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Legendary rock band Pearl Jam also happen to have a song called 'Alive.' In fact, it was the band's very first single, released in 1991.

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A smash hit from the Irish rock band U2, 'Bad' has become one of their most popular songs among fans. Released on the album 'The Unforgettable Fire' in 1984, the song touches on the heroin epidemic of inner-city Dublin in the early 1980s.

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Australian singer Sia released 'Alive' in 2015, leading up to the debut of her seventh and critically-acclaimed album 'This is Acting.' Sia's characteristically powerful vocals carried this tune to the Top 40 lists in numerous countries.

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The lead single for Adele's massively successful third studio album, '25,' was 'Hello.' The ballad, released in 2015, was an instant hit, and became the first single to sell over one million digital copies in its first week.

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But 31 years before Adele's release, there was another chart-topping single called 'Hello.' This one was, of course, Lionel Ritchie's biggest hit, resting comfortable at the top of multiple charts for weeks on end.

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One of the many hits off of Weezer's debut self-titled album was 'Holiday.' This track, along with classics such as 'Say It Ain't So' and 'Buddy Holly,' helped the young band's debut go triple platinum in 1995, just one year after its release.

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Classic metal band Metallica's first song to chart in the United States was 1989's 'One,' which reached no. 39 on Billboard's Hot 100 list. To this day, it remains one of the group's most popular songs.

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Certainly the more widely popular of the two is Michael Jackson's 'Bad,' the title single from his seventh studio album. Released to widespread acclaim in 1987, the song was accompanied by what is considered by many to be one of the greatest music videos of all time, featuring a young Wesley Snipes and directed by Martin Scorsese.

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On the other side of the musical spectrum, Ed Sheeran released his own 'One' in 2014, ahead of the release of his second studio effort, 'x.'

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Ten years later, another of America's most popular rock bands released a song called 'Holiday.' Green Day's 2005 hit, a single off their immensely popular 'American Idiot' album, performed well upon release and has become one of the band's most enduring hits.

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The only band who could possibly beat out The Doors for the best song titled 'The End' is, of course, The Beatles. The final track on one of the band's last albums, 1969's 'Abbey Road,' features one of Ringo Starr's only drum solos.

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The last song on The Doors' debut self-titled 1967 album, 'The End' is a sprawling, 12-minute long epic that has gone down in history as one of the greatest achievements in rock and roll.

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More than a decade before the No Doubt track dropped, English rock band Pink Floyd were working on their magnum opus: 1979's massive 'The Wall.' 'Hey You' serves as the first track on side three of the double album.

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One of the singles from ska band No Doubt's breakout album, 1995's 'Tragic Kingdom,' 'Hey You' was only released as a single in the Netherlands. Despite its limited release, it did very well there, peaking at no. 53 on the Single Top 100 chart.

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One of American rapper Tupac's finest works, the 1998 single 'Changes' has remained one of the lyricist's most beloved songs. That being said, it's not the only classic called 'Changes.'

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David Bowie's 'Changes' would eventually become one of his most iconic songs, but when its parent album, 1971's 'Hunky Dory,' hit record stores, it performed miserably.

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Eleven years before Destiny's Child became a worldwide sensation, The Sugarcubes were releasing their first international single from Iceland, also called 'Birthday.' Sung by the now world-famous Björk, 'Birthday' has become a cult classic of alternative music.

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A pop icon who paved the way for the likes of Lady Gaga, Céline Dion also happened to have a hit single titled 'You and I.' Dion's 2004 'You and I' was released as a single for the Canadian singer's upcoming live album, recorded in Las Vegas. Like so many of Dion's other singles, 'You and I' reached number one on the Canadian charts.

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Dance-pop powerhouse The Chainsmokers released 'Don't Let Me Down' in 2016. The track, featuring then 17-year old singer Daya, became the duo's second consecutive single to break the top 10.

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Blondie's film track wasn't the first 'Call Me' to be considered a classic though. Soul icon Al Green released not just a song, but an entire album entitled 'Call Me' in 1973. It is considered Al Green's masterpiece among masterpieces.

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Electric Light Orchestra, or ELO, might be most famous for their infectious 'Mr. Blue Sky,' but the last track on 1979's 'Discovery,' 'Don't Bring Me Down,' was one of the band's biggest hits at the time.

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While not originally included on the final version of The Beatles' 'Let it Be,' the single 'Don't Let Me Down' was recorded during the same 1969 sessions.

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Blondie's most popular song, originally written for the 1980 crime drama 'American Gigolo,' dominated the top of the Billboard charts for six weeks after its release. To this day, 'Call Me' remains a bona fide classic.

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Some 15 years earlier, English rock band The Animals found great success with their 1966 single 'Don't Bring Me Down,' co-written by none other than Carole King.

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One of the greatest singles from Queen's eighth album, 1980's 'The Game,' was undoubtedly 'Save Me.' The track was written by guitarist Brian May about a broken-hearted Freddie Mercury.

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In the decades since Prince was at his prime, the landscape of pop music has changed quite a bit. One of todays brightest and must innovative stars, Charli XCX released her own '1999' in 2018.

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After numerous jazz standard albums failed to bring Aretha Franklin her much-deserved fame, her new label finally allowed the Queen of Soul to release a record of originals. In 1967, 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You' graced the world with classics such as 'Respect,' and, of course, 'Save Me.'

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It's hard to pin down the Purple One's greatest hits, but '1999,' off of the 1982 album of the same name, is certainly one of them. It remains a pop anthem the likes of which only Prince could write.

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Lady Gaga's hit song 'You and I,' from the pop icon's second studio album 'Born This Way' (2011), has become a modern classic since its release. The song features a guitar track from Queen's Brian May, as well as samples from Queen's 'We Will Rock You.'

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A hidden gem on Destiny's Child's eponymous debut album was 'Birthday.' Buried in the middle of the 1998 album, 'Birthday' is a slow and sultry R&B track sung to the narrator's partner on their birthday.

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Being one of the oldest and most appreciated mediums of artistic expression in the world, music can manipulate sound in ways that can evoke the full spectrum of human emotion, paint pictures in our minds, and allow us to imagine the unimaginable. Despite being such a seemingly limitless artform, there are, unfortunately, some limits to originality. One of the big ones is song titles.

Thankfully, that is no indication of the ingenuity of the song behind the name. Regardless, songs that share a name but exist lightyears apart stylistically can make for some humorous mix-ups, and maybe even lead you to discover your new favorite song while you were searching for your old favorite song!

Curious? Read on to compare some classic tracks that have the same name.