{"id":663207,"date":"2025-04-17T02:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T02:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:30:25","slug":"the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 essential songs of recession pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfe2f8e5e5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfe2f8e5e5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#When_the_markets_go_down_pop_goes_up\" >When the markets go down, pop goes up.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Rihanna_%E2%80%9CWe_Found_Love%E2%80%9D_feat_Calvin_Harris\" >Rihanna, &#8220;We Found Love&#8221; (feat. Calvin Harris)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Lady_Gaga_%E2%80%9CJust_Dance%E2%80%9D\" >Lady Gaga, &#8220;Just Dance&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Britney_Spears_%E2%80%9CTill_The_World_Ends%E2%80%9D_the_Femme_Fatale_Remix\" >Britney Spears, &#8220;Till The World Ends&#8221; (the Femme Fatale Remix)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#The_Black_Eyed_Peas_%E2%80%9CI_Gotta_Feeling%E2%80%9D\" >The Black Eyed Peas, &#8220;I Gotta Feeling&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#LMFAO_%E2%80%9CParty_Rock_Anthem%E2%80%9D\" >LMFAO, &#8220;Party Rock Anthem&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Taio_Cruz_%E2%80%9CDynamite%E2%80%9D\" >Taio Cruz, &#8220;Dynamite&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Usher_%E2%80%9CDJ_Got_Us_Fallin_In_Love%E2%80%9D_feat_Pitbull\" >Usher, &#8220;DJ Got Us Fallin&#8217; In Love&#8221; (feat. Pitbull)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Timbaland_%E2%80%9CThe_Way_I_Are%E2%80%9D_feat_Keri_Hilson_DOE_Sebastian\" >Timbaland, &#8220;The Way I Are&#8221; (feat. Keri Hilson, D.O.E., Sebastian)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Katy_Perry_%E2%80%9CCalifornia_Gurls%E2%80%9D_feat_Snoop_Dogg\" >Katy Perry, &#8220;California Gurls&#8221; (feat. Snoop Dogg)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-essential-songs-of-recession-pop\/#Far_East_Movement_%E2%80%9CLike_A_G6%E2%80%9D_feat_The_Cataracs_DEV\" >Far East Movement, &#8220;Like A G6&#8221; (feat. The Cataracs, DEV)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_the_markets_go_down_pop_goes_up\"><\/span>When the markets go down, pop goes up.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269819\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/recession_popv1_eszs2x\/what-is-recession-pop-songs-meaning-playlist.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 10 essential songs of recession pop\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photos by Caroline McCredie\/Getty Images (Rihanna), Theo Wargo \/ Getty Images (Nicki Minaj), John Rogers\/Getty Images (Black Eyed Peas), Rich Polk\/Getty Images for Capitol Music Group (Katy Perry); design by Cady Siregar\/ The FADER<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269820\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Let\u2019s take a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> back to 2008. It was Obama\u2019s first year in office and the markets were tumbling. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voguebusiness.com\/story\/fashion\/why-is-everything-in-fashion-suddenly-a-recession-indicator\">Business casual looks<\/a> \u2014 peplum tops and blazers \u2014 were being trucked directly from work to the clubs. On the radio, one could hear Lady Gaga singing about getting drunk at the club as often as Pitbull\u2019s signature \u201cMr. Worldwide\u201d tagline. This was the peak era of recession, and the beginnings of the golden era of recession pop.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            In recent months, the term \u201crecession pop\u201d is back in vogue as the U.S. faces what\u2019s shaping to be the biggest economic slump since Obama\u2019s first term, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dereksaul\/2025\/04\/16\/forbes-recession-tracker-recession-odds-spike-as-trumps-tariff-liberation-day-approaches\/\">per<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/03\/24\/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html\">economic<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/04\/14\/economy-weak-growth-recession-2025\/83048077007\/%20\">forecasters<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/insights\/global-research\/economy\/recession-probability%20\">everywhere<\/a>, spurred on by Trump\u2019s tariffs and escalating trade wars. Though a retroactively coined term used to prescribe that era\u2019s reign of club-ready music, \u201crecession pop\u201d has gained a second life in the present. Online, people heralded Kesha\u2019s latest single \u201cYIPEE-KI-YAY\u201d with T-Pain as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/04\/01\/what-is-recession-pop-kesha\/82758833007\/\">the return of \u201crecession pop,\u201d<\/a> a label also sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed on Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cAbracadabra.\u201d But there\u2019s more to recession pop than its arrival in an economic cycle.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            What makes something a recession pop song are the themes as much as the timing. In the 2008-2011 period, these were escapist, party-ready songs that were heavily centered around urging you to the club, an intense carefree messaging that was perhaps overcompensating for the heavier troubles going on in the world. A distinct formula also materialized: pop stars pairing up with a DJ-producer like David Guetta or Pitbull, going hard over a sleazy, easy-to-lock-in EDM beat. Lyrically, the glamorization of being broke but rich in everything else \u2014 swag, love, and a desire to dance \u2014 reigned.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Ahead, The FADER looks back at the 10 essential songs that defined recession pop \u2014 plus a definitive playlist for anyone looking to get back in the party-with-no-budget mindset.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269770\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rihanna_%E2%80%9CWe_Found_Love%E2%80%9D_feat_Calvin_Harris\"><\/span>\n        Rihanna, &#8220;We Found Love&#8221; (feat. Calvin Harris)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rihanna - We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tg00YEETFzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('269770');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Off the bat, \u201cWe Found Love\u201d ticks all the boxes of recession pop. 1. Rihanna\u2019s pair-up with DJ Calvin Harris. 2. Lyrics about getting lucky in a \u201chopeless place.\u201d 3. A dramatic buildup to a colossal drop that still goes off at proms and weddings everywhere. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269771\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lady_Gaga_%E2%80%9CJust_Dance%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        Lady Gaga, &#8220;Just Dance&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lady Gaga - Just Dance (Official Music Video) ft. Colby O&#039;Donis\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Abk1jAONjw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cJust dance, gonna be OK\u201d is the message behind Lady Gaga\u2019s breakout hit and might just be the recession pop mantra. Released in 2008, \u201cJust Dance\u201d has all of the hallmarks of the era: Gaga is in the club and drinking, Akon is rapping about spending all his money, and the tinny EDM is pounding, seemingly built to be played from a pair of wired headphones on an iPod Classic. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269772\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Britney_Spears_%E2%80%9CTill_The_World_Ends%E2%80%9D_the_Femme_Fatale_Remix\"><\/span>\n        Britney Spears, &#8220;Till The World Ends&#8221; (the Femme Fatale Remix)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Till The World Ends (the Femme Fatale Remix)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAfFYh42dxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Released in 2011, this megastar-stuffed remix arrived at the tailend of the Great Recession but it\u2019s thematically on the mark. The hyper-glossy club beat, the \u201cwoah-oh-oh-ohs,\u201d the fact that Kesha, Nicki Minaj, and Britney Spears \u2014 the three horsemen of recession pop \u2014 are all on one track. And then there\u2019s a call out to the DJ, \u201cwhat are you waiting for?\u201d This could get you dancing in any apocalypse. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269773\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Black_Eyed_Peas_%E2%80%9CI_Gotta_Feeling%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        The Black Eyed Peas, &#8220;I Gotta Feeling&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uSD4vsh1zDA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Drake might not have popularized \u201cYOLO\u201d until a few 2011, but Black Eyed Peas (the recession pop Beatles) were constantly telling people to seize the day, none more so than on \u201cI Gotta Feeling.\u201d Shots, parties, and jumping off sofas are just some of the wild antics they get up to as they chase the next high. The song dropped in 2009, towards the end of the recession, and a change of fortune is palpable. \u201cTonight&#8217;s the night, let&#8217;s live it up,\u201d goes one line. \u201cI got my money, let&#8217;s spend it up.\u201d Clearly, Will.i.am was anticipating an uptick in the markets.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269774\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LMFAO_%E2%80%9CParty_Rock_Anthem%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        LMFAO, &#8220;Party Rock Anthem&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KQ6zr6kCPj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            All recession pop songs insist that you have good time, but LMFAO\u2019s \u201cParty Rock Anthem\u201d takes it to another level. Escapism isn\u2019t a choice but a mandate: \u201cWe gon\u2019 make you lose your mind\u201d they sing, which sounds equally like a promise and a threat. That being said, this song ruled the charts, holding the top slot on the Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks and, per <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/lmfaos-party-rock-anthem-named-billboards-2011-song-of-the-summer-467559\/\">Billboard<\/a><\/i>, was 2011\u2019s song of the summer. Says a lot about society\u2019s collective mental state at the time.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269775\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taio_Cruz_%E2%80%9CDynamite%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        Taio Cruz, &#8220;Dynamite&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taio Cruz - Dynamite (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VUjdiDeJ0xg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Is there a more 2010 song than \u201cDynamite\u201d by Taio Cruz? It\u2019s a selfie stick set to music or the soundtrack to a 90-image-deep <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> photo album titled \u201cTwas a good night.\u201d Nobody has danced to this song that wasn\u2019t wearing liquid leggings or a pair of shutter shades. Produced by Benny Blanco and Dr. Luke, unfortunately somewhat of a recession pop puppetmaster, \u201cDynamite\u201d is filled with all of the go-to references: designer labels, the eternal night in the club, and throwing your hands up in the air (famously an act of surrender). It all begs the question, was music at the time worse than living through the deepest recession since World War II? \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269776\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Usher_%E2%80%9CDJ_Got_Us_Fallin_In_Love%E2%80%9D_feat_Pitbull\"><\/span>\n        Usher, &#8220;DJ Got Us Fallin&#8217; In Love&#8221; (feat. Pitbull)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin&#039; In Love (Official Music Video) ft. Pitbull\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C-dvTjK_07c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            If recession pop was a religion, Pitbull was its patron saint. Over the 2008-2011 period, the Miami-based titan had over a dozen songs chart on the Hot 100, earning him a lot of good will in the millennial demo. \u201cDJ Got Us Fallin\u2019 In Love,\u201d with Usher, was one of his best-performing singles, hitting No. 1, probably because, well, just read the title. It was made to play off the everyday traumas of trudging through the recession. \u201cThank god the week is done, I feel like a zombie gone back to life,\u201d goes one line. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269777\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timbaland_%E2%80%9CThe_Way_I_Are%E2%80%9D_feat_Keri_Hilson_DOE_Sebastian\"><\/span>\n        Timbaland, &#8220;The Way I Are&#8221; (feat. Keri Hilson, D.O.E., Sebastian)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Timbaland - The Way I Are ft. Keri Hilson, D.O.E., Sebastian\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U5rLz5AZBIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            People talk about recession indicators but there is no greater sage than Timbaland. \u201cIf I have no money, no car, no card to buy you flowers \u2013 will you still like me, just the way I are?\u201d goes the chorus to \u201cThe Way I Are,\u201d his 2007 collaboration with Keri Hilson and D.O.E. The word recession hadn\u2019t entered the minds of many people at that point but Timbaland was tapped into the anxieties of the future. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269778\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Katy_Perry_%E2%80%9CCalifornia_Gurls%E2%80%9D_feat_Snoop_Dogg\"><\/span>\n        Katy Perry, &#8220;California Gurls&#8221; (feat. Snoop Dogg)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katy Perry - California Gurls (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F57P9C4SAW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            In addition to its obsession with the carefree partier, recession pop tapped into another kind of archetype: the effortless (read: no-maintenance) beauty. That\u2019s \u201cCalifornia Gurls,\u201d Katy Perry\u2019s hit which propped up the girls who needed nothing more than a beach and the sun to be gorgeous (because they were free). Their uniform? Daisy dukes and bikinis (i.e. no expensive accessories). A smooth Snoop Dogg feature rounds out the recession pop indicators for this song, alongside its bubbly EDM-lite beat. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269779\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Far_East_Movement_%E2%80%9CLike_A_G6%E2%80%9D_feat_The_Cataracs_DEV\"><\/span>\n        Far East Movement, &#8220;Like A G6&#8221; (feat. The Cataracs, DEV)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Far East Movement - Like A G6 ft. The Cataracs, DEV\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w4s6H4ku6ZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Through recession pop, millionaire musicians provided the masses with a brief respite from their harsh economic reality while also acting as an aspirational advert for an unattainable lifestyle, all while keeping the dying club industry in business. While that statement might be true, it\u2019s not the most poetic phrasing; Far East Movement put it much better when they said: \u201cPoppin&#8217; bottles in the ice, like a blizzard. When we drink, we do it right, gettin&#8217; slizzered.\u201d Beautiful. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269840\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/5dW6FVl7IW9gOyhWMEIuHn?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-269842\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/the-essentials-of-recession-pop\/pl.24f88cf153f643e4a8358a674f99d5c4\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Steffanee Wang, David Renshaw<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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