15 Famous Songs That Start With Letter A

As It Was by Harry Styles is a popular song that starts with A. The track was released on April 1, 2022, as a lead single from Harry's House.

Issued via Columbia Records globally, the single is a crossover between synth-pop and new wave music while the lyrics are about personal transition and express feelings of defeat and loneliness.

Harry described the song as a metamorphosis, embracing change and his former self in a sorrowful voice. The catchy chorus to the song is the most famous snippet which goes as follows:

In this world, it's just us
You know it's not the same as it was
In this world, it's just us

Another popular song that begins with the letter A is All of Me by John Legend. It is a Grammy Award-winning R&B and soul song.

Released on August 12, 2013, this pop song was the third single from John's fourth studio album Love in the Future issued via Columbia Records.

Written by John himself, the song is dedicated to his wife Chrisy Teigen and explores themes of love, vulnerability, and unconditional acceptance.

The song has become a worldwide sensation, featuring in every person's playlist credited to its heartfelt lyrics with a chorus that goes as follows:

Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you

Another Love By Tom Odell is a soulful song that starts with letter A. It is a love song about being with someone which wasn't actually possible.

Upon its release on October 15, 2012, the song became a huge commercial hit, reaching number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, while experiencing success in other European nations.

However, it was in 2022, that the song rejuvenated after being a viral track on Tiktok. It reappeared on the major charts and eventually broke the 1 billion streams threshold on Spotify.

The famous snippet from this emotional track is the first verse, which goes like this:

I wanna take you somewhere so you know I care
But it's so cold and I don't know where
I brought you daffodils in a pretty string
But they won't flower like they did last spring

Attention by Charlie Puth is a foot-thumping song that starts with an A. The pop song is the opening single from his sophomore album Voicenotes.

It is a mid-tempo pop-rock track infused with soul and funk music while the lyrics see Charlie tempted into a relationship by the ex-girlfriend but he realizes she's just an attention seeker.

The song performed well critically and commercially; being praised by multiple critics while also making the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and was eventually hailed as Charlie's signature song.

The captivating chorus perfectly sums up the principal theme of the song, which goes as follows:

You just want attention, you don't want my heart
Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new
Yeah, you just want attention, I knew from the start

Christina Perri originally released A Thousand Years as a soundtrack for the 2011 American romantic fantasy film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Released on October 18, 2011, through Atlantic Records, the iconic track is well received across the movie and music industries and has grossed 2.2 billion views on YouTube.

The lyrics speak about the author who has been waiting for countless years to welcome a loved one into her life, and pledges to love that person for a thousand years and beyond.

The expressive lyrics have melted the heats of many listeners thanks to the captivating chorus which is mentioned below:

I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

All Girls Are The Same is one of the most famous songs from Juice WRLD's outstanding catalog. It is his second song to hit a billion-stream milestone.

This iconic emo rap ballad was released as a lead single from the Chicago rapper's debut studio album Goodbye & Good Riddance and was issued globally by Interscope Records.

The artist's signature slow-moving track speaks about sorrow and heartbreak from his past relationship, flipping the rap stereotype of an artist conquering a plethora of women with the iconic lyrics which go as follows:

All girls are the same, they're rotting my brain, love
Think I need a change before I go insane, love

Masked Wolf's Astronaut In The Ocean became an iconic track following its re-release on October 27, 2020, through Elektra Records.

Since the late 2020s, the song has gained an exponential rise in its listeners heavily credited to its ever-rising popularity on social media and clips on TikTok.

As of now, the song has raked up more than 1.1 billion streams on Spotify while also being viewed over 362 million times on YouTube, attributed to its creative and high-quality video production.

The song went viral on social media for this particular snippet, which reads as follows:

What you know about rollin' down in the deep?
When your brain goes numb, you can call that mental freeze
When these people talk too much, put that shit in slow motion, yeah
I feel like an astronaut in the ocean

A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay marks the band's first dance track and is the centerpiece of their 2014 album Ghost Stories.

The song starts as a piano ballad and features influences from progressive house and electronic music that is played in between the verses, giving it a feel-good, upbeat vibe that people want to dance.

Much of the song's popularity is credited to its music video, directed by Mat Whitecross, which commences with Chris Martin taking it to the streets dressed as a one-man band, singing the first verse which goes as:

Cause you're a sky, cause you're a sky full of stars
I'm gonna give you my heart
Cause you're a sky, cause you're a sky full of stars
Cause you light up the path

Animals is a raucous song by the American pop-rock band Maroon 5. It was a single for the band's fifth studio album V

Penned down by Adam alongside Shellback and Benny Blanco, the song uses animal metaphors to express a breakup that may soon come to an end.

The song accompanied by its music video was subjected to heavy criticism and condemned for dehumanizing women and glorifying violence. However, frontman Levine dismissed all those claims, describing the song as just about animalistic tendencies.

Despite the setbacks, the song performed well commercially, peaking at number 3 on Billboard Hot 100 while also topping numerous major charts internationally thanks to its captivating chorus which goes like this:

Baby, I'm preying on you tonight
Hunt you down, eat you alive
Just like animals
Animals, like animals-mals

Originally recorded as a soundtrack for the 2018 drama film A Star Is Born, Always Remember Us This Way is a country song by famed singer Lady Gaga.

Released on January 4, 2019, through Interscope Records, the piano-driven country ballad features raw and powerful vocals from Gaga kicking off a melodious instrumental from the second verse.

One of the most notable snippets from the song is the first verse which commences as follows:

That Arizona sky
Burnin' in your eyes
You look at me and babe, I wanna catch on fire
It's buried in my soul

Regardless of where the letters in the song start, Taylor Swift also manages to produce iconic tracks. Such is the case with the song Anti-Hero.

Issued by Republic Records, it was a commercial success worldwide, dominating charts across numerous countries, including the number one spot on US Billboard Hot 100.

Lyrically, the tracks see Swift battling with herself, depicting her fears, insecurities, and anxieties in her public and personal life. The first verse is one of the memorable snippets from the song which goes as follows:

I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser
Midnights become my afternoons
When my depression works the graveyard shift

American Idiot is a politically charged punk rock anthem by Green Day. It was released as the title track from their 2004 concept album of the same name.

Written by Billie Joe Armstrong, this protest song strongly condemned the condition of the United States during the early 2000s and also expressed disillusionment and frustration with the biased media.

Kicking off with an energetic guitar riff the track progresses further with Billie's passionate vocals with a catchy verse that goes as follows:

Don't wanna be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new media
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind America

After Hour is an introspective song by the Canadian singer The Weeknd. It was released as a promotional single from his 2020 studio album After Hours.

Penned down by the singer himself alongside several other artists, the lyrics discuss Weeknd's regret of parting ways with his former lover and delve deep into the themes of emotional turmoil, remorse, and self-reflection.

The song is Weeknd's signature blend of R&B, pop, and alternative sounds, that captivates listeners with raw emotion and dark melodies. Here's a sample of the catchy chorus:

Oh, baby
Where are you now when I need you most?
I'd give it all just to hold you close
Sorry that I broke your heart, your heart

One of the famous songs starting with A is the West Coast hip-hop song All Eyez On Me by Tupac. It is the title track from his fourth studio album.

This classic rap song uses the title as a metaphor for the scrutiny and vigilance of law enforcement and the impact it had on the rapper's life.

Written by Shakur in collaboration with James Pennington, the lyrics depict the struggles of life as a hustler and a thug, which is rapped by Shakur in his captivating chorus which goes as follows:

Live the life of a thug until the day I die
Live the life of a boss player 'cause even gettin' high
All eyes on me
Live the life of a thug until the day I die

Nicki Minaj's single Anaconda from her 2014 third studio album The Pinkprint is one of her iconic tracks loaded to the brim with innuendo.

Peaking at number 2 on Billboard Hot 100, this dirty rap hip-house ballad is one of her best charting songs on the chart, attributed to its catchy chorus which goes like this:

My anaconda don't
My anaconda don't want none
Unless you got buns, hun

Additionally, its explicit music video, directed by Colin Tiley, became the first music video by a solo female rapper to hit a billion viewers milestone. Currently, the song has been viewed 1,100,832,463 times on YouTube.