Why are songs so short these days?

[Blackout19 15,308]

i miss the days, when the songs were 4 minutes long. 
i listen to a lot of music from the 80s, and I enjoy it when I see that the songs are at least 4 minutes long.
i listened to Bebe Rexha's new album and almost all the songs are 2 minutes long. 

[NUTELLA 24,554]

Shorter song = more streams/replays

I don't use a streaming service BUT I don't really think song length matters in general, if it's good enough/has enough replay value 🔂

[JohnPokerface 278]

TikTok, streaming, short attention span of this new generation. If you want songs longer than 4 minutes unfortunately you have to search outside of pop music.

[dynamite 66,293]

Streaming era / replay value, and the fact nobody has an attention span I guess 

[River 125,978]

I have the answer but I'm encouraging you to google it and think for yourself, it's good for the brain 

[Starmie25 22,360]

Funny enough, many songs from 50s-60s were very short.

[Idefix1999 380]

6 minutes ago, Starmie25 said:

Funny enough, many songs from 50s-60s were very short.

Also artists releasing albums more often, like every year or several albums within one year. 

[whoopdeedoo 19]

well the introduction of the 7 inch record

and also the radio

[Blackout19 15,308]

33 minutes ago, River said:

I have the answer but I'm encouraging you to google it and think for yourself, it's good for the brain 

[River 125,978]

21 minutes ago, Blackout19 said:

U should google “how to drink with a straw” instead 

[Blackout19 15,308]

32 minutes ago, River said:

U should google “how to drink with a straw” instead 

[Lucas 30,624]

It's purely about streams and charts.