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Cruel Summer (Bananarama song)
"Cruel Summer" is a 1983 synth-pop song by the British group Bananarama that reached No. 8 in the UK and became their first US top ten hit in 1984.
Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift song)
Cruel Summer: Taylor Swift synth-pop song from Lover (2019), written with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent; a 2019 album track that reached Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2023 via the Eras Tour and TikTok.
Crush (Zara Larsson song)
Crush, a dance-pop and electropop single by Swedish singer Zara Larsson, released 15 August 2025 as the third single from Midnight Sun (Sommer House/Epic). Written with MNEK and others, produced by Zhone and Margo XS; Swedish chart peak number 32.
Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)
Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song): 2002 Timbaland-produced breakup single from Justified, written with Scott Storch; peaked at number 3 Billboard Hot 100, number 2 UK, won a Grammy; unrelated to the 1955 Julie London song.
Cryogen (song)
Cryogen (song): 2026 single by English rock band Muse, third preview of their tenth album The Wow! Signal, released 24 April 2026 via Warner Records. Written with producer Dan Lancaster; Plug In Baby-style riff; first performed live 3 April 2026 at O2 Academy Brixton; reached number one on iTunes in five countries.
Crystal (Fleetwood Mac song)
"Crystal" is a folk-pop ballad written by Stevie Nicks, first recorded by Buckingham Nicks in 1973 and re-recorded by Fleetwood Mac for its self-titled 1975 album, sung by Lindsey Buckingham.
Cuban Pete (song)
Cuban Pete (song): 1936 rumba number by José Norman (Norman Henderson), first recorded by Mantovani; famous through Desi Arnaz's 1946 film and recording, I Love Lucy, and Jim Carrey's The Mask.
Cult of Personality (song)
"Cult of Personality" is a 1988 hard rock song by Living Colour from Vivid, written by all four members, titled after Khrushchev's 1956 speech, a Billboard Hot 100 No. 13 hit and Grammy-winning signature anthem later used by CM Punk.
Cum On Feel the Noize
Cum On Feel the Noize: 1973 Slade glam rock single written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, produced by Chas Chandler; entered UK chart at number 1 for four weeks, later a US number 5 hit for Quiet Riot in 1983.
Cupid's Chokehold
Cupid's Chokehold is a 2005 Gym Class Heroes song featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, built on Supertramp's 'Breakfast in America'; it peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the UK.
Cups (song)
"Cups", also called "The Cup Song", is a folk-pop song Anna Kendrick performs in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, reworking a 1931 Carter Family song.
Curse of the ninth
The curse of the ninth is a superstition that composers die after completing a ninth symphony, with Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, and Mahler as its standard examples.
D'yer Mak'er
D'yer Mak'er is a 1973 Led Zeppelin song from Houses of the Holy, credited to all four members, a doo-wop ballad given a reggae feel; its Cockney title puns on 'Jamaica' and it reached the US Top 20.
Da Da Da
"Da Da Da" is a 1982 single by the German band Trio, a Neue Deutsche Welle hit built on a Casio synthesizer that sold about 13 million copies.
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (also "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?") is Rod Stewart's 1978 disco single from Blondes Have More Fun, co-written with Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings; it hit number one in the US and UK, and its chorus melody was unconsciously borrowed from Jorge Ben Jor's "Taj Mahal," with royalties donated to UNICEF.
Daddy (Korn song)
"Daddy" is the 17:30 closing track of Korn's 1994 debut, about Jonathan Davis's childhood abuse by a babysitter; it ends with his genuine, unplanned sobbing captured by producer Ross Robinson.
Dai Dai
"Dai Dai" is the official song of the FIFA World Cup 2026 by Shakira and Burna Boy, released 14 May 2026. Italian for "come on, come on", the multilingual Afrobeats-Latin pop anthem topped the Billboard Global 200 and funds the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
Daisies (Justin Bieber song)
"Daisies" (DAISIES) is a 2025 lo-fi alt-pop single by Justin Bieber from his surprise album SWAG, produced with Mk.gee and Dijon; it hit UK Number 1 and topped Spotify's US and Global charts.
Daisy Bell
Daisy Bell, known by its chorus "A Bicycle Built for Two," is an 1892 popular song by Harry Dacre, later the first song sung by a computer.
Dama Dam Mast Qalandar
Dama Dam Mast Qalandar (دما دم مست قلندر), also called Lal Meri Pat, is a Sufi qawwali honoring Lal Shahbaz Qalandar of Sehwan Sharif, attributed to Amir Khusro and adapted by Bulleh Shah, made famous through film melodies, Noor Jehan, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Dame Tu Cosita
Dame Tu Cosita, by El Chombo feat. Cutty Ranks, is a 1997 reggaeton track that went viral in 2018 via ArtNoux's dancing green alien video, peaking at No. 36 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs.
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover is Sophie B. Hawkins's 1992 debut single from Tongues and Tails, a Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hit, UK No. 14, known for homoerotic overtones, a rejected MTV video, and 90210 use.
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees: 1955 Broadway musical by Adler and Ross, book by Abbott and Wallop from the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant; Faust story about a fan selling his soul so the Senators beat the Yankees; 1,019 performances, seven Tonys, 1958 film, 1994 and 2027 revivals.
Dance Monkey
Dance Monkey, also known as "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I (Toni Watson), is a 2019 synth-pop single about busking pressure that spent 24 weeks at number one in Australia and 11 in the UK, topping charts in over 30 countries.
Dance No More
Dance No More is a 2026 funk-disco song by Harry Styles, tenth track on his fourth album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., released March 6, 2026, with a Colin Solal Cardo video and UK chart peak of number 55.
Dance with My Father (song)
"Dance with My Father" is a 2003 ballad by Luther Vandross, co-written with Richard Marx for his final J Records album. It won the 2004 Grammy Song of the Year after Vandross's April 2003 stroke and peaked at No. 21 in the UK.
Dance with the Devil (Immortal Technique song)
"Dance With the Devil" is a 2001 storytelling hip-hop song by Harlem rapper Immortal Technique from Revolutionary, Vol. 1; a 9:39 track produced by 44 Caliber, sampling Francis Lai's Love Story theme, about a gang initiation that ends in incestuous rape and suicide.
Dance...
DANCE... is a 2026 song by American pop singer Slayyyter, opening track and fourth single of WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA; written with Nate Campany and Kyle Shearer, produced by Valley Girl, released January 16, 2026 on Columbia/RECORDS.
Danceteria (song)
Madonna's 2026 song from Confessions II (Warner Records, 3 July 2026), a tribute to the Manhattan nightclub Danceteria where her career began, interpolating Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side"; distinct from Soft Cell's same-titled 2026 album and song.
Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)
Bruce Springsteen's 1984 single "Dancing in the Dark," first release from Born in the U.S.A., his biggest hit: Billboard Hot 100 number 2, UK number 4, 1985 Grammy winner, De Palma video with Courteney Cox.