5 Classic Hits That Were Written Shockingly Fast

Sometimes, the greatest music doesn’t require all that much work to make

Isa Nan
The Riff

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When we think of an iconic song, our minds often imagine the grueling creative process that our favorite musicians have to undertake in order to produce their masterpiece. More often than not, this is indeed true.

The Beach Boys’ Wouldn’t it Be Nice took months of retakes in the studio until it matched up to Brian Wilson’s ideal vision of the song. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody took years from start to finish. At the end of the day, hard work would always yield good results.

However, there have been quite a number of songs that climbed the charts that have reached great success with surprisingly minimal effort. Be it because of the skill of the respective artists or through some happy accident, here are 5 classic hits that were written shockingly fast.

5. Paranoid: Black Sabbath

A song hailed as one of the greatest heavy metal hits of all time, Paranoid was also featured on Rolling…

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Isa Nan
The Riff

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