poll Most/least iconic first second out of these pop smashes?

[sunbathinganimal]

Which of these pop staples has the most iconic first second only, the one that the GP would most instantly recognise, and vice versa?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 16 by sunbathinganimal

[sunbathinganimal]

I originally had Bad Romance for Lady GaGa but since it's a vocal I thought Poker Face would be more fair

[Kimi]

We Found Love best Shake It Off worst 

[CBC]

the horns on crazy in love are an instant give away to the smasha so i have to say it's the most iconic in the sense that  it's the one one can recognize the fastest. After that I'd say Toxic >= Poker > We Found Love. The other one isn't on the same level obviously 

[Triton]

That horn entrance to Crazy In Love >>>> 

[dawnettakins]

Poker Face best by far and leagues, Shake it off a very distant LAST.

[holyground13]

Most between Crazy In Love and Poker Face. Toxic is pretty close, followed by We Found Love.

 

Shake It Off least because it's not a melodic intro and it's also not really one of Taylor's signature hits anyway. You Belong With Me would be a much fairer comparison.

[naval23]

Crazy In Love for sure - those horns alone 

 

Shake It Off is easily the least - it's not known for its first second ' note

[Dekkan]

Crazy In Love hands down, then We Found Love and Poker Face.

[OreGuy]

A study conducted in 2014 proved that Poker Face and Just Dance are two of the most recognizable/catchiest songs of all time, at that point.

 

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Here is the full list of the top 20 catchiest songs of all time:

 

1. Spice Girls - Wannabe: 2.29 seconds
2. Lou Bega - Mambo No 5: 2.48 seconds
3. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger: 2.62 seconds
4. Lady Gaga - Just Dance: 2.66 seconds
5. ABBA - SOS: 2.73 seconds
6. Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman: 2.73 seconds
7. Michael Jackson - Beat It: 2.80 seconds
8. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You: 2.83 seconds
9. The Human League - Don't You Want Me: 2.83 seconds
10. Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing: 2.84 seconds
11. Lady Gaga - Poker Face: 2.88 seconds

So along with the OP's options, it is Poker Face.

Edited January 16 by OreGuy

[Johnathon]

Crazy in love for most impactful 

Shake it off for least 

[ChrisTheLoner]

Most: Toxic

Least: Shake it off

 

[benyonce]

Crazy in love and Toxic by a mile. 

[BGKC]

Can’t go wrong with either CIL, Toxic or Poker Face… WFL to a lesser extent… SIO is the least iconic. 

[Parallel]

You should’ve used Love Story for Taylor. That banjo is iconic

[Mezter]

Crazy In Love. It's like Beyoncé's theme song lol. Followed closely by Toxic

[Erreur2 La Nature]

Toxic is definitely the most famous, iconic and recognizable one.

 

The least is Shake It Off.

[ReachOut]

Crazy in Love or Toxic are the best.

[Gabers05]

Most: Toxic

Least: Shake It Off