Ball
Bill Haley & the Four Aces of Western Swing - Candy and Woman
Bill Haley & the Four Aces of Western Swing - Cotton Haired Gal
Bill Haley & the Four Aces of Western Swing - The Covered Wagon
Bill Haley & His Comets - Ten Little Indians
Forth Worth Doughboys - Nancy Jane
Tennessee Ernie Ford - Hambone
W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song
Doug Poindexter & The Starlite Wranglers - My Kind of Carryin' On
Hardrock Gunter & The Pebbles - Birmingham Bounce
Edwin Bruce - Doll Baby
Wanda Jackson - Rock Your Baby
Hardrock Gunter & The Rhythm Rockers - Whoo! I Mean Whee!
Fred Byler and the Tunetts - Give Me Your Love
Jerry Lee Lewis - End of the Road
Tracy Pendarvis - Hypnotized
Jerry Lee Lewis - Lovin' Up A Storm
Don Wade - Oh Love
Carl Mann & The Kool Kats - Gonna Rock 'N' Roll Tonight
Howie Stange - Real Gone Daddy
Elvis Presley - Hard Headed Woman
Larry Dowd - Pink Cadillac
Warren Smith - Ubangi Stomp
Ray McCoy - I Need It (Old Fashioned Love)
Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Just One More Chance
Elvis Presley - Surrender
Eddie Fisher - Dungaree Doll
Duane Eddy - Some Kinda Earthquake
Duane Eddy - Tiger Love and Turnip Greens
Duane Eddy - The Lonely One
Duane Eddy & His Rockabillies - Ramrod
The Ventures - Ram-Bunk-Shush
Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - Night Rider
Jimmie Haskell & Orchestra - Rockin' in the Orbit
Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - The Scavenger
Duane Eddy - Cannonball
String a Longs - Wheels
Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - Mag Wheels
Duane Eddy - Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Duane Eddy - Because They're Young
Alton Ellis-Delroy Wilson - A Fool
Dermott Lynch - You Went Away
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sun Is Shining
The Shirelles - Please Go Away
Carole King - Crying In The Rain
Ben E. King - Around the Corner
The Honeys - The One You Can't Have
The Dave Clark Five - Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)
The Fourmost - Hello Little Girl
The Beatles - Little Child
The Beatles - Misery
Linda Lloyd - I'm Gonna Love That Guy (Like He's Never Been Loved Before)
The Beatles - Theres a Place
Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - From a Window
The Hellers - It's 74 in San Francisco
Peter Schirmann - Roth-Händle
Brigitte Bardot - Ça Pourrait Changer
Serge Gainsbourg - Ah! Melody
Pierre Perpall - Jambalaya
Eternity's Children - Rumors
The Sandpipers - The Shadow of Your Smile
Mina - Cartoline
Dino, Desi, & Billy - Thru Spray Colored Glasses
Brigitte Bardot - Ne Me Laisse pas L'aimer
The Kingston Trio - Molly Dee
Donovan - Do You Hear Me Now
Bob Dylan - Oxford Town
Donovan - Circus of Sour
The Byrds - It Won't be Wrong
The Beatles - It's Only Love
Van Dyke Parks - Laurel Canyon Blvd.
The Moody Blues - Departure
The Moody Blues - The Word
The Beach Boys - He Gives Speeches
Van Dyke Parks - Van Dyke Parks
Brian Wilson - Barnyard
Brian Wilson - Old Master Painter & You Are My Sunshine
The Beach Boys - Whistle In
The Beach Boys - Mama Says
The Beach Boys - You're Welcome
The Beach Boys - Our Prayer
The Beach Boys - Cool, Cool Water
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The Sound Of Music
George Harrison - Wonderwall to be Here
George Harrison - Cowboy Music
The Beach Boys - Wake the World
Skip Spence - Lawrence of Euphoria
The Beach Boys - I Went to Sleep
Donovan - The Entertaining of a Shy Girl
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Music For The Head Ballet
The Left Banke - Evening Gown
United States of America - stranded in time
George Harrison - Ski-ing
The Beach Boys - Transcendental Meditation
The Moody Blues - House of Four Doors (part 2)
The Excelsior Spring - It
The Beach Boys - Anna Lee, The Healer
Donovan - A Sunny Day
Brian Wilson - I'm in the Great Shape, I Wanna be Around & Workshop
George Harrison - Reed Lady Too
The Fool - Hello Little Sister
George Harrison - Crying
George Harrison - Greasy Legs
The Beatles - Wild Honey Pie
The Flies - Turning Back the Page
The Beatles - Why Don't We Do It in the Road
The Beatles - I Will
The Beatles - Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento - Palco
Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento - Ponta de Areia (Vinheta)
Maria Bethânia - Pano Legal
Maria Bethânia - Café Soçaite
Gilberto Gil e Jorge Ben - Sarro
Nara Leão - Labareda
Nara Leão - Esse Mundo É Meu
Carlos Penha - Cobranca
Jackson do Pandeiro - Pinicapau
Caetano Veloso - Superbacana
Caetano Veloso - Clara [With Gal Costa]
Os Mutantes - Tempo No Tempo
Gilberto Gil - Frevo Rasgado
Caetano Veloso - Onde Andarás
Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - Baila Comigo
The Flies - There Ain't No Woman
Earth, Wind & Fire - Beijo
Sam Cooke - Only Sixteen
Sam Cooke - There, I've Said it Again
Jackie Wilson - You Better Know it
The Valadiers - You'll Be Sorry Someday
Marvin Gaye - I'm Yours, You're Mine
Rufus & Carla - That's Really Some Good
The Vel Tones - Fool in Love
Everything But the Girl - Laugh You Out the House
Primus - Pork Chop's Little Ditty
The Pixies - ''You Fuckin' Die...!''
Dinosaur Jr. - Throw Down
The Stone Roses - Elizabeth My Dear
Throwing Muses - Dovey
My Bloody Valentine - Touched
Sonic Youth - Nic Fit
Throwing Muses - Stroll
Primus - Pork Chop's Little Ditty 2
Jane's Addiction - Thank You Boys
Throwing Muses - Vic
The Pixies - Allison
Blur - Lot 105
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Frequency
The Pixies - Distance Equals Rate Times Time
The Pixies - Crackity Jones
The Pixies - Broken Face
Ween - Pumpin' 4 the Man
The Breeders - S.O.S.
The Pixies - Palace of the Brine
Frank Black - Brackish Boy
Throwing Muses - You Cage
The Pixies - Isla de Encan
Blur - Far Out
The Pixies - I'm Amazed
Blur - Bank Holiday
Nirvana - Downer
The Breeders - I Just Wanna Get Along
The Lemonheads - Frank Mills
The Pixies - Trompe le Monde
The Pixies - Oh My Golly
The Pixies - Something Against
The Lemonheads - Rockin Stroll
The Lemonheads - Ceiling Fan in My Spoon
Primus - Hail Santa
Ween - I Saw Gener Cryin' in His Sleep
The Pixies - There Goes My Gun
The Lemonheads - Bit Part
The Pixies - Tony's Theme
Ween - Hey Fat Boy (Asshole)
Nirvana - Mexican Seafood
The Pixies - Tame
The Breeders - New Year
Too many Hardcore Punk songs to list

― PappaWheelie, don't fuck this up (PappaWheelie 2), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

tame is soooooo good

― PETE SMITH!!!! (plsmith), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:57 (nineteen years ago)

"Her Majesty"

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 2 November 2006 21:00 (nineteen years ago)

The Olivia Tremor Control - The Sky Is A Harpsichord Canvas (0:04)

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Thursday, 2 November 2006 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

a-ha: "And You Tell Me"

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 3 November 2006 09:53 (nineteen years ago)

OMG

How could we forget "A Salty Salute" by Guided by Voices?

― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Friday, 3 November 2006 10:09 (nineteen years ago)

Pavement - I Love Perth

― Treblekicker (treblekicker), Friday, 3 November 2006 13:12 (nineteen years ago)

seventeen years pass...

Jo Ann Campbell - i changed my mind jack

― meisenfek, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 20:11 (two years ago)

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