# When did Female-sung dance songs start getting commonly referred to as "pop bangers"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842 "2017-06-25T17:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/1 "2017-06-25T17:12:13Z")
As in “Miley has moved away from pop bangers to a more dialed down feel.” The term doesn’t feel particularly new, but these days it seems every article on the topic I read has to include the phrase. When did pop banger become on fleek? ETA: argh. Reported to get thread auto correct adjusted to “commonly” ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/2 "2017-06-25T18:25:16Z")
I’ve heard “banger” in reference to songs for probably 10 years now…and I personally don’t associate it with a female singer at all. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/3 "2017-06-25T18:28:15Z")
I’ve never heard “pop bangers” but I don’t read or listen to much having to do with that topic. I have heard and used “pop-tarts”, though. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/4 "2017-06-25T19:36:57Z")
Fixed the title for you. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/5 "2017-06-25T20:13:43Z")
I’ve never heard the term pop banger. Is this a commonplace term? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/6 "2017-06-25T20:57:21Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Fixed the title for you. Thank you! A quick Google turns up a variety of Vote for your favorite Pop Bangers! type of links. **Rick Kitchen** - I dunno; I am coming across it n my reading so I thought I’d ask. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/7 "2017-06-25T21:16:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I’ve never heard the term pop banger. Is this a commonplace term? Not commonplace yet … I hadn’t run across it until this thread 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/8 "2017-06-25T21:35:02Z")
First time I’ve heard the term. But I’m old and out of touch so that proves nothing. I did do some googling and it appears while pop bangers are predominantly sung by women, it’s not exclusively so. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/9 "2017-06-26T01:43:48Z")
I’ve heard the term “banger” used in dance music going back a couple of decades. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/10 "2017-06-26T10:05:20Z")
Perhaps my buzzword radar is off. Entirely possible. Yeah, definitely banger for a dance track for a while. And yes, across genders. I guess I am thinking I’ve seen uses where it’s used in a “fierce” sorta way to give an edge to a pop singer like Charlie XCX or Katy Perry. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/11 "2017-06-26T10:16:03Z")
I listen to more than my share of Top 40 music and I’ve never heard of “pop bangers” before, though they sound like they’d be delicious with a side of mashed potatoes and onion gravy. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-female-sung-dance-songs-start-getting-commonly-referred-to-as-pop-bangers/789842/12 "2017-06-26T10:39:05Z")
Urban Dictionary: [Urban Dictionary: pop banger](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pop%20banger) Spotify Playlist: [20 Biggest Pop Bangers of the 21st Century - playlist by Digital Spy | Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/digital_spy/playlist/1ssP0QbSHISn9zWnrWLV65) Much more if you Google the term.