22 Songs You Didn't Realise Are Actually 10 Years Old

TIL that my playlist is stuck in 2012.

1. "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen

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No joke, watching this music video on VH1 was also my earliest memory of watching gay representation on TV. Simply iconic. 

2. "We Are Young" - Fun ft. Janelle Monáe

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It's been ten years and this song still feels fresh.

3. "Glad You Came" - The Wanted

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The line "Time is slipping away" hits different now. 

4. "Starships" - Nicki Minaj

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I might not remember anything from my high school math classes but I still remember every lyric of this song.

5. "Raabta" - Hamsika and Arijit Singh, from Agent Vinod

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I don't know what's more heartbreaking — this song or the fact that Bollywood doesn't make songs such as these anymore.

6. "Payphone" - Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa

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Life was good when Adam Levine was at a payphone, trying to call home, rather than sliding into people's DMs. 

7. "Thrift Shop" - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz

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This song was a cultural reset. 

8. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" - Taylor Swift

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The original "Red" album release was monumental and Taylor re-releasing her songs so she can own them is historic. Taylor Swift is the music industry. 

9. "Live While We're Young" - One Direction

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Do you guys think One Direction will ever come back from their hiatus?

10. "Gangnam Style" - PSY

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The chokehold this song had on everyone when it came out!

11. "Whistle" - Flo Rida

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Took me way too long to realise what this song was actually about.

12. "Locked Out Of Heaven" - Bruno Mars

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Yes, it's the same song that's been trending on TikTok and Reels, ten years after its original release. The power short-form video content has had on the music industry is honestly astonishing.

13. "Girl on Fire" - Alicia Keys

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Alicia Keys has been singing about global warming for over a decade now, so can we please finally listen to her?!

14. "Pani Da Rang" - Ayushmann Khurrana, from Vicky Donor

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Hearing Ayushmann Khurrana's voice still feels like a breath of fresh air.

15. "Radha" - Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal, from Student of the Year

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Can you believe that it's been ten whole years since these students made their debut? Also, why does everybody blame it on Radha?

16. "Tumhi Ho Bandhu" - Neeraj Sridhar and Kavita Seth, from Cocktail

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This song still rules as the go-to party anthem. 

17. "Pareshaan" - Shalmali Kholgade, from Ishaqzaade

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The angsty teen song you still wanna sing for any minor inconvenience in your life.

18. "Hosanna" - A. R. Rahman, Leon D'Souza, and Suzanne D'Mello, from Ekk Deewana Tha

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The original song from the movie Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, which Ekk Deewana Tha is a remake of, was also composed by A.R. Rahman. 

19. "Ishq Shava" - Raghav Mathur and Shilpa Rao, from Jab Tak Hai Jaan

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Bollywood doesn't make songs like these anymore 2.0. 

20. "Dance Again" - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull

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I want to be in the "Jennifer Lopez ft. ____" era again.  

21. "I Love It" - Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX

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"I don't care", I scream, while very much worrying about every little thing in my life. 

22. "Hall of Fame" - The Script ft. will.i.am

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If the sudden urge to change your life at 3 a.m. was a song, this would be it!

Which of your favourite songs from 2012 did this list remind you of? Which ones did I miss? Let me know in the comments!