Sounds that Were Sampled in Hits
Nobody’s ever made a list like this on this website in history, so here’s a unique list I thought about & is clever. Everyday sounds & unique sounds that were sampled in hit songs.These are heard when an Australian pedestrian traffic light says "go," a stuttering sound that caught Billie Eilish's attention and was sampled in her #1 hit "Bad Guy." She described it as "lit" and recorded a sample for her song. "Bad Guy" is unique for its authentic sounds, including this one, and it became her most popular song, ending the record-setting streak of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus) as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking that record at the time.
Billie Eilish uses a lot of weird sounds in her music, such as matches striking and Invisalign being removed.
The roar of airplanes has been used in some electronic songs, including those from Madonna's album Confessions on a Dance Floor.
The meows and purrs of cats were sampled in the songs on Run the Jewels' album Run the Jewels 2.
Mario has become really popular, and the sound of the coins in the games is no exception. They were sampled in Boys by Charli XCX, pitched up by two keys.
His flatulence was recorded by Max Martin and sampled in the Backstreet Boys' song The Call. How crazy is that?
The stutter of a loon was sampled in Nicki Minaj's notorious song Anaconda, which blatantly sampled Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot. The song is titled Anaconda, which is a type of snake.
Elephants make trumpeting sounds that were not only sampled in the roars of TIE fighters in Star Wars (which also sampled the sounds of road vehicles braking on wet roads), but were also sampled in Missy Elliott's song Work It (which sampled the drumbeat from Heart of Glass by Blondie). They were also sampled in Bang on the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren.
The neigh of a horse was sampled in many renditions of the song Sleigh Ride, which is fitting due to the association with horses and the giddy-up line. It was also sampled in the song Bang on the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren. Additionally, it was sampled in Good Guys Only Win in the Movies by Mel & Tim, which was itself sampled in Insane in the Brain by Cypress Hill. Insane in the Brain by Cypress Hill was later sampled in Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega and in the clean version of Sexting by Blood on the Dance Floor in place of profanity.
The song Bang on the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren sampled the sounds of animals, including chickens. It is notable that animal sounds were a big part of this hit song. They were also sampled in the clean version of Sexting by Blood on the Dance Floor in place of profanity.
Water drops are common sounds we hear every day. In fact, the sound of one was sampled in the song Labyrinth by Noah Cyrus. Beautiful artistry sounds like this can create.
Some recent music has taken a darker turn, with songs even sampling gunshots being fired. They were sampled in songs such as This Is America by Childish Gambino, Paper Planes by M.I.A., No Face No Case by Vinny West, and Whole Lotta Choppas by Sada Baby.
It's a known fact that Taylor Swift sampled her own heartbeat in Wildest Dreams. She captures a lot of attention for her unique approaches. Halsey also sampled her own heartbeat in the darker song Killing Boys.
Lorde did it as well in "The Louvre." I imagine there might be others.
During NASA's missions to Venus, their spacecraft picked up electromagnetic waves. These waves were converted into sounds that we can hear. It is an ethereal and haunting sound. It was directly sampled in Forward by Beyoncé on her 2016 album Lemonade.
The song Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd sampled a helicopter's roar as the story included the Marine Corps and troops.
The startup chime of a 3-Series (F30) BMW was sampled in Sad by XXXTentacion. His death was a sad day for the rap and general music industry. R.I.P. XXXTentacion (1998-2018).
The dial tone heard when you press a phone number button was sampled in I Like Him by Princess Nokia as well as Bel Me by the Hydroboys, which was eventually sampled in Bel Mercy by Jengi.
It was sampled in the live version of Hung Up by Madonna as well as Telephone by Lady Gaga.
The familiar sound of an alarm clock ringing was sampled in Hung Up by Madonna, her greatest dance song of all time.
The sounds of bed springs squeaking were directly sampled in songs such as Some Cut by Trillville, Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay by Big Sean ft. Kanye West and Roscoe Dash, Bad by Wale ft. Tiara Thomas, Up by Cardi B, BIG by Kendra Jae, and Boy's a Liar by PinkPantheress, as well as many Jersey club remixes.
It got sampled in many songs. The latest hit to sample it was Ain't My Fault by Zara Larsson.