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Jingle HellThe diabolical geniuses behind Subway's "five-dollar foot-long" song.

By Seth StevensonPosted Monday, April 21, 2008, at 7:21 AM ET

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Correction, June 5, 2008: Although composer Jimmy Harned initially stated that the jingle's chord structure "goes down from a C to an A-flat," he later clarified that while the guitar part does go to an A-flat, the more prominent vocals are voicing an F minor. (Return to the corrected sentence.)

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Seth Stevenson is a frequent contributor to Slate. He is the author of Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World.
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