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Cultural origins | Early 2010s, United States[ citation needed] |
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Cringe pop is a broad "genre" of pop music, which is written intentionally to be cringeworthy. [1] [2] It encompasses songs and music videos that are essentially awkward in nature. [2] This awkwardness is intentionally produced for the purpose of gaining attention from people and going viral. [3]
The element of how cringeworthy the music is determines the virality of the song. [2][ irrelevant citation]
Cringe pop has spread due to the advancement of technology, essentially allowing anyone with a laptop to be able to produce a song and a music video. [4] The rise of social media and streaming sites, especially YouTube have provided a platform for cringe-pop writers to publish their work and these platforms are fundamental for their existence. [5]
While the origins of cringe pop are unknown, an Indian magazine credited Rebecca Black's song " Friday" as giving birth to the genre. [6] [7] [8] The song, which was released in 2011, has over 149.6 million views and 3.8 million dislikes on YouTube as of January 2021. [9]
Black was soon followed by Taher Shah, a Pakistani singer. His music video " Angel" went viral. [10] His first music video, " Eye to Eye", was released in 2013, and "Angel" was released in 2016. [11]
Jacintha Morris, an Indian civil servant, released "Is Suzainn the Sinner" in 2016, which was labelled a cringe pop song. [12] Morris herself denied that the song was intended to be cringe pop. [13]
Other examples include "Aunty Ki Ghanti" by Indian rapper Omprakash Mishra released in 2015 [14] and " PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" by Japanese comedian Pikotaro, and the "Pokémon Go Song" by Czech child singer Misha/Mishovy Silenosti, both released in 2016. [15]
Tony Kakkar, an Indian singer and composer, is often called out for cringe-worthy lyrics. [16] [17]
Such songs are described as being "so bad, that you can't stop watching them". [1] [18] [10]
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Cringe pop | |
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Stylistic origins | |
Cultural origins | Early 2010s, United States[ citation needed] |
Other topics | |
Cringe pop is a broad "genre" of pop music, which is written intentionally to be cringeworthy. [1] [2] It encompasses songs and music videos that are essentially awkward in nature. [2] This awkwardness is intentionally produced for the purpose of gaining attention from people and going viral. [3]
The element of how cringeworthy the music is determines the virality of the song. [2][ irrelevant citation]
Cringe pop has spread due to the advancement of technology, essentially allowing anyone with a laptop to be able to produce a song and a music video. [4] The rise of social media and streaming sites, especially YouTube have provided a platform for cringe-pop writers to publish their work and these platforms are fundamental for their existence. [5]
While the origins of cringe pop are unknown, an Indian magazine credited Rebecca Black's song " Friday" as giving birth to the genre. [6] [7] [8] The song, which was released in 2011, has over 149.6 million views and 3.8 million dislikes on YouTube as of January 2021. [9]
Black was soon followed by Taher Shah, a Pakistani singer. His music video " Angel" went viral. [10] His first music video, " Eye to Eye", was released in 2013, and "Angel" was released in 2016. [11]
Jacintha Morris, an Indian civil servant, released "Is Suzainn the Sinner" in 2016, which was labelled a cringe pop song. [12] Morris herself denied that the song was intended to be cringe pop. [13]
Other examples include "Aunty Ki Ghanti" by Indian rapper Omprakash Mishra released in 2015 [14] and " PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" by Japanese comedian Pikotaro, and the "Pokémon Go Song" by Czech child singer Misha/Mishovy Silenosti, both released in 2016. [15]
Tony Kakkar, an Indian singer and composer, is often called out for cringe-worthy lyrics. [16] [17]
Such songs are described as being "so bad, that you can't stop watching them". [1] [18] [10]
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