Few songs from Black Sabbath are as memorable as the 1970 heavy metal track “Paranoid”. We’re not exactly surprised that it only took the band about 30 minutes to completely write and compose.

Some of the greatest hits in music history came together in a flash of inspiration — proof that genius doesn’t always need time. Some songs take months of studio perfectionism to get right, while ...

Generally speaking, most songs you've ever listened to range between three and five minutes long. Sure, there are the occasional short pop hit and the occasional six-to-ten-minute jam band classic.

During a recent interview, Sukhwinder Singh recalled singing his first song, Chaiyya Chaiyya, for Shah Rukh Khan’s film Dil Se…. While reminiscing about his memorable moments with the superstar, he ...