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Solange

Losing You

Solange and Dev Hynes wrap the end of a relationship in a skittering, eighties-tinted R&B groove: the 2012 lead single of the True EP on Terrible Records, with a Melina Matsoukas video shot in Cape Town's Langa township.

r&b indie pop synth-pop

Pharrell Williams

Happy

Handclaps, a bouncing bassline, Pharrell's falsetto and a gospel-tinged chorus make his Despicable Me 2 song a pure shot of sunshine that became the best-selling song of 2014.

pop soul funk

Gin Wigmore

Hey Ho

A stomping, hand-clapping slice of retro soul-pop from Gin Wigmore's debut, her gravel-and-honey voice making a breezy chant sound like a dare.

soul pop blues

Big Data, Joywave

Dangerous

A strutting, paranoid electro-rock stomp where Joywave's Daniel Armbruster sneers the hook over clipped funk guitar, heavy handclaps and a bassline built for headphones and dance floors alike.

electronic alternative synth-pop

Arctic Monkeys

Snap Out Of It

Alex Turner pleads with a lover to wake up from someone else's spell over a swaggering, hand-clapped shuffle and a chorus hook that sticks for days: the sixth single from AM.

indie rock alternative rock rock