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You’ll Be Humming DJ Earworm’s Epic Year-End Mashup Until 2015

Maggie Serota
December 4, 2014, 1:00 PM
Over the past decade, the DJ Earworm year-end mashup has become something of an annual tradition. For the uninitiated, San Francisco-based DJ Earworm, otherwise known as Jordan Roseman, takes the year's hottest hits and combines them into a song that stands on its own.
This is no standard mashup that just combines two songs. In the 2014 United State of Pop "Do What You Wanna Do" mix, Earworm combines a staggering 25 songs with surgical precision. The result is unique creation that stands on its own and is arguable more catchy than some of the source material. Naturally, heavy-hitters like Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Maroon 5 are in the mix. Plus, anyone who is a bit fatigued from Idina Menzel's "Let It Go" or John Legend's "All of Me" can hear the songs with some fresh ears, or at least be amazed how the songs we became tired of were contextualized in an exciting and innovative way. It's amazing how a common musical thread can be found between a diverse array of some of the year's most prominent hit makers.
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The Daily Dot asked Roseman about his mashup process in 2012, and he explained, "I’m trying to make pop songs, not mixes. "
He definitely succeeds.
Buzzfeed provided a list of every song Roseman's worked into this year's jam. Keep your ears open for these hits:

A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera, “Say Something”
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
Bastille, “Pompeii”
Dj Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
Idina Menzel, “Let It Go”
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora, “Black Widow”
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”
Jeremih feat. YG, “Don’t Tell ‘Em”
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj, “Bang Bang”
John Legend, “All Of Me”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
Lorde, “Team”
Magic!, “Rude”
Maroon 5, “Animals”
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Nico & Vinz, “Am I Wrong”
One Direction, “Story of My Life”
Passenger, “Let Her Go”
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Pitbull feat. Kesha, “Timber”
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Tove Lo, “Habits”

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