Overload might be the OG Sugababes' seminal track, but I'd put New Year the second single from their debut album, One Touch alongside it.
The Zombies This Will Be Our Year (1968) Opening with an upbeat piano melody before the snare kicks in (and the trumpets), This Will Be Our Year, with its warm 60s sounds and optimistic messaging (all your worried days are gone), has been covered by everyone from Cher to the Beautiful South to ... er, OK Go, as well as being used on shows such as Mad Men. At two minutes, this is a short and sweet effort from St Albans's perennially underrated answer to the Beach Boys. Perfect for some gentle dancefloor twirling.
Taylor Swift New Year's Day (2017) Probably the greatest millennial chronicler of parties and drunkenness (How'd we end up on the floor anyway? / You say your roommate's cheap-ass screw-top rose'), Taylor Swift's contribution to the New Year canon is this beautifully observed piano ballad from her album Reputation. With raw lyrics and heartfelt emotions, it perfectly captures the reflective and hopeful spirit of ringing in the new year.
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