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17 Songs You Forgot Existed From The Early 2010s

Songs that were on everyone's playlists in the first years of this decade.

Christina Billie

Mar 01, 2019

Temple University

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17 Songs You Forgot Existed From The Early 2010s

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Ah, the early 2010s…what a time. I was in middle school during this time, and it was definitely the epitome of peace signs, duck faces, crackle nail polish, mustaches on literally everything, and the iPod Touch. Most importantly though, the early 2010s had tons of songs that have since been deemed "throwbacks," and everyone will sing along to them if they are played.

Recently, my roommate and I were playing songs from One Direction's first album, "Up All Night," which came out in 2011. Listening to these songs took me back since I was probably the biggest Directioner in my school, and I forgot that some of those songs even existed. That got me thinking…what other songs from around this time did I forget about? So, I came up with a list. Here are 17 pop songs from the beginning of this decade that you probably forgot about just like I did.

1. "Baby I" - Ariana Grande

Years before she released "Thank U, Next," Ariana's song "Baby I" was released on her very first album "Yours Truly." I know for a fact this was on one of my playlists on my iPod Touch in 2013.

2. "Made in the USA" - Demi Lovato

3. "Slow Down" - Selena Gomez

4. "Pretty Brown Eyes" - Cody Simpson

Oh, Cody Simpson. One of the early 2010s' biggest heartthrobs that I haven't seen since the early 2010s.

5. "Pass Me By" - R5

Remember R5? I didn't until just recently. Ross Lynch has definitely improved since his Disney days.

6. "Gold" - Britt Nicole

7. "Wings" - Little Mix

Since Wings came out, Little Mix has made so many iconic songs that I listen to today. "Wings" was their first ever single and was the song that made them popular outside of the UK.

8. "Troublemaker" - Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida

9. "Chasing the Sun" - The Wanted

As a dedicated Directioner from the early 2010s, I can say that I wasn't too big of a fan of The Wanted back in the day (if anyone remembers the feud between One Direction and The Wanted in 2012-2013, you're a real one), but I will give them credit for making one good song: this one.

10. "Love Like Woe" - The Ready Set

Here's yet another song that I know for a fact was on my playlist in middle school, and I definitely forgot about it.

11. "Mr. Saxobeat" - Alexandra Stan

12. "This Kiss" - Carly Rae Jepsen

Everyone knows "Call Me Maybe," but does anyone remember Carly Rae Jepsen's song "This Kiss?" I didn't until recently! It doesn't get stuck in your head as easily, that's for sure.

13. "Say Somethin' "- Austin Mahone

Austin Mahone was another one of the early 2010s heartthrobs that I seemed to forget about. Say Somethin' was his most popular song that he released back in the day.

14. "Stay the Night" - Zedd ft. Hayley Williams

15. "Chloe" - Emblem3

I completely forgot about Emblem3 until my friend reminded me of this song. I remember watching them on XFactor in 2012 when Fifth Harmony and Bea Miller were contestants. Those were the days.

16. "Want U Back" - Cher Lloyd

17. "Kiss You" - One Direction

Thirteen-year-old me would be so mad that I just remembered this song existed not too long ago. Still a great song though, and the music video was iconic.

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