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The recipe for writing a number one song

The recipe for writing a number one song

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May 14, 2022
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Nicholas Holt | 14 May, 2022


The secret to composing a chart-topping hit could lie in the right combination of uncertainty and surprise, a recent study revealed.

Vincent Cheung of Max Planck Institute …

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