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16 Songs From This Year That Are Actually Very, Very Overrated

I just can't hear one more "caught a vibe."

Lauren Garafano
by Lauren Garafano

BuzzFeed Staff

We asked the BuzzFeed Community which popular songs from 2021 they actually hated. Here's what they said:

Note: Not every song on this list was released this year, but every song was made popular in 2021!

1. "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran dressed as a vampire singing "Nothin' happens after two, it's true, it's true, my bad habits lead to you"
Warner Music / youtube.com

"'Bad Habits' is the worst song I’ve ever heard, and it’s so overplayed."

—kianaf476270a8c

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2. "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo singing "I guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me. 'Cause you said forever, now I drive alone past your street"
Interscope / youtube.com

"While the song is well sung with a lovely melody, it makes me want to break a window with my head. GIRL. BOYS LIE. IT'S OVER. 🤣🤣 I feel like these songs are all getting overplayed, too, which doesn't help."

—l455ded38b

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3. "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber and The Kid Laroi singing "I do the same thing I told you that I never would. I told you I'd change, even when I knew I never could"
Columbia / youtube.com

"A song about a man knowing he’s toxic, knowing he won’t change, but begging a girl to stay? It’s 2021. Go to therapy."

—katiem45a2acd72

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4. "Meet Me at Our Spot" by The Anxiety, Tyler Cole, and Willow

Willow signs "Caught a vibe. Baby, are you coming for the ride"
Roc Nation / youtube.com

"The song just reminds me of that dark utter hopeless numb feeling we all carried during the height of the pandemic. Had it come out months ago, we might have related to it and loved it, but it just seems like a missed opportunity and bad timing to me. The song is nicely written and sung though."

—greenes13

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5. "Beautiful Mistakes" by Maroon 5 (ft. Megan Thee Stallion)

Adam Levine sings, "Beautiful mistakes I make inside my head, she's naked in my bed. And now we lie awake, making beautiful mistakes"
Interscope / youtube.com

"I don't think I like popular music now that I think about it."

—sunnieisfunny

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6. "Peaches" by Justin Bieber (ft. Daniel Caesar and Giveon)

Justin Bieber sings "I got my peaches out in Georgia (oh, yeah, shit). I get my weed from California (that's that shit)"
Def Jam / youtube.com

"I find it annoying, and it's overplayed. I hate it."

—introvertedgirl

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7. "Levitating" by Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa sings, "You want me, I want you, baby.My sugarboo, I'm levitating.The Milky Way, we're renegading. Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah"
Sarm / youtube.com

"It’s so overplayed that I got sick of it really fast."

—mell2000

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8. "Beggin'" by Måneskin

Måneskin sings "I'm beggin', beggin' you. So, put your loving hand out, baby"
ABC / youtube.com

"Along with most of the other Tiktok songs. While one piece of the song may be catchy or good, the songs overall are often nothing special. 'Beggin'' has been overplayed to the point that I immediately switch the station any time I hear it."

—8tacocat8

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9. "Mood" by 24kGoldn

24kGoldn sings "Why you always in a mood?"
Columbia / youtube.com

"Dear god, that song is played SO MUCH, and it’s just awful!"

—julesf

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10. "Fancy Like" by Walker Hayes

Walker Hayes sings "Yeah, we fancy like Applebee's on a date night. got that Bourbon Street steak with the Oreo shake"
Monument Records / youtube.com

"IDK if anyone actually likes it, but that stupid song makes me want to stab my ears out. I get so angry whenever I listen to it."

—onepieceofstardust

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11. "Don't Go Yet" by Camila Cabello

Camila sings, "Oh, yeah, don't go yet, don't go yet. What you leavin' for, when my night is yours? Just a little more, don't go yet"
Epic / youtube.com

"Regardless of the entire backup dancer scandal that was associated with it, the song is just overall terrible and has poor quality."

—hoggingmylifee

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12. "Butter" by BTS

BTS sings "Side step, right-left, to my beat. High like the moon, rock with me, baby"
Bright Music / youtube.com

"Their Korean songs are way better."

—katchichlp

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13. "Life Goes On" by Oliver Tree

Oliver Tree sings " Life goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on"
WMG / youtube.com

"If I see one more duck walking to nowhere on flashing lights, I will throw my phone. Also, the chorus sounds like something that a little kid would listen to."

—anotherpetrova

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14. "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat (ft. SZA)

Doja sings "I, I feel like fuckin' somethin'.But we could be corny, fuck it,sugar, I ain't no dummy, dummy"
Partizan Entertainment / youtube.com

"It’s a cute song, but after hearing it literally 500 times a day I can’t stand it."

—laurendaniels1

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15. "Just for Me" by Pinkpantheress

Pinkpantheress sings "I'm obsessed with you in a way I can't believe. When you wipe your tears, do you wipe them just for me"
Sony / youtube.com

"It's probably one of — if not THE most — annoying songs I’ve heard this year."

—laidedahunsi

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16. And finally, "Easy on Me" by Adele

Adele sings "Go easy on me, baby.I was still a child, didn't get the chance to feel the world around me"
Columbia / youtube.com

"Every time she brings out a new album, the relationship I’m in ends. As someone who got married in April this year, news of her new single filled me with joy..."

—emilynicholson1

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