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title: "36 Hit Song Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Hit Song quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Hit Song sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'd rather give one hit song than a flop film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-fatehi/i-d-rather-give-one-hit-song-than-a-flop-film/)

[Nora Fatehi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-fatehi/)

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> [The end game is always a hit song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-borchetta/the-end-game-is-always-a-hit-song/)

[Scott Borchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-borchetta/)

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> [When you write a hit song, and you know it when it's done, it's one of the best feelings in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-rhett/when-you-write-a-hit-song-and-you-know-it-when-it-s-done-it-s-one-of/)

[Thomas Rhett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-rhett/)

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> [I always knew 'My Dawg' would be a hit, but I didn't even know what a hit was. When I made the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-baby/i-always-knew-my-dawg-would-be-a-hit-but-i-didn-t-even-know-what-a/)

[Lil Baby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-baby/)

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> [Once you have a hit song and people recognize you the moment you start into it is a big thrill!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/porter-wagoner/once-you-have-a-hit-song-and-people-recognize-you-the-moment-you/)

[Porter Wagoner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/porter-wagoner/)

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> [If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chely-wright/if-i-have-a-hit-then-i-hope-the-people-who-like-the-hit-song-go-out/)

[Chely Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chely-wright/)

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> [If is a next hit song this gyal me love how you ah gwaan. Me cya wait fi hold yuh inna mi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavado/if-is-a-next-hit-song-this-gyal-me-love-how-you-ah-gwaan-me-cya-wait/)

[Mavado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavado/)

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> [I remember people telling me that at 5 1/2 minutes long, 'Lightning Crashes' would never be a hit song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-kowalczyk/i-remember-people-telling-me-that-at-5-1-2-minutes-long-lightning/)

[Ed Kowalczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-kowalczyk/)

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> [I never think any song really feels like a 'hit' - a song either feels good or bad, in my opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/astrid-s/i-never-think-any-song-really-feels-like-a-hit-a-song-either-feels/)

[Astrid S](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/astrid-s/)

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> [Don't do anyone else's version of a hit song - it's gonna sound terrible. You just have to do what you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-reed/don-t-do-anyone-else-s-version-of-a-hit-song-it-s-gonna-sound/)

[Ricky Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-reed/)

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> [When you're like, 'Yo, we gotta write a hit song, we need a hit song right now,' that never works. Every time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-blanco/when-you-re-like-yo-we-gotta-write-a-hit-song-we-need-a-hit-song/)

[Benny Blanco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-blanco/)

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> [Before you have a hit song, all you're doing is banging on the door and screaming, 'I've got something I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-ballard/before-you-have-a-hit-song-all-you-re-doing-is-banging-on-the-door/)

[Frankie Ballard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-ballard/)

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> [I went to a radio station on Long Island in 1982, and thank goodness for me, it was so new that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-bon-jovi/i-went-to-a-radio-station-on-long-island-in-1982-and-thank-goodness/)

[Jon Bon Jovi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-bon-jovi/)

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> [There's a lot of craft that goes into achieving a hit song - at the beginning of your career, you're usually more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kara-dioguardi/there-s-a-lot-of-craft-that-goes-into-achieving-a-hit-song-at-the/)

[Kara DioGuardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kara-dioguardi/)

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> [In my music career, I never was interested in working and writing and creating songs based on what kind of rewards I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jihae/in-my-music-career-i-never-was-interested-in-working-and-writing-and/)

[Jihae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jihae/)

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> [If you're thinking about making a hit song, and you think I want everybody in the world to love it, then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/redfoo/if-you-re-thinking-about-making-a-hit-song-and-you-think-i-want/)

[Redfoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/redfoo/)

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> [Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-baxter/regardless-of-who-originally-made-it-popular-any-hit-song-becomes-a/)

[Les Baxter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-baxter/)

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> [It's arguable whether a hit song is gonna add to the business a film does. There are plenty of films that didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/it-s-arguable-whether-a-hit-song-is-gonna-add-to-the-business-a-film/)

[John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/)

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> [If I'm happy with the song and it's a hit song or not, for the rest of my life, I can hang…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-owen/if-i-m-happy-with-the-song-and-it-s-a-hit-song-or-not-for-the-rest-of/)

[Jake Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-owen/)

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> [These are very difficult times for new artists. Back in the day, a hit song could really seep into a person's DNA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-campbell/these-are-very-difficult-times-for-new-artists-back-in-the-day-a-hit/)

[Vivian Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-campbell/)

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> [Often by the time writers and producers try to get a new hit song, the industry has already moved on. Whatever you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poo-bear/often-by-the-time-writers-and-producers-try-to-get-a-new-hit-song-the/)

[Poo Bear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poo-bear/)

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> [I think my first hit was the first song I ever wrote. I actually wrote it in 2005 in college. The title…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-mccall/i-think-my-first-hit-was-the-first-song-i-ever-wrote-i-actually-wrote/)

[Kevin McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-mccall/)

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> [“HIT SONG written by Johnny Mercer during the Second World War contained the words “accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative….”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-john-templeton/hit-song-written-by-johnny-mercer-during-the-second-world-war/)

[Sir John Templeton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-john-templeton/)

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> [Music is an emotion so you have to live with music all through your life to make one hit song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devi-sri-prasad/music-is-an-emotion-so-you-have-to-live-with-music-all-through-your/)

[Devi Sri Prasad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devi-sri-prasad/)

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> [If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-campbell/if-you-ve-got-a-good-melody-and-a-good-story-married-together-that-s/)

[Glen Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-campbell/)

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> [There's no way to learn how to write a hit song. There's no formula for it. You just have to have it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jardine/there-s-no-way-to-learn-how-to-write-a-hit-song-there-s-no-formula/)

[Al Jardine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jardine/)

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> [You're either recording a hit song or you're not; you've either got something that's worth recording or you haven't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-dudgeon/you-re-either-recording-a-hit-song-or-you-re-not-you-ve-either-got/)

[Gus Dudgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-dudgeon/)

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> [I think taking a hookline of a hit song and making a new song is fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tulsi-kumar/i-think-taking-a-hookline-of-a-hit-song-and-making-a-new-song-is-fun/)

[Tulsi Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tulsi-kumar/)

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> [Some people have said that I can 'hear' a hit song, meaning that I can tell the first time a song is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-campbell/some-people-have-said-that-i-can-hear-a-hit-song-meaning-that-i-can/)

[Glen Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c49/glen-campbell-4678_able_some-people-have-said-that-i-can-hear-a_2302032.png)

> [You could have written the biggest hit song, and all eyes are looking to you to write another one. It's not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/you-could-have-written-the-biggest-hit-song-and-all-eyes-are-looking/)

[LP](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/lp-9491_could_you-could-have-written-the-biggest-hit-s_1147753.jpg)

> [If I wanted to make a quick buck, there's far easier ways of doing it. What I want is to provoke people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avicii/if-i-wanted-to-make-a-quick-buck-there-s-far-easier-ways-of-doing-it/)

[Avicii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avicii/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/avicii-13038_bucks_if-i-wanted-to-make-a-quick-buck-there-s_671840.jpg)

> [You don't really write a hit song - you write a great song, and then, if the public decides it's a hit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-bettencourt/you-don-t-really-write-a-hit-song-you-write-a-great-song-and-then-if/)

[Nuno Bettencourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-bettencourt/)

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> [We always talk about our kids being a great way to judge whether it's a hit song because there's something very basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-ramsey/we-always-talk-about-our-kids-being-a-great-way-to-judge-whether-it-s/)

[Matthew Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-ramsey/)

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> [When I first started at 17 in Los Angeles, the hit song was 'Complicated', and everyone wanted me to write a 'Complicated',…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-perry/when-i-first-started-at-17-in-los-angeles-the-hit-song-was/)

[Katy Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/katy-perry-760_body-love_when-i-first-started-at-17-in-los-angele_2508255.jpg)

> [The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-sinatra/the-one-hit-song-that-i-have-tremendous-gratitude-for-is-boots/)

[Nancy Sinatra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-sinatra/)

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> [But it's not just "Do you want a hit?" More importantly, it has to be something we - the artist and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lukasz-gottwald/but-it-s-not-just-do-you-want-a-hit-more-importantly-it-has-to-be/)

[Lukasz Gottwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lukasz-gottwald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/lukasz-gottwald-79574_art_but-it-s-not-just-do-you-want-a-hit-more_1153990.jpg)

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