Did You know
Most Skipped Tracks on streaming platforms
That’s right, “Intro” tracks on most albums are the most skipped track — often within the first 5 to 15 seconds.
Infact, many Afrobeats albums include skits or spoken-word intros that fans skip in favor of the vibe-heavy tracks.
This happens because of one or more of the reasons spelt put below:
• Listeners Are Impatient
People nowadays stream music like their going through a TikTok page. Hence, one a track doesn’t hook immediately, they skip. Intro tracks however falls into this category as most intro tracks are usually slow builds, instrumentals, or spoken word. Most people want instant energy or emotion.
• Intros that don’t immediately feature the artist’s voice.
An example is “Start” on Asake’s Lungu Boy.
• People Already Know What Song They Want
Most listeners already have an idea what they want to listen to either through tiktok, radio or playlists so they just skip the intro.
• Playlists Have Trained Our Ears
We’ve become used to curated playlists with back-to-back bangers that intros now feel like a delay or unwanted part of the gem.
@Alaro Basit
