One-Second Song Challenge
Eighteen of the most famous songs ever recorded, from rock and soul to reggae, K-pop and bossa nova. You get one second of each. Is that all you need?
About this quiz
Most song quizzes give you a verse and a chorus. This one gives you a single second. The eighteen songs span seventy years and every corner of the music world, from 1950s rock and roll and 1960s soul to grunge, reggaeton and K-pop, and every one of them is a song you have heard countless times.
Each song's genre is your only hint. Press play as often as you like, but you never hear more than one second until the quiz is over, when the full clip, the cover and a link to the song on Apple Music are yours.
Music · 36 answers · hard · 8 minutes to play · Played 2 times
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