--- description: Hits by Ariana Grande Taylor Swift Pharrell Williams and Meghan Trainor title: Us the Duo Hit 2014 Songs in 2 Minutes: Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Listen to the Hit Songs of 2014 in Just 2.5 Minutes by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 3, 2014 6:34 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 3, 2014 6:34 PM CUT Us the Duo, the Vine phenomenon that covers hit songs in social-media friendly six second loops known as #6SecondCovers, has expanded their time frame to cover all of the hits from 2014 in just two-and-a-half minutes. In the video, the husband and wife team of Michael and Carissa Alvarado seamlessly blend parts of Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” with Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars”, Sia’s “Chandelier”, Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass”, and more. Remember way back at the beginning of this year when Pharrell’s “Happy” was inescapable? It’s in the mix along with John Legend, Ariane Grande, Nico & Vinz, Magic!, Clean Bandit, and Maroon 5. Us The Duo signed a deal with Republic Records in March, becoming the first Vine artists to get picked up by a major label. **MORE:** [Top 10 Best Songs of 2014](https://time.com/3613567/top-10-best-songs/ "undefined") [Top 10 Worst Songs of 2014](https://time.com/3613505/top-10-worst-songs/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3616217/vine-us-the-duo-2014-songs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3616217/vine-us-the-duo-2014-songs/"},"headline":"Listen to the Hit Songs of 2014 in Just 2.5 Minutes","datePublished":"2014-12-03T18:34:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:59.562Z","description":"The Vine phenomenon covers all the songs.","url":"https://time.com/3616217/vine-us-the-duo-2014-songs/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","Music","YouTube","Vine","Viral Videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3616217/vine-us-the-duo-2014-songs/","name":"Listen to the Hit Songs of 2014 in Just 2.5 Minutes"}}]}] ```