This week, I’m joined by Jason Whissell, host of both the It’s Not That Bad and There Can Only Be One podcasts, to celebrate a specific — and often overlooked — musical superpower: short songs that leave a lasting impact.

We’re spotlighting 20 short songs that prove runtime has nothing to do with memorability. These are the tracks that knew exactly when to get in, make their statement, and get out — no matter how ridiculous that statement was. These are the kind of songs that once perfectly closed out a side of a cassette or ensured every last second of a carefully burned CD was put to good use