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It is a song (a single) that brings people in to listen and causes them to explore the band/genre after listening. After getting into the band/genre, the gateway song does not seem as great anymore. Those kinds of songs are identified with the band and are usually not as great as the other songs that the band has written. Not to be confused with songs that are one-hit wonders.
Guy 1: Welcome Home is an awesome song by Coheed and Cambria.
Guy 2: Dude, that song sucks. It's just a gateway song. They have way better songs.
Guy 2: Dude, that song sucks. It's just a gateway song. They have way better songs.
by thetakedown August 14, 2010
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