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new hit

new hit

7 2.7
A new song that many people like and play a lot
  • noun
translation icon : nuevo éxito
  • That's right, the big dog is back and performing his brand new hit single, Hello?
  • new hit song
  • new hit single
  • new hit album

Examples

  • Everyone is talking about her new hit song that just topped the charts.

  • They are burning up the radio with their new hit, "Cry, Cry, Cry."

    Walk the Line (2005)

  • Ladies and gentlemen, here to sing their new hit single...

    Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

  • We just finished our new hit video.

    Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale (2010)

  • So the question is, can NBC launch a new hit?

    Blog text (33)

  • Dave, you've got one week to write me a new hit single.

    Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

  • A new hit from Jimmy Early... and The Dreamettes.

    Dreamgirls (2006)

  • Here's German band FEX with their new hit, "Subways of Your Mind."

    Black Phone 2 (2025)

  • The young singing sensation Bruno Mars is blazing up the charts with his new hit "Locked Out of Heaven."

    Blog text (10)

  • Tomorrow night, superstar Kat Valdez and Grammy-winning hot, hot, hot Bastian will make history when they perform their new hit song "Marry Me" and exchange vows in front of the whole world.

    Marry Me (2022)

Synonyms

hit single
vsnew hit
9 3.4

A very popular song released on its own that reaches the top of music charts

is broader, meaning any recent work that becomes popular, not only recorded songs
smash hit
vsnew hit
9 3.4

A very popular film, song, or book that many people enjoy

is used for recent popular works that may be successful but not overwhelmingly so
new hotness
vsnew hit
  • Slang
1 8.5

A thing that many people like and find exciting right now

refers specifically to a recent creative work that became popular rather than general trend

Antonyms

flop
44 4.3

A project or event that does not succeed

How Popular

blockbuster
81 2.6
smash hit
9 3.4
new hit
7 2.7
hit
465 1.3
niche
107 5.5
no-hit wonder
  • Literature
8.8

Surface Forms

new hit singular
new hits plural

Morphology

new + hit

The meaning 'a song or other work that has recently become very popular' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'new' (recent) with 'hit' (a successful work). This adjectival-noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

New hit comes from the simple image of a song that 'hits' people and the charts soon after it comes out. The word hit means a big success and new shows it just arrived, so new hit means 'a recently very popular song'.