Where Can The Title Go?

The short answer is .. anywhere really. But if you are trying to write a tune that has bit more mass appeal then there are a few options that really help drive the title into people’s heads. Here are some common and not so common patterns I’ve noticed in song structures that have verses and a chorus.\r\n

Common Examples

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1. T-Shirt by Thomas Rhett

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2. Weekend by Brantley Gilbert

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3. Rock On by Tucker Beathard

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1. Blue Ain’t Your Color by Keith Urban

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2. It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To by Billy Currington

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3. 80s Mercedes by Maren Morris

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1. Mud On The Tires by Brad Paisley

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2. I Know Somebody by LOCASH

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3. Kill A Word by Eric Church

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Not So Common Examples

\r\nI was surprise that I couldn’t find more examples of these. If you have any examples you’d like to contribute, comment below and I’ll them in.\r\n\r\nThe Beginning of the Chorus Only\r\n

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1. Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band

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1. How I’ll Always Be by Tim McGraw

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The Exceptions

\r\nOf course there are always exceptions to any rule. Take for example, Leaving on A Jet Plane by Peter Paul and Mary (Writer: John Denver.) The title is buried in the fourth line of the chorus. The original title was I Hate To Go but the record company didn’t want people’s first impression of the title to sound so negative.\r\n\r\nAlso check out Million Reasons by Lady Gaga. The title is all over the verses as well as being in the middle of the chorus, but the song works.\r\n

AABA Song Structure

\r\nAABA songs commonly have the title at either the beginning and/or the the end of each A section.\r\n

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1. Something by The Beatles

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2. Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel

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3. Blue Moon by Willie Nelson

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