Post Malone Reveals How to Write a Hit Song in 8 Minutes!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @Song_Aholic
    @Song_Aholic  Год назад +37

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  • @mikedanielofficial
    @mikedanielofficial Год назад +227

    As a songwriter, i absolutely agree with Post that a really good song comes from a organic process. Whenever i try to make a song with the mindset of getting something good from it, it never flows.

    • @citan554
      @citan554 7 месяцев назад

      doesnt get much more organic than taking a shit

    • @RayDavidCEO
      @RayDavidCEO 6 месяцев назад

      The "organic process" of taking a shit?

    • @B.OKwithShay
      @B.OKwithShay 4 месяца назад

      Dunno dude. Id say habitually writing hones that spark to happen much more often. Still gotta put in 10,000 hours writing and hone your craft so that inspiration hits you often.

    • @Emess_902
      @Emess_902 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@B.OKwithShayFacts bro. Ive been writing at least near 500 rap, trap, sad, emo, sex, pretty boy type shit, drill songs, i go everywhere when it comes to creativity, you have to soak up as much as you can.
      No sense in staying with one genre when you can get diverse with them all.
      Stay real brother ❤

  • @elwazaraza
    @elwazaraza Год назад +85

    This is 100% true; my ideas usually come at random, unplanned times.

    • @Binge-Minge
      @Binge-Minge Год назад +4

      Yeah, like in bed at 2am
      😆

    • @elwazaraza
      @elwazaraza Год назад +3

      @@Binge-Minge 😂, yup.

    • @zackstone4800
      @zackstone4800 6 месяцев назад +1

      100%? Are you sure? His songs are are a recipe like almost all pops songs

    • @heyzzw
      @heyzzw 5 месяцев назад +1

      And you dream some really cool melodies,when u wake up u forget😂

  • @KylieBaer
    @KylieBaer Год назад +47

    The thing they all have in common is inspiration. As long as there’s inspiration you can create anything

  • @brettjr9521
    @brettjr9521 Год назад +29

    Its not the song its the package. The person delivering the song is everything. Not to mention lables not so subtle way of planting it into our minds

  • @mikedanielofficial
    @mikedanielofficial Год назад +208

    This video helped me remember and understand that i can’t control my inspiration, and that i have to stay true to Myself. Thanks Post and the people who put this compilation of videos together, well done.

    • @DHunter_47
      @DHunter_47 Год назад +2

      John 3:16
      King James Version
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    • @ArtisanUntamed
      @ArtisanUntamed Год назад +1

      ​@DHunter_47 do you often bask in non sequitur?

  • @romulo353
    @romulo353 Год назад +867

    Writing a hit song ain't hard, I know many songwriters who have not one, but many great songs which will never be heard. The hard part for most artists is distributing it and making money out of it. Marketing is the genius of most successful musicians, not product.

    • @branimalYT
      @branimalYT Год назад +14

      Too true man!

    • @Orderftw782
      @Orderftw782 Год назад +80

      How many hits Songs u have written? Talkin bout ain’t hard 😂

    • @Orderftw782
      @Orderftw782 Год назад

      @@romulo353 ur a nobody. Do something first then bark or else you’ll just make a fool out ur self just like u did now

    • @Orderftw782
      @Orderftw782 Год назад +27

      @@romulo353 talkin bout hit song ain’t hard 💀💀 dmb as how many u got 😂🤣😭

    • @romulo353
      @romulo353 Год назад

      ​@@Orderftw782 I would check if there's no radiation in the water you're drinking and also maybe a pet scan for brain tumors, your condition is apparently very serious. Yikes.

  • @Funmode254
    @Funmode254 Год назад +18

    He uses the word "sir" a lot. ❤

  • @CarrotTop2x
    @CarrotTop2x 7 месяцев назад +7

    0:10 "We see the wild post malone in his natural habitat"📸

  • @JanEwing69
    @JanEwing69 Год назад +62

    I'm a writer and Post's process is amazingly similar to my own. He talks about how it just comes "naturally" and without force. I don't even think I do anything more than go into a fugue state and type. Next thing I know, the story or essay is done.

    • @DHunter_47
      @DHunter_47 Год назад +3

      John 3:16
      King James Version
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  • @brian.longoria
    @brian.longoria Год назад +12

    very true. So many times I had writers block and could not for the life of me force myself to finish what I was writing, but later it would just come to me

    • @InceyWincey
      @InceyWincey 8 месяцев назад +2

      My trick is just to write nonsense and then change it later. Often halfway through writing something stupid and meaningless the right line will come to me.

  • @og951
    @og951 Год назад +18

    Hit songs required a few ingredients good melodies, catchy hooks and decent lyrics. Coming up with the catchy melodies and make everything blend in is the hard part it requires creativity and talent

  • @RootsVibes
    @RootsVibes 6 месяцев назад +2

    Marketing is everything. My channel is living proof… most of my tracks I make within a week and it’s just me improvising mostly… without the lofi branding my tracks would just be random instrumentals. Granted I’ve put my heart and soul into them but it’s the combination of both that has made made more than half a million views in about 6 weeks.

  • @timoteooo94
    @timoteooo94 Год назад +7

    Some of my best songs that I wrote just came to me....I just got on the mic n started recording phrases n once I finish, I'm always amazed

  • @emp.7826
    @emp.7826 Год назад +29

    Im truly adore Post Malone.

  • @AwareOCE
    @AwareOCE 11 месяцев назад +2

    Post malone is such a kind person to everyone, just a good dude

  • @Xollphyse
    @Xollphyse Год назад +6

    You can’t rush creative prosess

  • @ElJapiu
    @ElJapiu 11 месяцев назад +2

    As an artist myself i am super grateful for this video!

  • @StevenSawersMusic
    @StevenSawersMusic Год назад +14

    finally someone who does what I do. drink beer, put on a beat, hit record and see what sounds good!!!

    • @g_clinch
      @g_clinch 11 месяцев назад

      Sharppp

  • @TheRealDEELProductions
    @TheRealDEELProductions 6 месяцев назад +1

    Discipline and Focus can also bring results. Intent and Purpose also will drive Creativity. I cannot afford to wait around for inspiration. I look for it. And then work at it.

  • @bluemm1
    @bluemm1 Год назад +22

    Your ideas are far from mistakes, it is very organic. Your sound, style, personality, is just plain fucking cool. His music really is spiritual to alot of folks. Thank you sir, you are an exceptional story writer/singer/songwriter/actor & I believe you are a true empath that works on the musical concert level.

  • @getwohi
    @getwohi Год назад +1

    I made a lot of songs back then, called "follow me, try again, and a lot more.." so its so easy for me to understand him..

  • @noyb4441
    @noyb4441 Год назад +5

    Honestly, out of all the songs I've ever recorded. The song that flowed to me the most natural way, is my MOST liked/streamed song out my whole catalog. It showed me that, when you're trying "too hard" with the lyrical miracle, bragadocious stuff, it comes off less authentic. BE AUTHENTIC. LET IF FLOW. It doesn't always have to be about crazy rhymes.
    SN: I wrote this song passed midnight. Literally looking up at the stars at night. Today, it's my most streamed song. And to think, i debated on even dropping it. Im glad I DID.

    • @iczybear
      @iczybear Год назад

      Drop yoo name bro

    • @H74ver
      @H74ver 7 месяцев назад

      Yeah bro lemme hear

  • @LuciensMusic
    @LuciensMusic Год назад +6

    Its so hard to write great songs and definitely hard to "produce" it after its written,,I HATE doing it by myself for real.

    • @ofishal1503
      @ofishal1503 7 месяцев назад +3

      I feel this!
      Writing is easy to me.. but producing vocals and mixing it.. I can't get it down for the life of me. I been self learning for a couple years. I got the basics of compression, eq, reverb, etc .
      Mixing or producing is the hardest part for me.

  • @froy-iz8sf
    @froy-iz8sf 4 месяца назад +1

    "Its just kinda happens" awesome essay bro

  • @switboy
    @switboy Год назад +1

    I have been listening to post for a very long time I must say you are a great and natural writer

  • @VOLLESTADOFFICIAL
    @VOLLESTADOFFICIAL 9 месяцев назад +1

    ALWAYS record an idea on the phone! damn, this is something everyone should write down...

  • @astro_poly
    @astro_poly Год назад +4

    he needs a G2M box
    guitar to midi :) use it too its great

  • @Xscapeplan01
    @Xscapeplan01 Год назад +3

    I want to collaborate with post one day, see if it comes to pass

  • @macaroon147
    @macaroon147 Год назад +4

    Just do it your own way ✌️

  • @xskyex5320
    @xskyex5320 4 месяца назад

    posty is in my opinion the best artist ever. just goes from the heart over multiple genres and redefined every one of them.

  • @richardottum1
    @richardottum1 7 месяцев назад

    The pressureforcing a passion into a job is the death of creativity

  • @nishali3343
    @nishali3343 8 месяцев назад +1

    it's called creativity.

  • @richardottum1
    @richardottum1 7 месяцев назад

    Finding the worth in the tangents of creation and shaping the worth within the little nuggets of tangential creativity and non-linear planning is the genius of creatively producing sounds

  • @thedarkpianowizardgoblin4676
    @thedarkpianowizardgoblin4676 Год назад +2

    Let's be honest people half the songs he writes aren't just completely done by him
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    "Congratulations"
    Cover art for the remix
    Single by Post Malone featuring Quavo
    from the album Stoney
    Released November 4, 2016 (promotional single)
    January 31, 2017 (official single)
    Recorded August 2016
    Genre Trap[1]
    Length 3:40
    Label Republic
    Songwriter(s)
    Austin Post Quavious Marshall Leland Wayne Adam Feeney Louis Bell Carl Rosen
    Producer(s)
    Metro Boomin Frank Dukes Louis Bell

    • @AmericanIdiotPolitics
      @AmericanIdiotPolitics Год назад

      No but a lot of the new songs off of Austin are mostly written by him. P.S. imagine getting Metro and Louis on a single track together lol

  • @wheeinsheight
    @wheeinsheight 6 месяцев назад

    it always depends on the artist but the best art comes when you're in a place of tranquility, yet also turmoil.

  • @hanislip
    @hanislip Год назад +2

    10% music 90% promo

  • @ManiacalMidget13
    @ManiacalMidget13 11 месяцев назад +1

    I Always get Song Ideas when taking a shower or Laying in Bed.

  • @cabellero1120
    @cabellero1120 Год назад +2

    Wow! This dude is something!
    He's right!
    A hit song or award winning performance
    ..it must come from your passion, your expression!
    you can't really control the process.
    Madonna once said " It's all about the work, the project. Success is a byproduct of the work."
    Anyone can do an impression of a singer or actor.
    To do something Original, Something that Hasn't been done a hundred times....Whoa!
    Malone is original and different from the rest!
    His brutal honesty, a sense of organic and familiar...
    His " I've effed up, but I'm still trying to be happy!"
    Is what he brings to his music.
    His song Chemical......
    it's probably too honest for some.
    too candid, explicit
    That's what makes it cool!
    He's Not afraid to admit he effed up!
    So many performers act as though they execute everything perfectly!
    Malone isn't like that!
    He's Honest and he appreciates his fans!

  • @dannythomasofficial
    @dannythomasofficial Год назад +2

    I agree with this 💯 I write all my songs spur of the moment and I have some really nice ones that are definitely hit material.

    • @Rillos-_-
      @Rillos-_- Год назад

      Make RUclips shorts lip singing the song and post it a million times if it’s a hit RUclips will let you know and people will use the sound in their shorts and it’ll be a hit

  • @notgetbeaton
    @notgetbeaton Год назад +3

    I think it was Thomas Edison who said "The “genius” hangs around his laboratory day and night. If anything happens he’s there to catch it" You must be ready to "catch" it.

  • @Bthelick
    @Bthelick 4 месяца назад

    The difference between him and unsuccessful music artists is that he perfectly happy with letting those "mistakes" get finished, and released into the world.
    Most artists stuck in their bedroom have those same mistakes all over their hard drive but don't release them because they are scared or they don't sound like they hoped or sound like other 'professional' output whatever that means.

  • @GemTappX
    @GemTappX 6 месяцев назад

    I love how respectful post Malone is!

  • @ralph7777
    @ralph7777 5 месяцев назад +1

    It takes me like half a day to write one song lol then I gotta revise it when I hear it over and over. So it takes me really a day

  • @JeffSans
    @JeffSans Год назад +1

    Facts, I’ve written many songs in the shiter as well 😂 also dont force it, make use of prompts but sometimes it just comes to you.

  • @lukingz7551
    @lukingz7551 10 месяцев назад +1

    He don't know how to write hit song but he can make song and music that he be

  • @BigDaddyMacc
    @BigDaddyMacc Год назад

    that magic thing is the soul you put in to it. its a part of you that comes out.

  • @millionaireempiretraders
    @millionaireempiretraders 11 месяцев назад

    I feel everything he’s saying doing this for over 10 years I feel it

  • @Munchonmushies
    @Munchonmushies Год назад +4

    The narrator makes me feel like we're about to see two post Malone's charge each other for dominance over a fish

    • @eriksori
      @eriksori 6 месяцев назад

      Like a NatGeo documentary 😂

  • @MUSHROOMMIKEXXL
    @MUSHROOMMIKEXXL 11 месяцев назад

    Post Malone is a method actor his father owns the football stadium where the Dallas Rams play. He was put into this position. I know artists in the music industry that have personally written and write for Post Malone. I still love his music it is what it is. F the fame

  • @hennessy4716
    @hennessy4716 Год назад +11

    How can you not love Post Malone

  • @richardottum1
    @richardottum1 7 месяцев назад

    Shaping the shotgun blast of creative tangents into a Lazer guided idea; is a gifted producer's talent

  • @tommyxbently
    @tommyxbently 10 месяцев назад

    Are there any tips on wirting a song being a feature

  • @Targoon_Music
    @Targoon_Music Год назад +1

    yeah music sometimes happens but you gotta remember those musicians who stood the test of time sat down and WROTE music. BWV 565 didn't he happen on a toilet seat bach wrote the thing by knowing the language of notes and how to use them to make sentences that are understandable by anyone.

  • @djlunax4604
    @djlunax4604 9 месяцев назад

    I love how he addresses people by sir

  • @elliedal8073
    @elliedal8073 4 месяца назад

    As a teacher of Grade 5/6 looking for inspiration to teach an engaging Poetry unit, I need this clip to be clean. Teachers worldwide would use Post Malone as inspiration for composition... but it is not usable. Please think of creating a classroom-friendly version.

  • @deliveryboy
    @deliveryboy Год назад +3

    *SHOCKING REVELATION*
    ITS COMPLETELY UP TO THE ALGORITHM!

    • @SXTWLVE
      @SXTWLVE Год назад +1

      Ha bro..the algorithm isnt real for major label artists. Theres partnership deals and licensing stuff on the back end.

  • @theyisnothere
    @theyisnothere 6 месяцев назад

    I'm glad I low-key was born with the writing talent

  • @Manonthemoon777
    @Manonthemoon777 Год назад +1

    I have lucid dreams. When I awake, I hum the melodies into my voice memos app. Once I start working on the foundation of the melody, I start building a song structure around it. Listen to A Village of Vigils

    • @dil7508
      @dil7508 8 месяцев назад

      Dang i guess everyone got that and theres nothing special about it then

  • @brandonflaherty5692
    @brandonflaherty5692 11 месяцев назад

    It’s a stupid simple solution for making good music that took me five years to figure out. If you don’t genuinely love what you’re making, odds are most people won’t either.

    • @dil7508
      @dil7508 8 месяцев назад

      Real

  • @wolechair
    @wolechair Год назад +1

    who is the band at 1:41 ? please they look cool

  • @eileengarcia7923
    @eileengarcia7923 Год назад

    So young, so handsome and so dang talented!

  • @shteevale395
    @shteevale395 27 дней назад

    You must connect to your higher self

  • @jarjamz5916
    @jarjamz5916 Год назад

    Yeah, it shows Post!

  • @PAINTBRUSHMICKEY
    @PAINTBRUSHMICKEY Год назад

    Why did they edit out the word “better”?

  • @wandajames143
    @wandajames143 10 месяцев назад

    It’s all about what’s popular to the most kids of the day.

  • @scael
    @scael Год назад +1

    I just saw a whole new side to him.

  • @anthonythompson6683
    @anthonythompson6683 Год назад

    Happy accidents show themselves and stand out among others

  • @littlebigguy4702
    @littlebigguy4702 8 месяцев назад

    When im making a song i have to had gone through something that brings up strong emotions for me personally that’s always how I find my hook and everything else comes together eventually

  • @1billi_7
    @1billi_7 6 месяцев назад

    There's no guarantee that a song is going to be a hit and I don't think there's anything like a hit song.
    You just get into the studio and grind, I have seen overlooked songs become the career changing song

  • @actualwakandangirl7121
    @actualwakandangirl7121 Год назад

    He says yes sir every time, that’s so polite.

  • @FrostFanatikmusic
    @FrostFanatikmusic 9 месяцев назад +21

    The title is so misleading

    • @FREESPIRITSTHEBAND
      @FREESPIRITSTHEBAND 7 месяцев назад +2

      It’s misleading because there’s not a magic formula to write hits, and that’s the whole point of being a songwriter: the fun is in the endless search for that magic

    • @06Teks
      @06Teks 3 месяца назад

      @@FREESPIRITSTHEBANDit’s never addressed or concluded proper so…

    • @FREESPIRITSTHEBAND
      @FREESPIRITSTHEBAND 3 месяца назад +1

      @@06Teksso what? It’s not addressed because as I said there’s no set rules or a formula to write a ‘hit song’. If there was you’d just buy it or learn it and we’d all become millionaires. You never know what the public wants so you just gotta keep writing tunes, improving your craft and one day one might blow up. The title is clickbait but there’s gems there if you know where to look for

    • @anthonyjackson-kg1vf
      @anthonyjackson-kg1vf Месяц назад

      @@FREESPIRITSTHEBAND facts only real song writers can relate

  • @dranipani
    @dranipani Год назад

    thanks for this compilation.

  • @mkc1rrc
    @mkc1rrc Год назад

    Post Malone writes songs based on what he just listened to - there's a ton of STP, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden riffs (and even melodies) in many of his songs and I cannot believe he hasn't been sued into bankruptcy yet for ripping everyone off.

  • @AnonFam405
    @AnonFam405 10 месяцев назад

    Wow. This is exactly what I do. Interesting

  • @joeygrimaldi9108
    @joeygrimaldi9108 8 месяцев назад

    Wow I can't believe you guys got David Attenborough to narrate this.

  • @BrandonMelvinDrums
    @BrandonMelvinDrums Год назад +5

    Step 1: Have major label promoting and spreading your music
    ....
    ....
    ....

  • @priscilajunger6276
    @priscilajunger6276 Год назад +1

    A trully artist.

  • @ChiraqGrimlin
    @ChiraqGrimlin 3 месяца назад

    I find that when im in the shower things come to me an when i wake up at like 3 or 4 am i get a spark of inspiration lol idk why

  • @Glitter33_33
    @Glitter33_33 Год назад +1

    Writing a song is easy! But the hard part is, is it good? Is it catchy?

  • @goldiemusic8394
    @goldiemusic8394 Год назад +1

    Most of this music is written while taking a shit. this explains a lot.

  • @Skinyjeans
    @Skinyjeans 3 месяца назад

    Never knew I had so much in common with post

  • @cypressfrost4219
    @cypressfrost4219 Год назад

    This video hits hard

  • @petea5628
    @petea5628 Год назад +1

    One would say his ideas flow out of him.

  • @tomschlaiss5735
    @tomschlaiss5735 Год назад

    Interesting video, cheers from Germany

  • @Annalorraine2x
    @Annalorraine2x 4 месяца назад

    When I’m on a hitter, I’m worried about getting that shit all out of me. Impressive.

  • @strt9696
    @strt9696 9 месяцев назад

    Yeah it’s easy when top producers make all the music first

  • @tobiasmenough
    @tobiasmenough 11 месяцев назад

    1 of not even a handful of musicians that can cover Bob fkn Dillion. He ain't even started to shine yet .!?? Love you Austin..❤❤❤

    • @devinwagner9609
      @devinwagner9609 11 месяцев назад

      Bob Dylan and many artist have covered Dylan tunes. That said Post is still amazing

  • @arpegiobeats
    @arpegiobeats Год назад

    Well I most say this the hardest audience honestly talking is RUclips you can make music because you love music that’s fine , he is right about those inspirations moments that you make sure you make notes but there is something else that must of them still keep secret

  • @ashtonkrich
    @ashtonkrich Год назад +3

    Songwriting should never be forced

    • @fad2679
      @fad2679 Год назад

      Neither should sex

    • @H74ver
      @H74ver 7 месяцев назад

      Taxes too.
      Nothing should be, especially law.
      We should make a law for officers to enforce mandatory that abolishes forced obligation. The paradigm of Pandora's box .
      Unfortunately this world has turned into a huge gang war of two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for dinner. At the end of the day everything is selfish, absolutely every action done and it's all man telling man. no one KNO DA WAE
      I not kno da wae and no man can show me da wae .
      I digress
      Rant over

  • @InceyWincey
    @InceyWincey 8 месяцев назад

    Writing a pop song isn’t the hard part.
    It’s the production and marketing part where people fail.

  • @tylerd8609
    @tylerd8609 10 месяцев назад

    He’s right

  • @g7g.productions211
    @g7g.productions211 3 месяца назад

    What song is playing in the background at 4:51?

  • @wuandot4506
    @wuandot4506 Год назад

    He speaking facts

  • @jonssu0000
    @jonssu0000 Год назад

    I agree with post malone

  • @tommy.countach
    @tommy.countach Год назад +9

    great videos, cant wait for more :)

  • @grievix2934
    @grievix2934 Год назад

    I write my own music, I have 0 confidence to make actual songs, but I can agree, coming up with lyrics come at the most random times. I usually write my music when I’m laying in bed at night and I’m watching RUclips videos 😂 it’s weird.

  • @s_cuzz
    @s_cuzz Год назад

    he is right. Sometimes you hop on a beat and u destroy all of them. When you learn form it, next time you will be able to make 60% of that moment even when u dont feel like creating. But most bangers arfe like " fuck, this is nice melody, let me freestyle it"

  • @ogsyphon
    @ogsyphon 2 месяца назад

    good idea, shit out the bad ideas to make room for the good ideas

  • @jeanalsamman4698
    @jeanalsamman4698 Год назад +6

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      @hookbeanz Год назад +1

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