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A roundup of Western songs with titles that start with 'Q'

When you hear “songs with titles that start with Q,” what songs come to mind?

We don’t usually pay attention to the first letter of a song title, so you might not be able to think of any right away.

There are plenty of English words that start with Q—for example, “Queen,” “Question,” and “Quit.”

In this article, we’ll introduce songs with titles that start with Q from among many famous tracks around the world.

Enjoy the read while looking forward to discovering some new music.

Compilation of Western songs with titles starting with 'Q' (11–20)

QuantumAstronaut

Astronaut – Quantum (Music Video)
QuantumAstronaut

Surprisingly, even among people who like Western music, EDM, or party scenes, many don’t know this artist.

But that doesn’t mean they’re not well-known—it’s just that while they’re very popular overseas, they haven’t engaged much with Japan.

Their recognition abroad is high, and their skills are top-tier, so the music is fun to listen to.

I think it’s a loss if you don’t know them.

Quit Playing GamesBackstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys – Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Official HD Video)
Quit Playing GamesBackstreet Boys

The national singer group, the Backstreet Boys, naturally always make an appearance at Christmas.

Among their songs, with this one released in 1996, didn’t all the women in the world fall in love with this handsome, talented group? And this song is quite catchy and was used a lot.

Q LoopBasic Channel

When it comes to techno, Germany always comes to mind.

In Germany, the label Basic Channel was founded in 1993.

Their release BCD embodies a distinctly German hardness and mystique, with a unique sense of weightless drift that rises from deep bass and reverberant echoes.

It’s perfectly refined techno music.

It’s solitary dub techno you can dance to, even with simple melodies and few elements—definitely give it a listen.

A Compilation of Western Songs with Titles Starting with “Q” (21–30)

Quadrant Dub IBasic Channel

Basic Channel – Quadrant Dub I – 1994
Quadrant Dub IBasic Channel

Basic Channel is the name of a legendary duo and record label born from Germany’s underground scene in the 1990s.

Formed in 1993 by Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, the project traces Moritz’s roots back to the German New Wave of the ’80s, where he played percussion in a band, before transitioning into electronic music from the ’90s onward.

Bringing dub elements into techno’s hallmark of endlessly repeating minimal phrases, they exerted a profound influence on later genres such as minimal techno and dub techno.

Their classic 1993 single “Quadrant Dub,” as its title suggests, stands as a pioneering and highly acclaimed masterpiece of dub techno.

Split into I and II on the A and B sides, this article focuses on the A-side “I” for convenience, but it’s only by hearing both parts that one can truly grasp the essence of the work.

With a deep, dubby sonic space and insistent minimal repetition unfolding for 15 minutes on the A side and nearly 20 on the B side, the sublime musical experience woven by top-tier dub techno and minimalism is something that not only minimal fans but anyone should experience at least once.

Quantum CatastropheBrain Drill

Brain Drill – Quantum Catastrophe | Full Song |
Quantum CatastropheBrain Drill

From the very moment the intro begins, a torrent of mind-bendingly complex phrases comes crashing in so intensely that you’re left at a loss for words.

Formed in 2005, Brain Drill shocked the extreme metal scene with their outstandingly freakish technique and overwhelming musicality.

Sadly, they disbanded in 2019, but the three albums they left behind are all ferocious works.

Among them, the title track of their second album, Quantum Catastrophe, released in 2010 and placed as the final song, is an epic that stretches to a staggering 16 minutes.

Including the outro, its effective length is around 10 minutes, yet without inserting any long breaks, it unleashes an unrelenting barrage of sound that transcends death metal, grindcore, and technical death—truly a rare musical experience.