Q: Do you think it's important for a song to have a hook? Not necessarily a chorus, but like a little figure or "motif" that sticks out. Like that Bb-C-C riff (Bah dum dum!) from Hit Me Baby One More Time? Or all those guitar parts that open up Beatles songs (Something, In My Life, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Sgt Peppers, etc)? Or that repeating vocal line that opens Uptown Funk? Is it most effective to start the song with the hook?
A: you will have to try it different ways and see what happens