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Why Are Popular Songs More Or Less The Same Length?

MUSIC Posted: July 11, 2014 9:04 am

“Since 1990, it seems that the average song length has sort of stabilized around 250 seconds (over 4 minutes). Maybe that’s because humans prefer 4 minute songs. Clearly there is no technological limit to song length anymore, right? So, did new technologies influence song length?”

MUSIC Published: 07.10.14

Read the story in Wired Published: 07.10.14

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