18 Iconic Songs You Won't Believe Are Turning 10 In 2018

Britney returned to the top while the world was introduced to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry...

Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 15:01

Put'cha hands up! Woma-woma-nizer! P-p-p-poker face!

Ah, 2008. It was a much simpler time, when all of the Single Ladies put on their best Poker Face and ditched their Womanizers to Kiss A Girl… and they liked it!

In reality, us Brits weren't having the best time thanks to a little thing called the recession but thanks to the arrival of exciting new pop stars and one of the greatest musical comebacks of all time, we made it through with some absolute tunes that have indeed went down in the history books and made 2008 one of the golden years of pop.

Against all odds, the original Princess Of Pop Britney Spears reclaimed her throne as she returned to the industry at her best with 'Womanizer' while two new divas were brought into our lives as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga burst onto the scene with fresh looks and even fresher songs.

Let's take a trip down memory lane to revisit 18 of the year's most iconic songs that we cannot believe are about to be a decade old!

Beyoncé - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'

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All the single ladies, all the single ladies
All the single ladies, all the single ladies
All the single ladies, all the single ladies
All the single ladies

Now put your hands up
Up in the club, we just broke up
I'm doing my own little thing
Decided to dip and now you wanna trip
Cause another brother noticed me

I'm up on him, he up on me
Don't pay him any attention
Just cried my tears, for three good years
Ya can't be mad at me

Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, o-ohh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, o-ohh
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
I got gloss on my lips, a man on my hips
Got me tighter in my Dereon jeans
Acting up, drink in my cup

I can care less what you think
I need no permission, did I mention
Don't pay him any attention
Cause you had your turn and now you gonna learn

What it really feels like to miss me
Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it

Oh, oh, oh
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it

Oh, oh, oh
Don't treat me to the things of the world
I'm not that kind of girl

Your love is what I prefer, what I deserve
Here's a man that makes me then takes me
And delivers me to a destiny, to infinity and beyond
Pull me into your arms, say I'm the one you own
If you don't, you'll be alone

And like a ghost Ill be gone
All the single ladies, all the single ladies
All the single ladies, all the single ladies
All the single ladies, all the single ladies
All the single ladies
Now put your hands up, oh, oh, oh
Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Oh, oh, oh
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Oh, oh, oh

Writer(s): THADDIS HARRELL, CHRIS STEWART, BEYONCE KNOWLES, TERIUS NASH Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

Uh oh oh, uh oh oh oh! Beyoncé returned in 2008 with a split persona in her third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce, an epic dual album that was half Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and half Sasha Fierce. While the lead single 'If I Were A Boy' gave the superstar her fourth solo UK number one single, it was the Sasha-fied 'Single Ladies' that has become one of her signature hits. A party staple complete with a timeless music video and dance routine copied around the world, it was another jackpot moment in the ever-evolving star's career.

Lady Gaga - 'Poker Face'

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Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah

I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please
Fold 'em, let 'em hit me, raise it; baby, stay with me (I love it)
LoveGame intuition, play the cards with spades to start
And after he's been hooked, I'll play the one that's on his heart

Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah

I wanna roll with him, a hard pair we will be
A little gambling is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And, baby, when it's love, if it's not rough, it isn't fun (fun)

Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
(Mum mum mum mah)

I won't tell you that I love you, kiss, or hug you
'Cause I'm bluffin' with my muffin
I'm not lying, I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunning
Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand 'cause I'm marvelous

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face (she's got me like nobody)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
Mum mum mum mah

Writer(s): STEFANI GERMANOTTA, NADIR KHAYAT Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

With three simple words - RedOne! Konvict... GA-GA! - a superstar entered our lives in 2008, however Lady Gaga proved 'Just Dance' was no one-hit-wonder when she quickly followed it up with the incredible 'Poker Face'. The relentless dance banger showed the party had only just started and the UK embraced Gaga wholeheartedly when it became her second consecutive number one single and is one of the best-selling digital songs in history. Slay? Slay!

Britney Spears - 'Womanizer'

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Superstar, where you from? How's it going?
I know you got a clue what you're doing
You can play brand new to all the other chicks out here
But I know what you are, what you are, baby
Look at you getting more than just a re-up
Baby, you got all the puppets with their strings up
Faking like a good one, but I call 'em like I see 'em
I know what you are, what you are, baby

Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby
You-you-you are, you-you-you are
Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer

Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
(You) You got me going
(You) You're oh-so-charming
(You) But I can't do it
(You) You womanizer
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
(You) You say I'm crazy
(You) I got you crazy
(You) You're nothing but a
(You) Womanizer

Daddy-O, you got the swagger of champion
Too bad for you, you just can't find the right companion
I guess when you have one too many makes it hard, it could be easy
Who you are, that's just who you are, baby
Lollipop, must mistake me for a sucker
To think that I would be a victim, not another
Say it, play it how you wanna
But no way, I'm never gonna fall for you
Never you, baby

Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby
You-you-you are, you-you-you are
Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer

Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
(You) You got me going
(You) You're oh-so-charming
(You) But I can't do it
(You) You womanizer
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
(You) You say I'm crazy
(You) I got you crazy
(You) You're nothing but a
(You) Womanizer

Maybe if we both lived in a different world
(Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer, womanizer)
It would be all good, and maybe I could be your girl
But I can't 'cause we don't, you...

Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby
You-you-you are, you-you-you are
Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer

Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
(You) You got me going
(You) You're oh-so-charming
(You) But I can't do it
(You) You womanizer
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
(You) You say I'm crazy
(You) I got you crazy
(You) You're nothing but a
(You) Womanizer

Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you are, are, are
Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby

Writer(s): NIKIESHA BRISCOE, RAPHAEL AKINYEMI Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

After some personal problems, Britney Spears returned to the top - where she belongs - with one of the most legendary disses of all time, as she turned her ex-husband's betrayal into a number one hit around the world with 'Womanizer'. Its music video reunited her with 'Toxic' director Joseph Kahn, acting as a sequel to that defining video, and reminded the world of the badass temptress she is. That sauna scene? Whew! We love a confident, strong, powerful pop queen.

Kings Of Leon - 'Sex On Fire'

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Lay where you're laying
Don't make a sound
I know they're watching
They're watching

All the commotion
The kiddie like play
Has people talking
They're talking

You, your sex is on fire

Dark of the alley
The breaking of day
Head while I'm driving
I'm driving

Soft lips are open
Them knuckles are pale
Feels like you're dying
You're dying

You, your sex is on fire
Consumed with the what's to transpire

Hot as a fever
Rattling bones
I could just taste it
Taste it

But it's not forever
But it's just tonight
Oh we're still the greatest
The greatest
The greatest

You, your sex is on fire
You, your sex is on fire

Consumed with the what's to transpire

And you
Your sex is on fire
Consumed with the what's to transpire

Writer(s): FOLLOWILL ANTHONY CALEB, FOLLOWILL CAMERON MATTHEW Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

Sex. On. Fire. Is. (Almost.) Ten. Years. Old. HOW?!

Rihanna - 'Take A Bow'

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Ohh, how 'bout a round of applause?
Yeah, standin' ovation
Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

You look so dumb right now
Standin' outside my house
Tryin' to apologize
You're so ugly when you cry (please)
Just cut it out

Don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught

But you put on quite a show
You really had me goin'
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closin'
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow

Grab your clothes and get gone
(You better hurry up) Before the sprinklers come on (come on)
Talkin' 'bout "Girl, I love you you're the one"
This just looks like a re-run (please)
What else is on?

And don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught

But you put on quite a show
You really had me goin'
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closin'
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow

And the award for the best liar goes to you
For makin' me believe
That you could be
Faithful to me let's hear your speech out

How 'bout a round of applause?
Standin' ovation

But you put on quite a show
You really had me goin'
Now it's time to go
Curtains finally closin'
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow

But it's over now...

Writer(s): ERIKSEN MIKKEL STORLEER, HERMANSEN TOR ERIK Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

After 'Umbrella' defined Rihanna as a force to be reckoned with in 2007, she re-released the Good Girl Gone Bad album a year later to bless us with more incredible songs, particularly the two singles 'Disturbia' (Halloween anthem!) and the brilliant R&B kiss-off ballad 'Take A Bow'. The latter became her second UK number one and is undoubtedly the OG anti-f**kboy anthem, as our unapologetic fave took her waster boyfriend to the trash where he belonged.

Miley Cyrus - '7 Things'

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I probably shouldn't say this but at times I get so scared

When I think about the previous relationship we shared
It was awesome but we lost it it's not possible for me not to care
And now we're standing in the rain but nothing's ever gonna change until you hear my dear
The 7 things I hate about you

The 7 things I hate about you oh you
You're vain your games you're insecure you love me you like her

You make me laugh you make me cry I don't know which side to buy
Your friends they're jerks when you act like them just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know

And the 7th thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you
It's awkward and silent as I wait for you to say

What I need to hear now your sincere apology
When you mean it I'll believe it if you text it I'll delete it let's be clear
Oh, I'm not coming back
You're taking 7 steps here

The 7 things I hate about you
You're vain your games you're insecure you love me you like her
You make me laugh you make me cry I don't know which side to buy

Your friends they're jerks when you act like them just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the 7th thing I hate the most that you do

You make me love you
And compared to all the great things that would take too long to write
I probably should mention the 7 that I like
The 7 things I like about you
Your hair your eyes your old Levi's when we kiss I'm hypnotized
You make me laugh you make me cry but I guess that's both I'll have to buy
Your hands in mine when we're intertwined everything's alright
I wanna be with the one I know
And the 7th thing I like the most that you do
You make me love you
You do

Writer(s): ARMATO ANTONINA, CYRUS DESTINY HOPE Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

Ten years ago the world had fallen in love with a tamed Miley Cyrus, pre-twerk and dildo-wearing onstage, and her fame reached new heights when she released her first single as just Miley, with no connection to Hannah Montana. The still-amazing '7 Things' remains the perfect scream-along anthem for road trips and parties, and let's not forget it inspired by her ex Nick Jonas. Iconic? Of course.

Estelle - 'American Boy (ft. Kanye West)'

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Just another one champion sound
Yeah, Estelle, we 'bout to get down (get down)
Who the hottest in the world right now
Just touched down in London town
Bet they give me a pound
Tell them put the money in my hand right now
Tell the promoter we need more seats
We just sold out all the floor seats

Take me on a trip, I'd like to go someday
Take me to New York, I'd love to see L.A.
I really want to come kick it with you
You'll be my American boy

He said "Hey, sister
It's really really nice to meet you"
I just met this 5 foot 7 guy who's just my type
I like the way he's speaking his confidence is peaking
Don't like his baggy jeans, but I'mma like what's underneath them
And no, I ain't been to M.I.A.
I heard that Cali never rains and New York's heart awaits
First let's see the west end
I'll show you to my brethren
I'm liking this American boy
American boy

Take me on a trip, I'd like to go someday
Take me to New York, I'd love to see L.A.
I really want to come kick it with you
You'll be my American boy
American boy

You'll be my american boy
American boy

Can we get away this weekend
Take me to Broadway
Let's go shopping, baby, then we'll go to a café
Let's go on the subway
Take me to your hood
I never been to Brooklyn and I'd like to see what's good
Dress in all your fancy clothes
Sneakers looking fresh to death, I'm loving those Shell Toes
Walking that walk
Talk that slick talk
I'm liking this American boy
American boy

Take me on a trip, I'd like to go someday
Take me to New York, I'd love to see L.A.
I really want to come kick it with you
You'll be my American boy

Tell'em know a gwan blud

Who killing 'em in the U.K.
Everybody gonna say, "you K"
Reluctantly 'cause most of this press don't fuck with me
Estelle once said to me "Cool down, down, don't act a fool now, now"
I always act a fool, oww, oww
Ain't nothing new now, now
He crazy, I know what ya thinking
Ribena, I know what you're drinking
Rap singer, chain Blinger
Holla at the next chick soon as you're blinking
What's your persona
About this Americana Brama
Am I shallow 'cause all my clothes designer
Dressed smart like a London Bloke
Before he speak his suit bespoke
And you thought he was cute before
Look at this peacoat, tell me he's broke
And I know you ain't into all that
I heard your lyrics I feel your spirit
But I still talk that ca-ah-ash
'Cause a lot wags wanna hear it
And I'm feeling like Mike at his Baddest
Like The Pips at they Gladys
And I know they love it
So to hell with all that rubbish

Would you be my love?
(Would you be mine?)
Would you be my love?
(Would you be mine?)
Could you be my love?
Ooh, would you be my American boy? American boy

Take me on a trip, I'd like to go someday
Take me to Chicago, San Francisco Bay
I really want to come kick it with you
You'll be my American Boy
Be my American boy

Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day
Take me to New York, I'd love to see L.A.
I really want to come kick it with you
You'll be my American boy

La-la-la-la-la-di-da
La-la-la-la-la-di-da

Writer(s): WILL ADAMS, KANYE WEST, JOHN STEPHENS, KEITH ERNESTO HARRIS, ESTELLE SWARAY, CALEB SPEIR, KWELI WASHINGTON, JOSHUA LOPEZ Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

Has there ever been a greater karaoke song? London girl, American boy, team up with will.i.am and the rest is history. Yeezy back in his less serious days. A timeless banger.

Katy Perry - 'I Kissed A Girl'

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It's hard to imagine a world before Katy Perry as, four albums deep into her career, she has given us a plethora of hits, countless looks, amazing videos and is a meme on the daily, however she was a fresh face in 2008, exploding onto the scene with a raunchy, oh-so-good pop anthem about good 'ole girl loving. The song still goes off and is one of her best. I-con-ic.

Girls Aloud - 'The Promise'

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1, 2, 3, 4
Everythin' he does, better than anythin' ordinary
Everythin' he wants, he gets, cause everythin'
He does is kinda necessary
I believe in love, tell me can anythin' last forever
Life can live up to love,
With a hand on my heart, I'm never sayin' never

You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, nothin' that I do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade (fade)
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, that I cannot do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade

Maybe next time, I'll take a ride on by
I wanna feel you near
'cause I can't play this like I'm into now,
My Aladdins lamp is down,
And I gotta fear, oh baby, right here
Givin' up, just looking into windows, yeah
I've had enough of wishin' I've found you,
Baby don't you know,
I've had as much as I can take of fallin', yeah
Got a lot to learn 'bout ridin' through

'cause you're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, nothin' that I do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade (fade)
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, that I cannot do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade

Here I am,
Walkin' Primrose,
Wonderin' when I'm gonna see you again
So here I am,
Walkin' Primrose,
Wonderin' when I'm gonna see you again
I got my, hands all ready to touch your soul
I'm gonna, get the energy to wire me close to you
Got my eyes on the prize I see
Are you watching me, baby?
'cause my, heart is turnin' to solid gold
And my, head is sayin' 'honey too good to be true'
Oh, one look in your glitter eyes
How else tellin' me every time

'cause you're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, nothin' that I do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade (fade)
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, that I cannot do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade

Maybe it's not that hard to know you
Maybe we'll make it up and go
Maybe we'll work things out,
There's only one way up and one way down, I know,
If you wanna convince me, start again
If you wanna be with me in my arms

'cause you're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, nothin' that I do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade (fade)
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothin' at all, that I cannot do
The promise I made, the promise I made,
Is startin' to fade, startin' to fade

(Maybe next time, I'll take a ride on by)
(I wanna feel you near)
(Maybe next time, I'll take a ride on by)

Writer(s): COOPER MIRANDA ELEANOR DE FONBRUNE, HIGGINS BRIAN THOMAS, POWELL TIMOTHY MARTIN, COLER NICHOLAS JOHN SUTHERLAND, JONES KIERAN RHYS, RESCH JASON PETER, WILLIAMS CARLA MARIA Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

Although we are currently living the Glory Days thanks to Little Mix, there isn't a day that goes by that we do not mourn the loss of Girls Aloud. 'The Promise' launched their final studio album, won them their first and only BRIT Award, and was just such a moment. The video! The glamour! The showgirl performance at the 2009 BRITs! Ugh, such legends.

The Ting Tings - 'That's Not My Name'

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Four letter word just to get me along
It's a difficulty and I'm bitin' on my tongue
And I, I keep stallin' and keepin' it together
People around gotta find somethin' to say now
Holdin' back everyday the same
Don't wanna be a loner
Listen to me, oh no
I never say anything at all
But with nothin' to consider they forget my name (ame, ame, ame)

They call me hell
They call me Stacey
They call me Her
They call me Jane
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

They call me quiet
But I'm a riot
Mary-Jo-Lisa
Always the same
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

I'll miss the catch if they throw me the ball
I'm the last chick standing up against the wall
Keep fa-fallin', these heels that keep me borin'
Getting clamped up and sittin' on the fence now
So alone all the time and I lock myself away
Listen to me, oh no
And though I'm dressed up out and all
With everything considered they forget my name (ame, ame, ame)

They call me hell
They call me Stacey
They call me her
They call me Jane
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

They call me quiet
But I'm a riot
Mary-Jo-Lisa
Always the same

That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

Are you callin' me darlin'?
Are you callin' me bird?
Are you callin' me darlin'?
Are you callin' me bird?

They call me hell
They call me Stacey
They call me her
They call me Jane

That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
They call me quiet
But I'm a riot
Mary-Jo-Lisa
Always the same

That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

They call me hell
They call me Stacey

They call me her
They call me Jane
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
They call me quiet
But I'm a riot
Mary-Jo-Lisa
Always the same
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
They call me hell
They call me Stacey
They call me her
They call me Jane
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
So alone all the time and I lock myself away
Though I'm dressed up out and all
With everything considered they forget my name

Writer(s): KATIE WHITE, JULES DE MARTINO Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

An iconic song about not being called Lisa, Mary, Jo or quiet. A riotous banger with arguably the most euphoric middle 8 of all time. Wanna say I'm wrong? That's not my name!

Duffy - 'Mercy'

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Yeah, yeah, yeah...
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
Yeah, yeah, yeah...

I love you
But I gotta stay true
My morals got me on my knees
I'm begging, please, stop playing games

I don't know what this is
'Cause you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell

You got me begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me?
You got me begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me?
I said release me

Now you think that I
Will be something on the side
But you got to understand
That I need a man
Who can take my hand, yes I do

I don't know what this is
'Cause you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell

You got me begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me?
You got me begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me?
I said you'd better release
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm begging you for mercy
Yes, why won't you release me?
I'm begging you for mercy

You got me begging
You got me begging
You got me begging

Mercy
Why won't you release me?
I'm begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me?

You got me begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me, yeah! yeah!
Break it down...
Mercy, you got me begging
Begging you for mercy
You got me begging
Down on my knees
You got me begging
Begging you for mercy
You got me begging
Eeeeh, eeeeh
Eeeh, oooh...

Writer(s): BOOKER STEPHEN ANDREW, BOOKER STEVE Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

'Hit the beat and take it to the verse now!' Duffy, the songstress of a generation who deserved much, much more. What a song. What a woman.

Pussycat Dolls - 'When I Grow Up'

The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up (Official Video)

After taking over the world with their relentless hitmaking debut album, Pussycat Dolls returned with a brashy banger that still ranks as one of their finest. With rumours of a reunion next year brewing, 2018 may just be blessed with another anthem just like this.

T.I. - 'Live Your Life (ft. Rihanna)'

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What you need to do is to be thankful for the life you got, you know what I'm sayin'?
Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, start bein' thankful for what you do got
Let's give it to 'em, baby girl, hey (You're gonna be a shining star)
With fancy clothes and fancy cars
And then you see, you're gonna go far

'Cause everyone knows who you are (Rihanna, let's get it)
So live your life (Hey) Ay-ay-ay
You steady chasin' that paper just live your life (Oh) Ay-ay-ay
Ain't got no time for no haters just live your life (Hey) Ay-ay-ay

No telling where it'll take ya just live your life (Oh) Ay-ay-ay (Joss, we did it again homie)
'Cause I'm a paper chaser just living my life(Ay)
Nevermind what haters say, ignore 'em 'til they fade away
Amazing they ungrateful after all the game I gave away

Safe to say, I paved the way for you cats to get paid today
You still be wastin' days away now had I never saved the day
Consider them my protégé, homage I think they should pay
Instead of being gracious, they violate in a major way
I never been a hater, still I love 'em in a crazy way

Some say they sold the yay, and no, they couldn't get work on Labor Day
It ain't that black or white, it has an area the shade of gray
I'm West Side anyway, even if I left today and stayed away
Some move away to make a way, not move away 'cause they afraid

I brought back to the hood, and all you ever did was take away
I pray for patience but they make me wanna melt they face away
Like I once made 'em spray, now I could make them put the K's away
Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break

You rather see me catch a case, then watch my future fade away (You're gonna be a shining star)
With fancy clothes and fancy cars
And then you see, you're gonna go far
'Cause everyone knows who you are

So live your life (Hey) Ay-ay-ay
You steady chasin' that paper just live your life (Oh) Ay-ay-ay
Ain't got no time for no haters just live your life (Hey) Ay-ay-ay
No telling where it'll take ya just live your life (Oh) Ay-ay-ay

'Cause I'm a paper chaser just livin' my life (I'm the opposite of moderate)
Immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagga of a college kid
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics
Articulate but still'd grab a by the collar quick

Whoever havin' problems with they record sales, just holla T.I.P.
If that don't work and all else fails, then turn around and follow T.I.P.
I got love for the game, but ay, I'm not in love with all of it
Could do without the fame, and rappers nowadays are comical

The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguin'
"Where you from, who you know, what you makin', what kind of car you in?"
Seems as though you lost sight of what's important when depositin'

Them checks into ya bank account, and you've up out of poverty
Your values is in disarrayed, prioritizin' horribly
Unhappy with the riches 'cause you're piss-poor morally
Ignorin' all prior advice and forewarnin'

And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we? Now eveybody watchin' what I do
Come walk in my shoes and see the way I'm livin' if you really want to
I got my mind on my money and I'm not goin' away
So keep on gettin' your paper and keep on climbin'
Look in the mirror and keep on shinin'
Till the game ends, till the clock stops we gonna post up on the top spot (So live your life (Hey) Ay-ay-ay)
You steady chasin' that paper just live your life (Oh) Ay-ay-ay
Ain't got no time for no haters just live your life (Hey) Ay-ay-ay
No telling where it'll take ya just live your life (Oh) Ay-ay-ay
'Cause I'm a paper chaser I'm just livin' my life (Ay), my life (Oh), my life (Ay), my life (Oh)
Just livin' my life (Ay), my life (Oh), my life (Ay), my life
So live your life

Writer(s): RIDDICK MAKEBA RONNIE, SMITH JUSTIN GREGORY, HARRIS CLIFFORD JOSEPH, BALAN DAN MIHAI Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

While we did have Kanye West and Jay-Z in 2008, one of the biggest rappers in the world that year was the legendary T.I. With back-to-back hits, the most timeless has to be this amazing collaboration with our beloved Rihanna. Who knew that sampling O-Zone's 'Dragostea Din Tei' could ever work so well?

Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida'

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I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Writer(s): BERRYMAN GUY RUPERT, BUCKLAND JONATHAN MARK Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

Goosebumps. Every single time. Undoubtedly 'Viva La Vida' is one of Coldplay's best songs ever, and it sounded just as incredible when Lady Gaga covered it for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge the following year.

Metro Station - 'Shake It'

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Let's drop!
Yeah, come on

Shake, shake
I'll take you home
If you don't leave me at the front door

(Leave me at the front door)

Your body's cold

But girl, we're getting so warm

And I was thinking of ways that I could get inside
(Get inside)

Tonight you're falling in love
(Let me go now)
This feeling's tearing me up
(Here we go now)
Now, if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now, if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now, if she moves like this
Will you move like that?
Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Your lips tremble
But your eye's are in a straight stare
(In a straight stare)
We're on the bed
But your clothes are laying right there
And I was thinking of places that I could hide
(I could hide)
Tonight you're falling in love
(Let me go now)
This feeling's tearing me up
(Here we go now)
Now, if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now, if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now, if she moves like this
Will you move like that?
Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
I saw you dancing there
I couldn't get you off my mind
But I could tell, that you could tell
That I was taking my time
But I was thinking of ways
To get you staying the night
Your body's shaking
Turn me on, so I can turn off the lights
Now, if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now, if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now, if she moves like this
Will you move like that?
Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
(Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it) x3

Writer(s): CYRUS TRACE, CYRUS TRACE DEMPSEY Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

We don't even know where to begin with this song. One of Miley Cyrus' siblings starts a pop-rock band and their breakout hit is one of the greatest indie-rock-lite-pop anthems of all this? We can basically see our coloured iPod Nanos in our hands listening to this one. Ugh. A time.

P!nk - 'So What'

P!nk - So What (Official Music Video)

Britney wasn't the only superstar to make her ex-husband a smash hit as P!nk flipped the 'poor heartbroken girl' headlines of her divorce into a stadium-sized rockstar banger. It sounded amazing

Lily Allen - 'The Fear'

Lily Allen | The Fear (Official Video - Explicit Version)

After shaking up the industry with her innovative and totally frank debut album, Lily Allen came back - with bangs! - with a vengeance as she kicked off her second album with 'The Fear'. Taking aim at the media, it took her songwriting to the next level and signalled the political voice she would later become. One of the best pop stars of our generation, without a doubt. This topped the UK Singles Chart for four (!) weeks after being released in 2008, and we hope to see her back there soon.

Adele - 'Chasing Pavements'

Adele - Chasing Pavements

'Hometown Glory' may have started her career but its follow-up, the second single, 'Chasing Pavements' was the chill-inducing power ballad that sent Adele rocketing up the charts for the first time. Somehow this song peaked at Number 2 in the UK, however we all know that she would eventually become no stranger to the top spot.

Words: Ross McNeilage

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