The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2011 

“Nobody has cared about Shrek’s Pockets” -Mark Grondin 2019

Chris Brown to Mark: "I think you and I are destined to do this forever"

I wish I were as skilled at translating my thoughts into words as you are

I may not agree with a lot of his opinions and beliefs, but when it comes to describing songs that he hates, nobody in the music review community can top Mark

No joke, my middle school gym teacher would scream "I WORKOUT" when Sexy And I Know It played during gym class

"Jason Derulo surprisingly tanked during this period." Not surprising when you consider he broke his f**king neck at the time and couldn't do a whole lot of promo.

Fun fact: the beat for ET was originally intended for Three Six Mafia! They would've laughed at it.

As much as I love ARTVs diverse content and Todd's humour, Mark is easily my favourite critic on RU-vid. I just love how deep he gets into the analysis and even if we disagree, I usually see where he's coming from.

Judging by Chris Brown and Lil Wayne's appearances, I'm almost 90% sure "Look at me now" will be on the list

Jason Derulo's career being an odd mixture of Club Boom, Radio Disney "Adult" Contemporary (for soccer moms), and R&B sex god is fascinating.

Seeing Pumped Up Kicks in the dishonorable mentions makes me feel safe in saying that my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

In terms of upbeat songs about school shooters, "Teenagers" by My Chemical Romance is way more insightful and interesting than "Pumped Up Kicks" could ever dream to be.

It just hit me from your description Tonight, Tonight is basically an AJR song.

Y O U W A N T A N E W B O Y I N Y O U ?

Hey, finally a 2011 list. Okay, so this means we’re getting the best of 2011 before the year ends, right? We gotta talk about my favorite songs from my favorite year of the 2010s before the decade ends

Wow Mark. You put Someone Like You on top of THIS list? I’m incredibly surprised, and I really disagree with you calling Adele the “most overrated, pretentious artist of the 2010s”

Gotta hard disagree on the PC Music shade but I do understand it. Also I will defend "Pumped Up Kicks" as a particularly dark and wry little joke song with a special place in my black and withered heart but, again, I get your issues here.

When Mark tore into Hot Chelle Rae, I thought he would say that the song is basically a bad Family Guy joke, but he saved that reference for “Sexy and I Know It.”

OMG I listened to the radio almost every day in 2011 and #1 played AT LEAST three times an hour. I ended up memorizing all the lyrics and I hated it so much. I still hate it today. Why didn't I ever change the channel?!

2011 was basically the 1991 of the 2010s, a transitional year for music with many changes. Only difference is that the music was a lot less influential in the former year. PS, I'm surprised you hated "Pumped Up Kicks" by FTP. I thought it was a cool song when I first heard it. Well at least you gave out legit criticism towards the song, so I can't flame you there.

"shot it in the crib" is my favorite phrase I've heard in a long time. I was drinking and almost did a spit take.

Half these songs were my jam when I was 15 (ET without Kanye's verse, The Lazy Song, Pretty Girl Rock, Rocketeer) and I think they still hold up today. Some of these other songs I've either forgotten their existence or were some of the worst of its time

17:30 PREACH! Seriously, though, The Other Side is up there with Versace On The Floor as the best song of Bruno's career, and, yes, had it been pushed as a single, it would've been a massive hit, considering how huge all three artists were at the time.

I completely forgot the song Lighters existed. Goddamn I hated it back then and it sounds even worse now.

Great video. My only real disagreements are E.T, which I find to be a decent banger, and then the placements of The Time and Lighters, which I'd easily swap. Lighters is just boring, The Time is atrocious. Oh and also the lack of Luke Bryan. My list: 1. The Time (Dirty Bit) - The Black Eyed Peas 2. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO 3. Backseat - New Boyz ft. The Cataracs & Dev 4. Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You) - Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris & DJ Frank E 5. Country Girl (Shake It For Me) - Luke Bryan 6. Look at Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 7. Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae 8. Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson 9. Dirt Road Anthem - Jason Aldean 10. She Ain't You - Chris Brown Dishonourable Mentions: • The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars • Lighters - Bad Meets Evil ft. Bruno Mars • Down On Me - Jeremih ft. 50 Cent • Just Can't Get Enough - The Black Eyed Peas • Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) - Pitbull ft. T-Pain • Best Thing I Never Had - Beyoncé • Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo

"Dishonorable Mention: Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks" The hatred is a bit unearned, I think. A happy sounding song having depressing lyrics isn't reason enough to hate a song or else Paramore's Hard Times would be the worst song of 2017. As for the song's message, I'm not sure the song was trying to have a message. Foster said he normally writes the chorus first and then the rest of the song around it. Originally, the gun was supposed to be a metaphor for something instead of an actual gun. What message or commentary would a song about school shooters have, anyway? No sane person would write a song about school shooters where the message is "I endorse school shooters." There's an Elton John song called Ticking that recounts the events of a mass shooting as if he's talking directly to the shooter in a way that's neither supportive nor judgmental. There's no message or commentary beyond that and yet I consider it one of his most underrated songs. Just saying, maybe you're expecting something from Pumped Up Kicks different from what it was trying to achieve.

Watching the Chat: HEY EVERYBODY, ETHAN(Thedoubleagent)’S STILL ALIVE! 😆

I had never heard of "Dirt Road Anthem" (#10), "Look at Me Now" (#9)", "Don't Wanna Go Home" (#7), "Backseat" (#5), "Pretty Girl Rock" (DM3), "How to Love" (DM4), or "Crazy Girl" (DM5) until now.

I wish he would do a worst of 2009 list first since he seems to really like that year. But I still can't wait for this one!

Something I've wondered for a while, why do you put the honorable mentions before number 1 on retro lists, but number 10 on modern lists?

Dammit why does this have to premiere during homecoming?

I got a soft spot for black eyed peas during that era, except dirty bit.

I might end up missing the premiere tomorrow (trip to grandma's house), but man, I CALLED LMFAO being on the thumbnail. Can't wait for Mark to tear into 'Sexy and I Know It'! Seriously, when I first read the original blog version of the Worst of 2012 list, I refused to believe he hates (or hated) that song less than Jason Derulo's 'Don't Wanna Go Home'. Heck, I think I still do. I remember parts of that list where Mark would mention the duo and/or that song with disdain. Right now, the only reason I see someone not liking 'Don't Wanna Go Home' is because of the sample, but hey; we'll find out tomorrow.

Lol pumped up kicks was good cause people thought it was an upbeat song till they found out it was about school shooter.

Wait Ludacris was in Dirt Road Anthem? Seriously?

Yes finally! Here's mine: 10. Country Girl 9. No Hands 8. S&M 7. Where Them Girls At 6. Down on Me 5. Tonight Tonight 4. Tonight (ILY) 3. Backseat 2. The Time 1. Sexy and I Know It

Did he just say Kanye's verse on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy were bad? Lmao

Thought this was a Todd In The Shadows reupload, then I looked at the channel name lol.

Katy Perry's bad part of her discography is a guilty pleasure of mine, and ET is no exception. I love it unironically, messy and objectively bad though it may be.

Top 10 worst songs of 2011 10) Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae 9) E.T - Katy perry 8) The Lazy Song/Grenade - Bruno Mars 7) Backseat - Frat Boyz 6) Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo 5) Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson 4) No Hands - Waka Flock Flame 3) Tonight I'm f*cking you - Enrique Iglesias 2) Look at me now - Chris Brown 1) Sexy & I Know It - LMFAO Dishonourable Mentions Till The World Ends/I Wanna Go/Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears What The Hell - Avril Lavigne Lighters - Bad Meets evil ft Bruno Mars Fuckin Perfect - P!nk I Need a doctor - Dr Dre ft Eminem Rockteer - Far East Movement Written In The Stars - Tinie Tempah She Ain't You - Chris Brown Who Says - Selena Gomez & The Scene Please Don't Go - Mike Posner

Im really glad Mark shares a bit of similarity with my own beliefs regarding the quality of this year. I always perceived it as potentionally the best of the decade for not really having any bad songs in my eyes. Maybe 3-4 I outright dislike but nothing to cry over.... but after looking at that year end list again I couldnt really find that many highs besides adeles contributions and so much of it was kinda forgettable. Still a strong year by virtue of lacking bad songs imo.

Good list again Mark! Some of your picks brought me back to when I heard them in middle school though I agree for the most part on how bad the songs are. Here are my picks for the worst hit songs of 2011: Worst Hit Songs of 2011 1)Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO 2)The Time (Dirty Bit) by The Black Eyed Peas 3)Tonight (I’m F**king You) by Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris 4)Down On Me by Jeremih ft. 50 Cent 5)Look At Me Now by Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 6)No Hands by Waka Flocka Flame ft. Roscoe Dash and Wale 7)I Need A Doctor by Dr. Dre ft. Eminem & Skylar Grey 8)The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars 9)Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera 10)Tonight Tonight by Hot Chelle Rae Dishonorable Mentions E.T. by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West Super Bass by Nicki Minaj Just Can’t Get Enough by The Black Eyed Peas S&M by Rihanna Til The World Ends/I Wanna Go/Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears We R Who We R by Kesha Lighters by Bad Meets Evil ft. Bruno Mars What the Hell by Avril Lavigne Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson Who Says by Selena Gomez & The Scene Country Girl (Shake It For Me) by Luke Bryan In The Dark by Dev Backseat by New Boyz ft. The Cataracs & Dev Don’t Wanna Go Home by Jason Derulo Where Them Girls At by David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida She Ain’t You by Chris Brown Please Don’t Go by Mike Posner Friday by Rebecca Black (didn’t make the year end list but still deserves a mention)

I'm not going to argue with many of these. Many of them I even forgot existed. But I will say that "Tonight, Tonight" and "Sexy and I Know It" are guilty pleasures. Also, and I have to be careful with this one, but I also like "E.T.," as long as it's the original and NOT the version with Kanye, because his part is absolutely atrocious.

Perfect since tomorrow is the day of my birthday party. This is a great present!!

Lighters isn't the worst song on any any list. But it is somehow one of the most disappointing songs I think I have ever heard. Three great ideas meshed so sloppily together to make an unlistenable song

Looking forward to seeing Mark demolish that one song by Laughing My F****** A** Off into smithereens. That Sexy and I Know It song.

Man, why must this premiere during the series finale of the show that holds my avatar right now? :(

Someone in the chat mentioned that no one involved in Backseat got work ever again... which isn't exactly true. KSHMR, one half of The Cataracs, has gotten a pretty consistent line of work in the Spinnin' Records crew, especially in 2016 and 2017.

…I will admit I have a great amount of nostalgia for both Pumped Up Kicks and Tonight Tonight. Blame the radio stations around where I lived when I was 5.

I've never seen a man get so mad at a mainstream pop song before, LMAO.

So, we'll get to hear why Mark hates Don't Wanna Go Home so much. It's a perfectly fine club song IMO (total ripoff of DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love, but considering how awesome that song is, it's not much of a bad thing). You could get upset at the interpolation, but I don't really know the original song, so...

I've never not thought of 2011 as 2010 part 2.

I predict both "Country Girl" and "Pretty Girl Rock". Also, i can't wait for the New Boyz rant

Has anyone else noticed that on Mark's lists he has a big X behind his worst list entries ✖ and a heart behind his best list entries 💙?

I feel like he is staring into my soul and won’t leave....starting to sweat now getting pretty intense..,.please look away

nice list here's mine: Dishonourable Mentions: "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldean "Where Them Girls At" by David Guetta featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" by Pitbull featuring T-Pain "Down On Me" by Jeremih featuring 50 Cent "Just Can't Get Enough" by The Black Eyed Peas "Grenade" by Bruno Mars "Who Says" by Selena Gomez and the Scene "Coming Home" by Diddy and Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey 10. "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" by Luke Bryan 9. "Pretty Girl Rock" by Keri Hilson 8. "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" by Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E 7. "Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner 6. "Lighters" by Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars 5. "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas 4. "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO 3. "Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae 2. "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri 1. "I Need a Doctor" by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey

I like Todd's description of Ludakris on the Enrique song: "Please excuse me i don't mean to be rude..." but where's my paycheck?

2011 was during the near end of my high school career but the year I listened to the radio the most. Though while I liked this year, there were plenty of crap. I think the song I disliked the most that I heard this year was probably I'm Sexy and I know it while my biggest guilty pleasure of the year would be the Jason Aldean song (I am kind of a sucker for brocountry that isn't anything done by Florida Geogria Line).

I actually like ET... provided you take out Kanye’s part. >__>

Mark: says that most verses from MBDTF are bad Me: *Immediately dislikes*

I love Pumped Up Kicks. The tonal dissonance is intentional and a juxtaposition of childhood innocence and violence. The fact it's an up tempo song about school shootings kinda has a punky irony for me

When you said Far East Movement I thought you were saying Furries Movement

LAAA LAA LA. WHATEVER.

@Spectrum Pulse You think Sexy and I Know It was bad for you? Imagine being in fifth grade when this song was popular and everybody's parents were having "the talk" with them. Absolute nightmare. I had to do a singing routine for cub scouts and OF COURSE the other kids my age chose Sexy And I Know It.

Ugh I forgot how bad, embarrassing and unescapeable the shit hits of the start of this decade were yikes

100% disagree on Pumped up Kicks

I agree with the number one pick. Nothing worse than a boring song, especially considering how talented Eminem and Bruno Mars are in their own genres. Sexy and I know it hit so bad it’s good territory for me years ago, still does. In 2011 that Enrique Iglesias song creeped me out, and as a woman in her twenties now that opinion still holds up I’m afraid. Something sinister about it in an not fun way. Great list as usual Mark!

He's just finished talking about #2, and there are ten minutes left in the video... Either there will be a lot of dishonorable mentions, or #1 will be one hell of a doozy.

The saddest part about Dirt Road Anthem being a Jason Aldean hit in 2011, is that Brantley Gilbert recorded it in 2010 and Colt Ford recorded it in 2008.

I know Backseat is a bad song but I really like it and have liked Dev as an artist for years.

Hot Chelle Rae wishes they could be Maroon 5.

I almost reflexively dropped my pants at 13:08. Christ, Mark. You sold that line WAY too hard.

This video was the last place I expected a Community reference, very much appreciated tho

13:04 cough cough Barry White.

I disagree about The Lazy Song. It's not perfect, but I like the cheesy, relaxed, mellow vibe, and as Todd In The Shadow put it, we need a song dedicated to the times when we feel lazy, when we don't want to do anything and just relaxed. Is it Bruno's best song? Of course not. But I'd definitely say it's one of his good songs.

Wow I like Pumped Up Kick and could care less about ET, but you have really good arguments against it that it actually is starting to change my opinion.

E.T. was okay ...if you cut out the rap part. I got the feeling the song was meant to sound like she's overwhelmed.

im sorry but i love E.T. and pumped up kicks

My guess #1 is some random country song I’ve never heard of

“Exploding Death Star of a song” you explained exactly why I like it

23:49 Oh Jesus Christ, I haven't heard that song in FOREVER

The songs I like on here are Just cant get enough Tonight tonight

kanye's verse on et belongs in a museum

mark i will not tolerate brennan lee mulligan slander

I disagree with a lot of his picks, but he can descriptively describe a song he doesn’t like and gives good reasoning to why

Tonight Tonight is a terribly simple song but I can forgive it. It was on my iPod when I was 5 and I’d always listen to this song. Ah, nostalgia.

I agree with almost all of the picks here... and as for the one dishonorable mention where I had a knee-jerk reaction, I realized that you were right in that "Pumped Up Kicks" has aged horribly. Still surprised that "Grenade" didn't show up at all.

Dirt Road Anthem was mixed a little too high during the buildup to its placement on the list to the point where it drowned out Mark.

I like Rocketeer Just Can’t Get Enough Lazy Song ET and Pumped Up Kicks

You really hit the nail on the head about eminem starting to focus more on technicak wordplay and speed. He was once so poignant and amazing without trying so damn hard. Its like hes trying to prove himself when before he knew he was amazing and just proved it by making awesome songs that were funny and witty and amazing. Now hes so focused on wordplay and speed hes so choppy and jerky and it never sounds pleasant to listen to.

The funny thing is I don't even mind the majority of this list. 2011 really was a great year.

As a pre video comment, dIfficult one to call for the worst. Don't think Chris Brown is going to take number 1 again, Grenade is a horribly manipulative ugly little song which I want to see placed highly on here. Potentially between tonight (I'm fucking you) and Sexy and I know it, as to which one caused the biggest headache and is the most irritating. But then Luke Bryan released Country GIrl (shake it for me) this year as well!, I forgot how much crap 2011 had! jeez....

Dang it, I'm working during the premiere. I'll catch it afterwords.

*WUHT AHR YA DEWIN IN MAH POKKITS!*

I did not expect #1 at all...huh. I mean I forgot it existed but I never hated it. I think most of the earlier picks are worse.

I’m guessing Katy Perry’s ET might get a Dishonorable Mention just for Kanye’s part.

Pumped Up Kicks is a good song for the lulz, and that's it.

Do you actually read these? Just curious, good list, your intro to #2 was perfectly done 10: Please Don't Go 9: Dirt Road Anthem 8: Sexy And I Know It 7: Tonight Tonight 6: Country Girl Shake It For Me 5: Look At Me Now 4: Jar Of Hearts 3: Pretty Girl Rock 2: Grenade 1: Tonight I'm Fucking You DM's Motivation You And I Who Says I Need A Doctor The Time (Dirty Bit) Just A Kiss The Lazy Song Lighters sucks too can't really say I disagree with that as the top pick it gets barely left off the list because there's somewhat of a decent melody on the chorus ("Right where we should be" is a pretty solid melodic phrase) but wow those verses are slogs

Any one else was shocked at no 1

Hot Chelle Rae walked so 5 Seconds of Summer could run. At least 5SOS is making decent music now