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Sorry (Justin Bieber song)
"Sorry" is a 2015 tropical house-pop single by Justin Bieber from the album Purpose, written with Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Skrillex, and BloodPop; it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK chart and is distinct from Madonna's and Beyoncé's songs of the same name.
Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else
Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else is a 2025 pop-rock single by Benson Boone, released February 27, 2025 via Night Street/Warner Records and later the opener of American Heart; it peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 in the UK.
Sorry Not Sorry (Demi Lovato song)
"Sorry Not Sorry (Demi Lovato song)" is a 2017 pop single by Demi Lovato, lead single of Tell Me You Love Me, written with Oak Felder and Sean Douglas; it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was re-recorded as a rock version with Slash in 2023.
Sorry Papi
Sorry Papi: 2026 Spanish-language dance-pop single by German producer Topic and Becky G, released April 24, 2026 via Intercord/Universal, reworking the cumbia La Colegiala; distinct from Bad Bunny's 2020 track of the same name.
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word: 1976 Elton John and Bernie Taupin ballad from Blue Moves, produced by Gus Dudgeon; US No. 6 Hot 100, UK No. 11, famously covered by Blue ft. Elton John, a 2002 UK No. 1.
South Korea in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia
South Korea at Eurovision Song Contest Asia: debut participant in the 2026 inaugural edition in Bangkok, represented by ENA/PK Inc; its first entry JUNHEE's "DEEP DIVE" won the Korea's Next Wave national final on 4 September 2026 under a 40/40/20 jury, home, and Rest of the World vote.
South Pacific (musical)
South Pacific is a 1949 Broadway musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, set on an island during World War II.
Space Oddity
Space Oddity is David Bowie's 1969 single about the astronaut Major Tom, inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, recorded at Trident with Gus Dudgeon, used in BBC Moon landing coverage, and reissued at number one in 1975.
Spaghetti (song)
"SPAGHETTI" (스파게티) is a 2025 alternative pop and funk single by LE SSERAFIM featuring j-hope of BTS, title track of the group's first single album; it debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, a career high, with lyrics comparing the group to spaghetti stuck in one's teeth.
Spamalot
Spamalot is a Tony-winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, adapted from Monty Python and the Holy Grail; it ran 1,575 performances, won Best Musical, and was revived on Broadway in 2023.
Spectre (song)
Spectre is a 2015 song by Radiohead, written for the James Bond film Spectre but rejected as too dark; released free on 25 December 2015, it differs from Sam Smith's chosen theme and Laibach's 2014 album of the same name.
Speed Demon (Justin Bieber song)
Speed Demon (Justin Bieber song): opening track of SWAG II, released September 5, 2025; funk-influenced rap-sung kiss-off reusing the "is it clocking to you" meme, produced by Carter Lang, Eddie Benjamin, Dylan Wiggins, and Daniel Chetrit.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was a Broadway rock musical with music by Bono and The Edge, book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. It ran 2010-2014 at Foxwoods Theatre, set records for cost ($75 million) and previews (182), suffered injuries, and lost its director during a notorious rewrite.
Spiegel im Spiegel
Spiegel im Spiegel ("Mirror in the Mirror") is a 1978 chamber piece by Arvo Pärt for violin and piano, his last Estonian work, built on tintinnabuli: triadic piano arpeggios in F major under a stepwise violin melody centered on A.
Spirit in the Sky
Spirit in the Sky is Norman Greenbaum's 1969 fuzz-guitar rock single about Jesus and the afterlife; a US number three and UK number one hit, later topped in Britain by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates.
Spirituals
Spirituals are religious folk songs created by enslaved African Americans in the American South, blending Christian themes with West African elements like call-and-response, and sometimes carrying coded messages about escape.
Spitting Off the Edge of the World
Spitting Off the Edge of the World is a 2022 Yeah Yeah Yeahs song featuring Perfume Genius, the lead single from Cool It Down, their first release in nine years, Grammy-nominated and climate-themed.
Spokoynaya nochʹ (Спокойная ночь)
Спокойная ночь (Spokoynaya nochʹ, "Calm Night") is a 1986 Kino song by Viktor Tsoi with Yuri Kasparyan's guitar solo, released on Группа крови (1988), not Ночь (1982); ranked No. 38 among 20th-century Russian rock songs.
SpongeBob SquarePants Theme
SpongeBob SquarePants Theme (Pineapple Song): the sea-shanty-style opening song of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, sung by Painty the Pirate (Patrick Pinney) and children, composed by Mark Harrison and Blaise Smith, based on Blow the Man Down, in G major at 120 bpm.
Sports Car (song)
Sports Car (2025) is a dance-pop single by Canadian singer Tate McRae from So Close to What, co-written with Julia Michaels, Ryan Tedder, and Grant Boutin. A whispered chorus, early-2000s comparisons, US No. 16, UK No. 3, and Bardia Zeinali's video distinguish it from other songs of the same name.
Spring Awakening (musical)
Spring Awakening is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Steven Sater, adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 German play and winner of eight Tony Awards in 2007.
Squabble Up
Squabble Up (stylized "squabble up") is a 2024 Kendrick Lamar song, track 2 and lead single of GNX, sampling Debbie Deb's "When I Hear Music"; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a Calmatic-directed video full of West Coast cultural references.
Sri Lanka Matha (ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා)
Sri Lanka Matha (ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා; Tamil Sri Lanka Thaaye) is Sri Lanka's national anthem, written by Ananda Samarakoon, adopted November 22, 1951, constitutionally named in Article 7, and sung in Sinhala and Tamil versions.
SS26 (song)
SS26 (Spring/Summer 2026) is Charli xcx's May 21, 2026 single and second track of Music, Fashion, Film; a stripped-back rock-era satire of fashion and doom, produced with A. G. Cook and Finn Keane.
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) is a 1985 rock song by John Parr, co-written and produced by David Foster for the St. Elmo's Fire soundtrack. Inspired by Rick Hansen's Man in Motion World Tour, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and reached #6 in the UK.
St. James Infirmary Blues
St. James Infirmary Blues, also known as The Gambler's Blues, is a traditional American blues and jazz standard in which a narrator visits a dying woman and gives instructions for his own funeral.
Stacy's Mom
Stacy's Mom is a 2003 power pop single by Fountains of Wayne from Welcome Interstate Managers, written by Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood; it peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 11 in the UK, and earned a Grammy nomination.
Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee, also Stagolee or Stack O'Lee, is an American folk ballad based on Lee Shelton's 1895 murder of Billy Lyons in a St. Louis saloon over a hat, recorded over 500 times since 1923 and reinvented across genres from blues to punk.
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin song written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, released 8 November 1971 on Led Zeppelin IV; 8:02 long, never a single, yet among the most-played US radio songs; the 2014 Taurus copyright suit ended in the band's favor in 2020.
Stan (song)
Stan (song): 2000 Eminem track from The Marshall Mathers LP featuring a Dido "Thank You" sample, telling of an obsessive fan who dies driving off a bridge; it gave English the slang word "stan", added to the OED in 2017.