Note Perfect!:One Time Wonders -They Came, They Saw, They… Went

One Time Wonders -They Came, They Saw, They… Went

Longevity is indeed an elusive creature and this theory applies a lot more to the music industry than anywhere else. Now there are thousands of artists who are trying to make it big in the music industry; some succeed while most fail. We have compiled a few names of the artists who can best be branded as ‘One Hit Wonders’. They enjoyed their 15 seconds of fame and vanished into thin air. We’re sure you remember at least some of these songs… but do you even recognize these names anymore?

· Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990) - Robert Matthew Van Winkle, aka Vanilla Ice, was a Dallas born American rapper who can top the list of ‘One Hit Wonders’ from all over the world. He is perhaps one of the ‘pioneers’ of the One Hit Wonder movement. His single ‘Ice Ice Baby’ was a major hit in the 90s. The song was the first ever Hip Hop single to have topped the Billboard Charts. He did some cameos in a few films and eventually disappeared completely from the scene.

· Los Del Rio - Macarena (1996) - Los Del Rio is a Spanish music group formed by Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruíz. They originally hailed from the city section of Dos Hermanas in Seville. This musical duo did enjoy success thanks to their smash hit multi-platinum "Macarena". The song sold more than four million copies in the United States of America alone, and did spend a record breaking 14 weeks at the number ONE position. Macarena was and still is the #1 debut single in the history of American music.

· Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out? (2000) - Baha men are originally a pop boyband from the region of Nassau in the Bahamas. They played a modernized version of Bahamian music that’s known as Junkanoo. They tasted temporary yet huge success after their song ‘Who Let The Dogs Out?’ started smashing records, all over the world. It topped all musical chart success in several nations, and also became a well-liked song at many US sports events. The song, in fact, won the group the prestigious Grammy Award in the year 2000 in the Best Dance Recording category. The group also won the Billboard Music Awards for World Music Artist of the Year along with the World Music Album of the Year and the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song. Two years later in the year 2002, they also won one more Kids' Choice Award in the Favorite Band category.

· Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982) - Survivor was an American rock music band that released the song ‘Eye of the Tiger’ from the album with the same name. They were requested by movie star Sylvester Stallone to record the song for the movie Rocky 3. The single attained the second position on the Billboard Top Pop Singles of 1982 year-end chart. It also topped the charts on the Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles year-end chart. It was voted to be the number one single in UK, Irish and Australian charts. It was certified platinum by the RIA or the Recording Industry Association of America the same year it was released. The band also became proud recipients of the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance. The song received an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category.

· Snow - Informer (1992) - Snow is a Canadian Reggae musician who also aptly fits this list. He achieved global success with a single written by Marvin Prince, called ‘Informer’. The single topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged the single's popularity twice; once as the best selling reggae song in the history of USA and second time as the highest chart topping reggae single in the musical history of mankind! The single sold around 8 million copies from around the world and remained as the number 1 on the US Billboards Charts. It stayed there for seven weeks consecutively.

· Crazy Town- Butterfly (1999) - This LA based Alternative/Nu-Metal band smashed up every chart with their groovy single ‘Butterfly’ taken from their album, ‘The Gift of Game’. The single reached the Numero Uno position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band later vanished into obscurity.

· EMF - Unbelievable (1990) - "Unbelievable" is the smash hit song that was written by the group EMF. Released as a single in the UK in the year 1990, it topped the Singles Chart of the United Kingdom at number three position. It went down in history as the 32nd best-selling single of the year 1990 in UK. In the US, it grabbed the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 list.