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 It’s Pop Girl Spring! This Is Not a Cowboy Hat. It’s a Beyoncé Hat. Kendrick Lamar Vs. Drake Is a Decade Too Late MF DOOM: A Hero in a Villain’s Mask 24 Question Party People: Justice Daily Wire’s Diversity Hire, Rap Beef, and Freaking Out Over Freaknik 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 Is Robert Whittaker Vs. Khamzat Chimaev Actually a No. 1 Contender Fight? Plus, UFC Manchester expectations and a UFC Atlantic City preview By Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, and 1 more The Rock Reminds Cody He Is the Final Boss, Featuring Andrew Goldstein Plus, who is the bigger star: Becky Lynch or Rhea Ripley? By David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide The Imminent Return of Joel Embiid Chris and Raheem recap the Sixers’ close loss to the Clippers before talking about whether Embiid’s return could spark a playoff run By Chris Ryan and Raheem Palmer Play NCAA Women’s Basketball Coverage With Seerat Sohi Seerat is here to preview a host of potential March Madness matchups in the women’s tournament! By Seerat Sohi How Fanatics Took Over the Hobby Mike and Jesse discuss some new Fanatics info, then Chris McGill from Card Ladder joins for a market update By Mike Gioseffi and Jesse Gibson The Timberwolves Mess, Plus the Evolution of 21st Century Sports Docs With ‘The Last Dance’ Director Jason Hehir Jason Hehir joins to discuss the medium of sports documentaries, as well as his films, like ‘The Fab Five,’ the lost Sacramento Kings documentary, ‘Down in the Valley,’ ‘Andre the Giant,’ and ‘The Last Dance’ By Bill Simmons