Filed under: On Shuffle Music The Ringer Podcast Network How a Song Becomes a Viral Hit Plus, some new music you need By Micah Peters Jul 12, 2018, 12:08am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: How a Song Becomes a Viral Hit Flipboard Email Photo by Peter Forest/Getty Images for HBO Track 1: How “Boo’d Up” and Other Hit Singles Become Hits (feat. Victor Luckerson) Track 2: Blue Racks and New Tracks Track 3: Music You Need Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Art19 / Stitcher / RSS Next Up In Music Depeche Mode, the Synth-Pop Gods Who Shaped the Decade ‘Like..?,’ Neal Stephenson, and ‘Resident Evil 6’ Shakira’s Jam, New York Times’ Nikki Finke Article, ‘Break Point’ and More David Crosby Never Cut His Hair Shakira’s Diss Track, the Met Gala’s Cochairs, and Madonna’s Tour Announcement Liz Phair Didn’t Need Guyville As Much As Guyville Needed Her Sign up for the The Ringer Newsletter Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. You can opt out at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Subscribe The Latest Breaking Down Cody’s ‘Royal Rumble’ Win, the Sami vs. Roman Crash Course, and Dip Uses the F-word Rosenberg, SGG, and Dip discuss Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn’s superstardom, and the Pitch Black match By Peter Rosenberg and Greg Hyde The Promised Land: Court Bauer Finally Steers MLW to Overnight Success After a 20-Year Journey With Major League Wrestling set to debut on REELZ with ‘MLW Underground,’ the MLW CEO reflects on the two decades it took to get there By Ian Douglass Early Super Bowl Leans, NBA Check-In, and Tuesday-Night Best Bets The East Coast Bias boys also share their favorite bets of the night By John Jastremski, Joe House, and 1 more From the Press Box to the Stage, James McNicholas Never Breaks Character Even in an age when sportswriters are hyphenates (reporter-podcaster-whatever pays the bills), The Athletic’s McNicholas leads an odd and fascinating double life By Bryan Curtis The Killing of Tyre Nichols Van and Rachel react to the body-cam footage in the death of Tyre Nichols and discuss the danger of the SCORPION unit By Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ Episode 11 Chelsea and Zack uncover some Bravo news about the Season 5 reunion seating chart before returning to Nicole Martin and Larsa Pippen’s ongoing feud By Chelsea Stark