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Jake Paul, Owl City, and CupcakKe, top the list of the 20 worst songs of 2017. They’re joined by the likes of Hopsin, Jacob Sartorius, and Lil Yachty among others. 

It’s that time! Time to assemble the WORST songs of 2017!  In June, the first edition of the worst arrived, and it was pretty doggone bad.  The majority of the songs that graced that edition are reprised here.  Furthermore, we add some more bad songs to the list.  Without further ado, here are The Worst Songs of 2017.  Among the offending artists are Jake Paul, Owl City, CupcakKe, Hopsin, Jacob Sartorius, Lil Yachty and many more.

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1. Jake Paul, “It’s Everyday Bro”

Ft. Team 10

Album: It’s Everyday Bro – Single

Team 10

It’s NOT every day that the music industry is cursed with something that wreaks like “It’s Everyday Bro.” And to think, Nick Crompton, one of the ‘rappers’ on the track asserts “…If it weren’t for Team 10, then the US would be s**tty.” Not if this track is any indication… The utter stupidity that is “It’s Everyday Bro” and the corresponding video sets music back years and years.  Apparently, “England is a city,” and the odd combination of cursing and use of euphemisms is just bizarre. Curse or don’t darn it!

“This is team 10 b*tch, who the hell are flipping you?”

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2. Owl City, “All My Friends”

Album: Cinematic (2018)

Owl City 

Keeping it real, Owl City should thank Jake Paul and Team 10 for making the worst song of the year by a mile.  Unfortunately, his own song, “All My Friends” comes a very close second. “All My Friends” is nothing short of a hot, funky mess. It’s godawful. It sounds like country or pseudo-country, something that Owl City certainly hasn’t been associated with throughout his career.  To make things more confounding and off-putting, Adam Young raps. Corny moments make this disaster even more disastrous, including iterations of words/phrases “awestruck,” “Aww shucks,” and the prolonged torture of “oh” drawn out. F#@$ing awful.

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3. CupcakKe, “Cumshot”

Album: Queen Elizabitch

CupcakKe

“Do anything that you say bae, you ain’t gotta wait bae / Place a lot of nut inside my mouth like Payday.” Oh CupcakKe, you are ‘one of a kind.’ The first issue with the song is the title.  Why in the world would anyone – ANYONE – write a song about this? Chi-Town rapper Cupcakke comes off as incredibly aggressive and desperate.  Not a good look.

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4. Hopsin, “Happy Ending”

Album: No Shame

300 Entertainment

OMG. What in the world was Hopsin thinking with “Happy Ending.” It’s truly hard to decide what’s worse about this song.  Is the faux, offensive, stereotypical, racist Asian accent that’s most disturbing or forced, gross sexual references? The best quality is the production, but that’s not enough to make this a very “bad ending” for Hopsin – worse, anyone who subjects themselves to listening to this.

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5. Jacob Sartorius, “Bingo”

Album: The Last Text (EP)

T3 Music Group

Ah, Jacob Sartorius! A lot has been said about the Musical.ly star, so we’ll keep it simple here. “Bingo” is a hot mess. The hook is particularly dumb, lifting off of “Frere Jacques” of all songs. Initially, the kiddo had a vibe brewing, but he killed it when he gave a shout out to himself. Biggest. Mistake. Ever. Throw in pitch-shifted vocals and a generic bag of urban tricks, and “Bingo” is abysmal.

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6. Skrillex, “Would You Ever”

Ft. Poo Bear

Album: Would You Ever – Single

Atlantic

Skrillex, man oh man – what were you thinking? “Would You Ever” is sort of like Super Ted – “made all wrong from the start.” Musically, the vibe is okay, but even the backdrop is nothing brand new.  Poo Bear begins repetitive singing, chocked full of vocal effects.  His vocals are chopped, screwed, and twisted in the most annoying fashion ever.  This is overkill in regards to vocal manipulation, even for a dance joint.  Besides clichés and annoying vocals, a lack of direction truly makes this among the worst of 2017, not to mention Skrillex’s career.

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7. Kiiara, “Whippin”

Ft. Felix Snow

Album: Whippin – Single

Atlantic

The verdict is mixed for Kiiara as of yet.  “Whippin” is another example of mediocrity at its best.  The first problem is that it sounds too similar to her breakthrough hit, “Gold.” Guess what the second problem is? It sounds too similar to “Gold,” which earned a spot on our 20 Worst Songs of 2016  playlist.

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8. Lil Yachty, “DN Freestyle”

Album: Teenage Emotions

Capitol

Mediocrity.  That’s what comes to mind when considering Teenage Emotions, the debut album by Lil Yachty.  A number of songs could’ve earned a spot on this list from this particular album.  Ultimately, we settled on two, starting with the horrid “DN Freestyle.” While “DN Freestyle” has superb production on its side, a badly off-beat, random performance by Yachty is its ultimate undoing.

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9. Fall Out Boy, “Young and Menace”

Album: M A N I A

Island 

Fall Out Boy should ask themselves WTF were they thinking when released “Young and Menace” as the promo single from their forthcoming 2018 album, M A N I A.  “Young and Menace” is by far the oddest, most off-putting single the band has ever dropped. It’s a mess.  The chorus vocals are sketchy.  The record sounds like an attempt at artistic evolution gone wrong.

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10. The Chainsmokers, “Break Up Every Night”

Album: Memories…Do Not Open

Columbia 

Okay, here comes a contradiction.  We cited “Break Up Every Night” as a gem from Memories Do Not Open, characterizing it as The Chainsmokers’ version of Katy Perry hit, “Hot N Cold.”  Contextually, its more exciting than much of Memories (just saying), but looking back, how utterly ridiculous is this record? “She wants to break up every night/ Then tries to f**k me back to life / How can I help it if I like the way she makes me feel it?”

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11. Bhad Bhabie, “These Heaux”

Album:  These Heaux – Single

2017

Sometimes, it’s easy to lose faith in the music industry.  New artists come along – some out of nowhere – and you ask yourself, ‘why?’ That’s sort of the situation with 14-year old Bhad Bhabie. Why, oh why?  While “These Heaux” has production work on its side, the cons clearly outweigh the pros by a mile. The vocals are annoying, the theme is shallow with no redeeming qualities, and the lyrics are ultimately empty, thinking ‘in the moment’ as opposed to digging deeper. “The Heaux,” as well as Bhad Bhabie herself, feels more like a gimmick than a true artist. This is awful.

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12. Katy Perry, “Bon Appétit”

Ft. Migos

Album: Witness

Capitol

The promo campaign for Witness, the fifth studio album by pop star Katy Perry, wasn’t the least bit smooth.  All of the promo singles were polarizing to say the least.  Arguably the worst of the bunch was “Bon Appétit,” which paired her with Migos.  The results were just blasé at best, making “Bon Appétit” utterly forgettable.  Rather than sounding cutting edge, for once in her career, Perry sounds as if she’s ran out of ideas.

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13. Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”

Album: Body Like a Back Road – Single

MCA Nashville

Depending on who you ask, the opinion on Sam Hunt’s top-10 hit “Body Like a Back Road” is varied.  Initially, it tickled my fancy… at least a little bit.  It’s catchy to say the least.  That said, reevaluating, it’s really THAT corny.

“Body like a back road, drivin’ with my eyes closed / I know every curve like the back of my hand / Doin’ 15 in a 30, I ain’t in no hurry / I’ma take it slow, just as fast as I can.”

Chocked-full of innuendo referencing her body and sex, his definitely isn’t your father’s country music, let alone your grandfather’s…

“The way she fit in them blue jeans, she don’t need no belt / But I can turn them inside out, I don’t need no help / Got hips like honey, so thick and sweet / It ain’t no curves like hers on them downtown streets.”

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14. Chris Janson, “Fix A Drink”

Album: Everybody

Warner Music Nashville

Keeping it country, we arrive at yet another corny song – “Fix a Drink” by Chris Janson. It should be noted that Janson is talented, yet underrated.  Arguably, “Fix A Drink” has elevated his low profile.  BUT, as aforementioned, this song is CORN-BALL CENTRAL! Ultimately, Janson expresses, rather pseudo–raps about things he can’t control or fix – the heat, the crazy world, etc. Ultimately, he tells us what he can fix: “A drink.” On the chorus, that’s exactly what he sings about.

“But I can fix a drink, pour it on ice / Mix it up and get’cha feeling right / I can get’cha buzzed, I can get’cha smiling / I can make you feel like you’re sitting on an island…”

Adding to the drunkenness is the music video with a who’s who of country artist drinking. Is this the worst song of 2017? No, some people probably consider it to be charming, but isn’t it just a tad too simple-minded?

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15. Lil Yachty, “Peek a Boo”

Ft. Migos

Album: Teenage Emotions

Capitol

Mediocrity.  That’s what comes to mind when considering Teenage Emotions, the debut album by Lil Yachty.  The second entry on the worst songs of 2017 is “Peek a Boo.” Lil Yachty makes utterly tasteless references to sex, particularly on the dumb, repetitive hook:

“Play with that p***y like peek-a-boo.”

As shameful as his endeavors are, it only gets worse with the biggest #epic fail of 2017:

“My new b*tch yellow / She blow that d**k like a cello.”

While he’s acknowledged he now knows you can’t blow a cello and that Squidward plays the clarinet and not the flute, it definitely shows a lack of culture.  “Peek a Boo” is ultimately a messy banger, also giving featured guests Migos their second entry on this list.  They don’t deserve it!

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16. XXXTentacion, “Look at Me!”

Album: Look at Me – Single

EMPIRE

“F**k on me, look at me, ay.” XXXTentacion is something else – there’s really no other way to put it.  The 19-year old rapper made quite a splash with his shallow, explicit single “Look at Me!” The best feature of “Look at Me!” is the dark, malicious production work, with a distorted, trunk rattling beat.  It feels raw.

The problem is the raw, misogynistic nature of the lyrics. The second verse is arguably the most offensive:

“I took a white b*tch to Starbucks / That little b*tch got her throat f**ked / I like to rock out like I’m misfit / My emo b*tch like her wrist slit / Curly hair b*tch like I’m Corbin / Got like three b*tches, I’m Mormon / Skeet on your main b*tch’s forehead / Don’t want your p***y, just want head.”

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17. Noah Cyrus, “I’m Stuck”

Album: I’m Stuck – Single

RECORDS, LLC

Are there worst songs from 2017 than “I’m Stuck”? Yes, many of which sit ahead of this Noah Cyrus single. Still, “I’m Stuck” is confounding to say the least. It attempts to distinguish Noah Cyrus from other pop artists, but fails to do so.  It’s unique, but not necessarily a vibrant, respectable unique.  All over the place.

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18. Kodak Black, “Tunnel Vision”

Album: Painting Pictures

Atlantic

There have been worse songs – that’s the good news about “Tunnel Vision” by Kodak Black. The biggest redeeming quality of this record is the production.  Unfortunately, it’s not enough.  This song feels like it lasts even longer than its excruciating four-and-a-half-minute duration. The repeated hook extends a song that certainly didn’t need to be any longer.  Furthermore, the hook is more annoying than truly catchy and likable, while the verses are shallow.  Kodak Black’s voice is an acquired taste…

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19. Tyga, “Feel Me”

Ft. Kanye West

Album: B*tch I’m the S**t 2

EMPIRE

Without question, Tyga misses the mark on “Feel Me.” There’s little to build excitement about. The title is blasé, the production merely okay, and the rhymes subpar. Making it worse, he’s incredibly narcissistic.  That’s a hard pill to swallow considering his moderate success at best. Believe it or not, clichés don’t always build a hit.  This is plum forgettable to the nth degree.

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20. Jacob Sartorius, “Skateboard”

Album: Left Me Hangin’ (EP)

RCA

The second Jacob Sartorius entry on The Worst Songs of 2017 is “Skateboard” from his second EP, Left Me Hangin’.  To the song’s credit, it features solid production work, enough to bump up the record up a smidge.  Unfortunately, what is objectionable is the simplicity of the subject matter – a skateboard! In addition to focusing on his board, Sartorius informs the world that he’s beginning to come into his own by including ‘baby’ swear words damn and hell.  Sigh, unfortunately, it’ll take more than his “good music and one hell of a hill” to make “Skateboard” game changing, or for Sartorius himself to exhibit ‘mad game.’

Photo Credits: Team 10, Owl City, 300 Entertainment, CupcaKke, T3 Music Group, Atlantic, Capitol, Island, Columbia, Bhad Bhabie, MCA Nashville, RCA, RECORDS LLC, EMPIRE, Warner Music Nashville

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