Heardle song of the day: Daily clues & answer (June 16, 2022)

July 2023 · 6 minute read

With the popularity of word-guessing game Wordle, launched in Oct. 2021, its format soon expanded into interesting variations. One of them, Heardle, is a musical guessing game that vaguely resembles 2012 hit SongPop combined with Wordle’s format.

Each day, Heardle will play snippets of the intro to a different song by “a long list of popularly streamed artists,” according to the game’s website. The first snippet is one second long, and that is all you get if you want to guess correctly on the first try. From the second snippet on, they get progressively longer until the sixth and final try, which will play 16 seconds of the song. You can also skip a few tries if you feel like the snippet is too short, but be careful or you might end up with no guesses left.

Although all the songs in Heardle’s database are by popular artists on streaming services, it can still be hard to guess, especially if you don’t regularly listen to mainstream music or the radio. If you find yourself stuck, trying to remember where exactly you heard that intro before, a few hints about the song and artist might help. 

Fortunately, we’ve got you covered.

Clues for Heardle No. 111 (June 16, 2022)

Below are a few clues about the song and artist featured on Heardle’s 111st puzzle. You can use them all at once or take your time with each—there are six of them, which could mean one clue per try.

  • The artist is a singer and songwriter from the United Kingdom.
  • The song is the lead single from his 15th studio album.
  • It was produced by Nile Rodgers, co-founder of Chic.
  • It features a guitar solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
  • While this song is a funk rock track, the artist is well-known for reinventing himself and exploring a wide variety of genres and influences.
  • He released his final album two days before he died, in 2016.

    • If the information above was not enough for you to remember the song, or if you simply want to skip to the actual answers, no problem.

    Answer to Heardle No. 111 (June 16, 2022)

    Heardle’s song of the day for June 16, 2022 (Heardle No. 111) is Let’s Dance, by David Bowie.

    The track was originally released on March 14, 1983, as the first and lead single from Bowie’s fiteenth studio album, also titled Let’s Dance, which came out a month later, on April 14, 1983. It achieved great commercial success and is one of his most well-known songs to this day. The song and album were produced by Nile Rodgers, co-founder of the band Chic, and the single also features a solo from blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was then a rising star.

    Previous Heardle Answers

    Like most daily guessing games, Heardle resets at midnight local time, bringing a new musical challenge for you to test your knowledge—and brag about on social media.

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