Millennial whoop

This article is about the melodic pattern. For the Millennial generation, see Millennials.
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Millennial whoop on an F major.

The millennial whoop is a vocal melodic pattern alternating between the fifth note — the dominant —and the third note — the mediant — in a major scale, typically starting on the fifth, in the rhythm of straight 8th-notes, and often using the "wa" and "oh" syllables.[1] It was used extensively in 2010s pop music.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tp-20160820 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Haynes, Gavin (August 30, 2016). "The Millennial Whoop: the melodic hook that's taken over pop music". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (August 29, 2016). "What is the 'millennial whoop' and why is it in every pop song?". USA Today.