Ubiquitous songs from the 2000's that you rarely hear anymore

Natasha Bedingfield "Unwritten". It was THE frau anthem in the 00s.

I feel like I hear 'Unwritten' on a ton of commercials still.

Hot in Herre by Nelly

R1 r2 I hated Unwritten but it was inescapable. I loved Bedingfields "The One That Got Away " but stations never ever played it.

Heard this on the radio the other day. Such a mysterious sound. It brought back obscure memories of high school.

dont think im not

Hero by Enrique Iglesias

The Thong Song was pretty inescapable, especially in clubs. Now you rarely hear it anywhere.

WEHT to Nelly Retardo? She was pretty big for awhile and then she disappeared.

She became a literal maneater.

I don't know if this annoying song ever made it across the pond but in Europe it was HUUUGE! It reached #1 in more than 20 countries over here and everyone knew how to do that dance. But just like all the other novelty songs it quickly faded into obscurity. I'm actually surprised to see it has so many views on YT.

This goddamn song that followed me everywhere. I remember I was at a bonfire and some woman decided to blast this song from her car speakers for whatever reason. Some time later she attempted to rattle us a second time but someone answered our prayers and intervened.

"The Christmas Shoes" by NewSong

r3, I still hear that one on the radio all the time not to mention as a throwback jack at clubs and summer bbqs.

Remember this abomination?

Or this one?

R17/R18, those songs are unfortunately played on oldies radio.

All of Avril Lavgine's music except for "Complicated". She was everywhere in the early to mid 00s. All of Fergie's music. Michelle Branch, "Everywhere". Janet Jackson, "Doesn't Really Matter" and "All For You". Madonna, "Music" and "Don't Tell Me". Daddy Yankee, "Gasolina". Lil Wayne, "Get Low".

This song was all over the place in late Y2K. "The alleged assailant is five foot one" is such a daft line. And the way Wyclef deadpans "I'm losing blood, y'all" always cracked me up.

I can't believe this song is ten years old but I remember hearing it all the time.

r18, Your beautiful is a beautiful pop masterpiece. Some of you have no taste.

The Ketchup Song was everywhere then just poof..gone..

There was even a Christmas version of The Ketchup Song, R24

Most of Eminem's output from when he was huge would be in that category. I'm guessing people eventually realized how shit he was in the first place.

I'd almost forgotten about Eminem, R26. His music sounds so dated now.

Nelly's song above is a GREAT dance song.

Drops of Jupiter? Or is that ‘90s?

R29, I think it was from 2000. All of Train's songs were terrible and I'm glad I never hear them, ever.

"Mercy" by "Duffy"...ubiquitous?

50% of DLers have a frame of reference as large as their mothers' basements.

R31, it was in Britain. Truth be told, I like "Warwick Avenue" and "Mercy" better than anything by Adele.

Mercifully, I had stopped caring about pop music by Y2K. Don't know any of these songs.

All of them. Pop music of the last twenty-thirty years will not have the lasting power of what came before. Hit songs are less and less about melody and lyrics these days and more and more about production. Nothing wrong with that. But production and arrangement get dated fast and limit the longevity of the songs.

Puddle of Mudd - Psycho

"Dilemma", Nelly and Kelly Rowland, "Sweet Escape" Gwen Stefani, "Breathe" Blu Cantrall

Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo

Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

R17 Ugh I had forgotten about that song. I absolutely hated it and it was played everywhere.

R26, Eminem is the biggest rapper ever and his classic music is still relevant. He still huge to this very day and still gets hits.

The only song I don’t like by Nelly Furtado is “Promiscuous Girl” and Icould never escape it—particularly on MySpace. The other one was “Candy Shop.”

R26 Yeah I never understood Eminem / Mathers popularity. He was so tiresome. He had 3 subjects to rap about : his hatred of gays, his hatred of Mommy, and his affection for his spawn. He would shit out the most vile and bigoted lyrics but all would be forgiven if it was followed up by some cheesy line about how he loved his brat Haylee. The worst were the critics who were constantly wanking off to him.

Today's cancelled/ outraged generation can be a bit annoying but they would rip this piece of hideous white trash to shreds if he came on to the scene today. I'll give them that.

R39 I liked Rock DJ and the message it conveyed! So there.

“Hung Up” by Madonna

“My Immortal” by Evanescence

Outraged frau at R23.

"Lonely", with the awful chipmunk sounds.

[quote] Hit songs are less and less about melody and lyrics these days and more and more about production. Nothing wrong with that. But production and arrangement get dated fast and limit the longevity of the songs.

That's a really interesting point I hadn't considered before.

We're living in the age of the producer/DJ..

WHET Vanessa Carlton? This song was inescapable

Duffy sounded cool. But Amy Winehouse stole any promise of Duffy's thunder — lyric-wise.

The Pussycat Dolls disappeared into oblivion, which is a good thing. There was a period of about two or three years in the mid-late 00’s when that stupid “Don’t Cha” song was literally everywhere.

I'm glad I never have to hear this on the radio. So dated.

Or this...

And especially this...

r53 I love them, I was in high school when the pussycat dolls came out.

and if I drown in a sea of devotion....

and if I drown in a sea of devotion....

Some of these posted still get airplay or various radio formats, not to mention commercials, and pop culture at large. Even if the artist has faded, the songs haven't.

“Speed of Sound” by Coldplay

T Pain, The Killers, M.I.A.

R15 thank you!

Kevin Lyttle

This was nice.

And this.

Mario- you should let me love you

Clay Aiken "INVISIBLE"

I can't be the only one who heard this song everywhere.

"Scandalous" by Mis-Teeq

Come on Over by Chrstina Aguilera

Fuck it - Eamon

Moloko with Róisín were the BOMB. Best skiing music at that time, for one.

It’s weird to me that Timbaland fell off the face of the earth

He was Everywhere for Years and then..... gone!

WEHT Tim????

"Oops (Oh My)" by Tweet

"One Thing" by Amerie

September, Cry for you. This song was played a lot in clubs and the radio. I would argue it's even better than Lady Gaga's first few songs.

Hey Ya!

This one. And please don't bring it back.

r76 is an idiot. That song has been featured in 1000 commercials, films, and is recurrent gold on various radio formats. Its like Crazy In Love. You just hear them all the time.

R77, I concur. Glad we aren't hearing that one anymore

This fucking song was played nonstop after 9/11. Thank god I don't have to hear it again.

"I Wanna Be Bad" by Willa Ford

I feel like this song was used in every advertisement whenever possible. He must have made a fortune from the royalties alone.

"Starry Eyed Surprise"- Paul Oakenfold

This mopey shit.

It's too late to order fries

In retrospect, I find music from about 2001-2005 to be atrocious. By 2006/7 things started to perk up, slightly.

I will contribute this Sheryl Crow abomination.

Oh man, and that awful song Sheryl Crow had with Kid Rock. I've managed to block it until now.

Who Let the Dogs Out

Baha Men

R83, I was in high school when 9/11 happened (my freshman year). That song was played CONSTANTLY after 9/11. FUCK THAT SONG!

R84, that song is played all the time still.

R86/R87, those two songs demonstrate why I've always hated Sheryl Crow's music.