Congratulations to Avenue Beat! F2020 feat Jessie Reyez is The New York Times #1 song for 2020
Powerful Statements, Memorable Hooks
By JON PARELES
No short list can sum up the plenitude of remarkable songs that appear every year, from commercial bangers to standout album tracks to one-time digital apparitions. So don’t treat this as a ranking. Enjoy it as a playlist.
1. Avenue Beat featuring Jessie Reyez, ‘F2020 (Remix)’
What the “F” stands for sums up a simple, nigh-universal sentiment about this year, which helped this song easily explode on TikTok. It’s delivered with a droll, self-conscious shrug, airy harmonies and twitchy percussion; for the remix, Jessie Reyez adds some survivor’s guilt