Top 10 Best Song Intros That Are Less Than 5 Seconds Long

These are those song intros that are so quick that you can't enjoy them good enough, no matter how many times you listen to them.
The Top Ten
1 Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd

Nothing quite like this. It just pulls you into the song immediately.

This is a perfect example. And a perfect song.

2 Everything in Its Right Place - Radiohead

(for the record, I thought I changed the title to 8. My bad. It should be 8 seconds)

I never knew such an original album could be summed up so quickly.

3 Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz

I get so excited for the song when I hear those drums hit, then it slows down and the low guitars and bass enter. Oh, my goodness that is so great to hear.

What? The intro of this song is quite long. I am not sure which song you or I have heard.

4 Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

When I first heard this song, I was pretty excited since I knew it was known to be very good, but the opening line alone caught me by surprise and kept me fully invested in the whole song.

"Hello, darkness, my old friend" is possibly the best opening lyric ever.

5 Feel Good, Inc. - Gorillaz

Hearing that laugh makes my day to be honest.

Everything of this band is great

6 Moonage Daydream - David Bowie

That moment when the guitar strikes and he sings, then it strikes again and he changes pace. For that short moment, rock music was perfect.

7 Dude (Looks Like a Lady) - Aerosmith

I can't believe I forgot this one. The intro is shorter than 5 secs but it's so crazy.

8 24k Magic - Bruno Mars
9 Basket Case - Green Day

It just jumps out at you! Can't go wrong with this one.

10 Thank God It's Christmas - Queen

Here you are - the most beautiful Queen song, and it's with no intro, or there is one which is only 1 sec long. Give a chance to this amazing song, moreover X-mas is around the corner.

The Contenders
11 Kokomo - The Beach Boys
12 Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande
13 All Star - Smash Mouth
14 Yesterday - The Beatles

"Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away." I think Paul McCartney just broke our definition of 'true lyrics' with that bit, for that is the most real 7 seconds I've ever heard in my entire life.

There is a reason this is the most-often recorded song in history.

15 Wicked Witch - Demons & Wizards

Less than 1 sec intro. A beautiful acoustic ballad.

16 Cold Hearted Woman - Rainbow

Less than 1 second and you hear an awesome singer (D. White), followed by a killer riff - like all Ritchie Blackmore's riffs.

17 Girls Like You - Maroon 5
18 Miracle Machine - Blind Guardian

Practically there's no intro at all, the singer just starts singing after one short note on the piano. Only one note, less than 1 second long!
But when you hear the amazing voice of the singer you just stop thinking about anything else. This is a new song (ballad), 2015.

19 Rock with You - Michael Jackson
20 Dream of Mirrors - Iron Maiden

To be honest, not really sure why this list exists. Any intro under 8 seconds isn't long enough.

A short, 1 second intro, followed by Bruce singing.

21 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

I actually think Bohemian Rhapsody has a very long intro - yes, Freddie starts singing almost acapella but this is exactly the intro to this song.

Very, very well known for very, very good reason.

7 seconds of silence on youtube

22 Revolution - Primal Fear
23 One More Time - Daft Punk

I don't know why, but hearing the song open like that gives me a good feeling. I don't know why but it just does.

What a classic wonderful song.

24 Feels Like We Only Go Backwards - Tame Impala
25 Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
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