{"id":4036,"date":"2026-09-09T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=4036"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:37:56","slug":"25-songs-that-became-hits-years-after-they-were-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/25-songs-that-became-hits-years-after-they-were-released\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Songs That Became Hits Years After They Were Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music used to have a fairly predictable life cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Release the single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Promote it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hope it charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming, films, TV and TikTok have destroyed that model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A song can now become enormous:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">five years later<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ten years later<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">or even forty years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katy Perry&#8217;s \u201cThe One That Got Away\u201d becoming TikTok&#8217;s Global Song of the Summer in 2026 \u2014 15 years after its original single release \u2014 is simply the latest example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are 25 more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Kate Bush \u2013 Running Up That Hill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 1985<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song was already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Stranger Things introduced it to an entirely new generation in 2022 and turned it into a global phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Fleetwood Mac \u2013 Dreams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A TikTok video involving a skateboard and cranberry juice helped send \u201cDreams\u201d back into charts decades later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Sophie Ellis-Bextor \u2013 Murder on the Dancefloor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its placement in Saltburn produced a spectacular global comeback more than two decades later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Natasha Bedingfield \u2013 Unwritten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok and Anyone But You helped transform the song into a Gen Z favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Miguel \u2013 Sure Thing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A TikTok resurgence gave the song its biggest international chart success more than a decade later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Tom Odell \u2013 Another Love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming and social media gradually turned a respected singer-songwriter track into a gigantic global catalogue song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Arctic Monkeys \u2013 505<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never originally one of the band&#8217;s obvious biggest singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming changed that completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Lady Gaga \u2013 Bloody Mary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song became associated with Wednesday edits more than a decade after appearing on Born This Way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Beach House \u2013 Space Song<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A classic example of a non-mainstream track slowly becoming enormous through internet culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Djo \u2013 End of Beginning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The track broke globally well after its original album release when TikTok users rediscovered it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Lizzy McAlpine \u2013 Ceilings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another album track that exploded after listeners built a social trend around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Doechii \u2013 Anxiety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally created: 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It waited years before going viral and receiving an official wide streaming release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doechii&#8217;s use of Gotye&#8217;s \u201cSomebody That I Used to Know\u201d helped give the comeback another layer of recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Jain \u2013 Makeba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song had multiple waves of popularity before another massive social-media resurgence years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. The Weeknd \u2013 Die for You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn&#8217;t originally pushed as one of Starboy&#8217;s main singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years later, streaming popularity transformed it into one of The Weeknd&#8217;s defining songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15. Glass Animals \u2013 Heat Waves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not quite a decade-long wait, but an unusually slow climb that demonstrated how streaming hits can grow for months instead of peaking instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">16. Empire of the Sun \u2013 We Are the People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song has experienced repeated waves of discovery through adverts, social media and streaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">17. TV Girl \u2013 Lovers Rock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A perfect example of an indie catalogue track becoming vastly bigger with younger streaming audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">18. Cigarettes After Sex \u2013 Apocalypse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years of social-media discovery turned it into one of the band&#8217;s biggest recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">19. Mac DeMarco \u2013 Chamber of Reflection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its second life online ultimately became bigger than its original indie release cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">20. Chris Rainbow \u2013 Be Like a Woman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A particularly striking 2026 example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok&#8217;s UK summer report says the late Scottish artist found a new audience decades after the song&#8217;s original era, even earning posthumous chart attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">21. Kyla \u2013 Do You Mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2008\/09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sampled by Drake in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then revived yet again and named TikTok&#8217;s UK Song of the Summer 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three separate lives for one record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">22. Zara Larsson \u2013 Lush Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already a hit originally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A decade later, TikTok choreography helped push it back into charts and introduce it to a younger audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">23. Oasis \u2013 Wonderwall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never exactly forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the 2025 reunion and the 2026 World Cup gave the catalogue yet another mainstream resurgence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">24. Katy Perry \u2013 The One That Got Away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released as a single: 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok Global Song of the Summer: 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s an extraordinary 15-year second act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">25. System of a Down \u2013 Johnny<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recorded around: 2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slightly different case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than becoming a newly viral hit, the long-time rarity finally received broad streaming availability during Toxicity&#8217;s 25th anniversary in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It shows that catalogue discovery isn&#8217;t limited to songs that were already easily available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do old songs become hits now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four things dominate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TikTok<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 15-second section can turn an unknown catalogue song into millions of searches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TV and movies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stranger Things and Saltburn demonstrated how powerful the right scene can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Streaming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listeners can immediately play the entire song after discovering ten seconds of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algorithms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once listeners respond strongly, recommendation systems push the song further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That creates a feedback loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does release date matter anymore?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To a 16-year-old discovering Kate Bush today, \u201cRunning Up That Hill\u201d isn&#8217;t nostalgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s simply a good song they haven&#8217;t heard before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The internet contains essentially the entire history of recorded music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every day, somebody hears an old song for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The biggest change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music has stopped expiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s incredible for listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it means the next global hit might not be sitting in a recording studio waiting to be released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may already have been released twenty years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We just haven&#8217;t rediscovered it yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music used to have a fairly predictable life cycle. Release the single. Promote it. Hope it charts. Move on. Streaming, films, TV and TikTok have destroyed that model. A song can now become enormous: five years later ten years later or even forty years later. Katy Perry&#8217;s \u201cThe One That Got Away\u201d becoming TikTok&#8217;s Global Song of the Summer in 2026 \u2014 15 years after its original single release \u2014 is simply the latest example. Here are 25 more. 1. Kate Bush \u2013 Running Up That Hill Released: 1985 The song was already successful. 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Release the single. Promote it. Hope it charts. Move on. Streaming, films, TV and TikTok have destroyed that model. A song can now become enormous: five years later ten years later or even forty years later. Katy Perry&#8217;s \u201cThe One That Got Away\u201d becoming TikTok&#8217;s Global Song of the Summer in 2026 \u2014 15 years after its original single release \u2014 is simply the latest example. Here are 25 more. 1. Kate Bush \u2013 Running Up That Hill Released: 1985 The song was already successful. 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