Check it out: every Pharrell Williams hit starts exactly the same way

He's the mastermind behind some of the biggest, and catchiest, songs of the past several years.

But it turns out that, when you listen to the intros to Pharrell Williams' hits, there's some actual formula to the famed music producer's winning formula.

The music blog Discopop compiled the intros to many of Williams' biggest songs, and when you hear them back-to-back, it becomes clear that Williams takes the first beat from the first bar of the track, loops it four times, and puts it at the start of the song.

Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot," Frank Ocean's "Sweet Life" and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" are just a couple of the megahits to incorporate the signature beats, along with his own hits "Happy," "Hunter" and "Gust of Wind."



But lest you think that Williams is a one trick pony, chances are it's more of a signature or a "maker's mark."

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by Jennifer Van Evra via Electronic RSS