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{{Short description|Musical idea used in order to make the song appealing}}
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A '''hook''' is a [[Motif (music)|musical idea]], often a short [[riff]], [[passage (music)|passage]], or [[phrase (music)|phrase]], that is used in [[popular music]] to make a [[song]] appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener".<ref>{{cite book|author=Covach, John|chapter=Form in Rock Music: A Primer|editor=Stein, Deborah|year=2005|title=Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-517010-5|page=71}}</ref> The term generally applies to popular music, especially [[rock music|rock]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[electronic dance music|dance]], and [[pop music|pop]]. In these genres, the hook is often found in, or consists of, the [[refrain|chorus
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