15 popular songs that took a surprisingly short amount of time to write

Lorde wrote "Royals" in half an hour.Lorde/ Royals

• Some of the most successful songs in history were written in under 30 minutes.
• Pop songs like Lady Gaga's "Just Dance," Adele's "Hometown Glory," and Rihanna's "Umbrella" were all written in less than 20 minutes.
• Older songs like Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" and David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" were also written quickly.
• Dolly Parton said she wrote two songs — "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love you" — in one evening.
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For some musicians, it takes months or even years to perfect a song that will be loved by millions. However, there are some musicians who have written famous songs in under 30 minutes.

Musicians from across different genres — rap, country, and pop — have struck gold after taking a few minutes to write a song that would become a chart-topper.

Here are some of the quickest hit songs ever written.