The icy track came out in 2013, marking a darker, more mellow sonic shift for pop in the process. Guetta and Akon's "Sexy Chick," Cascada's "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and Guetta and Kelly Rowland's "When Love Takes Over" - all serotonin-boosting, carefree club songs that promote escapism - claimed the top spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart at some point during the same year.Įventually, songs such as Lorde's "Royals" pointed out the inequalities that were heavily emphasized by the recession following economic resurgence.
A popular song can distract us from what is going on in reality and transport us to a place where our worries fade away. Vox notes that escapism plays an important role in pop music.
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