Estructura de una canción

Las canciones pop tienen una estructura básica mínima de verso-estribillo. A esta estructura se le integran distintos elementos el cual cada artista utiliza para componer la canción a su gusto y obtener distintos resultados.

A la hora de escribir una canción debemos empezar por la estructura mínima:

Verso
Estribillo
Verso
Estribillo

Posteriormente se le agregan distintos elementos para decorar y agregarle tensión y ambiente.

Veamos un ejemplo de ello con la canción "...Baby One More Time" de Britney Spears. 

Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby
How was I supposed to know
That something wasn't right here
Oh baby baby
I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me, how you want it to be
Tell me baby
'Cause I need to know now what we've got

My loneliness is killing me
I must confess, I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time

Oh baby, baby
The reason I breathe is you
Boy you got me blinded
Oh baby, baby
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
That's not the way I planned it
Show me, how you want it to be
Tell me baby
'Cause I need to know now what we've got

My loneliness is killing me
I must confess, I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time

Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby
Ah, yeah, yeah
Oh baby, baby
How was I supposed to know
Oh pretty baby
I shouldn't have let you go
I must confess, that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don't you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time

My loneliness is killing me
I must confess, I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time

I must confess that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don't you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time

En esta canción, lo destacado en AZUL REY corresponde a los VERSOS, y lo destacado en AZUL CLARO es el ESTRIBILLO.