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Yeah I would definitely say electronic dance music, at least how it exists in Europe, is a definite counter example. A dance track will always have a intro and

Yeah I would definitely say electronic dance music, at least how it exists in Europe, is a definite counter example. A dance track will always have a intro and a outro for mixing purposes and will probably be between 5-7 minutes in length, regardless of weather its uploaded on Soundcloud or a limited press on vinyl. As far as pop music goes, it seems only natural that music which was for decades made for radio will change once the primary medium changes. The main purpose of intros seems to be for the radio DJ to talk over it.

klez 9y ago
And that's why the more pop-oriented tunes have a so-called "radio edit" which skips the intro. Take, for example, Tim Deluxe's "It just won't do". This[0] is the dj-friendly club version. This[1] is the radio edit. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Gw78LeYk8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Gw78LeYk8 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfluyMiVuTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfluyMiVuTs [EDIT: fixed the first link]