There are plenty of unknown stories behind popular songs that have become part of our lives.
Some famous songs were initially rejected, written for someone else, by someone else, or have hidden meaning in the lyrics.
From Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" to Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.," learn the surprising stories behind your favorite songs.
Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body” was originally written by Pharrell for Michael Jackson.
One of the best songs on Justin Timberlake's debut solo album, "Justified," was meant for Michael Jackson.
Timberlake's "Rock Your Body," which was also written by Pharrell Williams and The Neptunes, was supposed to be on Michael Jackson's final album "Invincible." However, Jackson's management ultimately rejected the song and it ended up with the beat-boxing Timberlake instead.
For JT, this helped jumpstart his solo career with "Justified" debuting at No. 2 and selling more than 3.5 million copies in the U.S.
Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" was originally written for Celine Dion.
1998's "Armageddon" would have sounded a lot differently if not for Aerosmith's power ballad "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing."
Especially if it went to the artist it was intended for ... Celine Dion.
Since the film starred singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv, the band was set to write a song for the soundtrack. Yet with the band running low on time and ideas, they went with a song written by Diane Warren for Dion.
"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" went on to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, get nominated for an Oscar, and become one of Aerosmith's biggest hits.
Kurt Cobain accidentally named Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" after a deodorant for teenage girls.
Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ushered in the age of grunge, and changed music forever.
However, the song takes on a new meaning when you realize its title was a complete accident that had to do with a deodorant for teenage girls.
Katherine Hanna, the lead singer of Bikini Kill (and band mate of Cobain's girlfriend at the time), scribbled the phrase on Cobain's wall as a joke about his smelling like the female deodorant "Teen Spirit."
Cobain — mistaking it for a rebellious phrase — turned it into a song title, helping "Nevermind" to sell 30 million albums worldwide.
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