2012 representative songs

11 songs

2012: Gotye's minimalist hit and viral dance tracks define eclectic pop.

Song of the year

Somebody That I Used to Know

Song of the year

Gotye feat. Kimbra

Lyrics by:: Walter De Backer / Luiz Bonfá
Music by:: Gotye

「Now you're just somebody that I used to know」

Representative songs

Call Me Maybe

Carly Rae Jepsen

Lyrics by:: Carly Rae Jepsen / Tavish Crowe / Josh Ramsay
Music by:: Josh Ramsay

「Hey, I just met you」

We Are Young

fun. feat. Janelle Monáe

Lyrics by:: Nate Ruess / Jeff Bhasker / Andrew Dost / Jack Antonoff
Music by:: Jeff Bhasker

「We are young」

Payphone

Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa

Lyrics by:: Adam Levine / Benjamin Levin / Ammar Malik / Robopop / Cameron Thomaz / Shellback
Music by:: Benny Blanco / Shellback

「Payphone」

Thrift Shop

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz

Lyrics by:: Ben Haggerty / Ryan Lewis
Music by:: Ryan Lewis

「I'm gonna pop some tags」

Gangnam Style

PSY

Lyrics by:: Park Jae-sang / Yoo Gun-hyung
Music by:: PSY / Yoo Gun-hyung

「Oppan Gangnam style」

Diamonds

Rihanna

Lyrics by:: Sia Furler / Benjamin Levin / Mikkel S. Eriksen / Tor Erik Hermansen
Music by:: Benny Blanco / Stargate

「Diamonds」

Locked Out of Heaven

Bruno Mars

Lyrics by:: Bruno Mars / Philip Lawrence / Ari Levine / Mark Ronson / Jeff Bhasker / Emile Haynie
Music by:: Mark Ronson / Jeff Bhasker

「Locked out of heaven」

Glad You Came

The Wanted

Lyrics by:: Ed Drewett / Wayne Hector / Steve Mac
Music by:: Steve Mac

「Glad you came」

Some Nights

fun.

Lyrics by:: Nate Ruess / Jeff Bhasker / Andrew Dost / Jack Antonoff
Music by:: Jeff Bhasker

「Some nights」

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Taylor Swift

Lyrics by:: Taylor Swift / Max Martin / Shellback
Music by:: Max Martin / Shellback

「We are never ever getting back together」

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