Absolute Summer Hits 2012

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Tracklist

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1CD
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1Dansa pausa
recording of:
Dansa pausa
lyricist:
Pa Moudou Badjie and Nebeyu Baheru
composer:
Pa Moudou Badjie, Sergio Elgueta (Memo Crescendo) and Johan Hirvi
Panetoz2:59
2Flytta på digAlina Devecerski23:25
3We Are Young
additional programming:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Jeff Bhasker
engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Sonny Pinnar (UK producer/engineer John Simpson, aka Sonny Pinna) (strings) and Stuart White
producer:
Jeff Bhasker and TommyD (task: orchestral producer)
assistant mixer:
Stuart White
mixer:
Jeff Bhasker
cello:
Rosie Danvers and Jane Oliver (cellist)
double bass:
Lucy Shaw (double bassist)
flute:
Chloe Vincent
French horn:
Richard Ashton, Corinne Bailey (British hornist) and Richard Bissel (British horn player and composer)
keyboard [keyboards] and background vocals:
Jeff Bhasker
strings:
Wired Strings
trombone:
Mark Frost (trombone), Pat Hartley and Trevor Mires
viola:
Natalie Cavey and Emma Owens (violist, violinist, strings)
violin:
Natalia Bonner (violinist), Stephanie Cavey, Sally Jackson (violinist) and Jenny Sacha
choir vocals:
Ky'lee Abrams, Boyce Buchanan, Marley Mulvihill, Lowell Novitch, Renata Robins, Skye Saltzman, Finn Snyder, Genevieve Thomas, West Los Angeles Children’s Choir and Janet Yang
conductor:
Barbara Klaskin Silberg
orchestrator:
Jeff Bhasker and Rosie Danvers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fueled by Ramen, LLC (not for release label use; fka Fueled by Ramen, Inc.) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Enormous Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Jungle City in New York, New York, United States, Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings) and The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (choir vocals)
a cappella versions:
We Are Young by The Beelzebubs (Tufts University all-male a cappella group)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 3), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2013), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 276), BILLIONS CLUB and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 420)
recording of:
We Are Young
writer:
Jeff Bhasker and Fun. (American indie pop band)
publisher:
Bearvon Music, FBR Music, Rough Art, Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music, SonyATV Songs LLC, Way Above Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Fun feat. Janelle Monáe4.054:08
4Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Nossa Nossa)
recorded in:
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (on 2011-07-20)
live cover recording of:
Ai se eu te pego (on 2011-07-20)
writer:
Sharon Acioly (composer "Ai, se eu te pego!"), Antônio Dyggs, Aline Medeiros da Fonseca, Amanda Grasiele Mesquita Teixeira da Cruz and Karine Assis Vinagre
Michel Teló4.62:47
5Balada (Tchê Tcherere Tchê Tchê)
recorded in:
Patos de Minas (Minas Gerais), Brazil (on 2011-06-03)
live recording of:
Balada (on 2011-06-03)
writer:
Cassio Sampaio
Gusttavo Lima3:23
6Drive By
producer:
Espionage (NY-based Norwegian songwriting/production team) and Butch Walker
assistant mixer:
Doug Johnson (Label executive. Also engineer, songwriter, producer)
mixer:
Mark Endert
bass:
Hector Maldanado
drums (drum set):
Scott Underwood (Drummer for Train)
guitar:
Jimmy Stafford (member of Train)
keyboard:
Jerry Becker
vocals:
Pat Monahan
mixed at:
Indian River Studios in Florida, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 19) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 45)
recording of:
Drive By
writer:
Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind and Pat Monahan
Train3.53:16
7Summer Paradise
recording of:
Summer Paradise
Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul33:54
8Där jag hänger min hatt
Norlie & KKV3:33
9Some Die Young
lead vocals:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
recording of:
Some Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
Laleh23:39
10Tacata'
Tacabro33:31
11La La Love
producer:
Alex Papaconstantinou (Alex P)
part of:
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 2012)
recording of:
La La Love
lyricist and composer:
Björn Djupström, Alex Papaconstantinou (Alex P), Viktor Svensson and Alexandra Zakka
Ivi Adamou43:02
12Euphoria
producer:
Peter Boström
part of:
Winners of Melodifestivalen (number: 2012), Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 2012) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 2012)
recording of:
Euphoria
writer:
Peter Boström and Thomas G:son
publisher:
Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Loreen4.353:00
13Rendezvous
David Lindgren3:33
14Endless Summer
Oceana33:28
15Part of Me
programming and producer:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
assistant engineer:
Tucker Bodine, Clint Gibbs, Aniela Gottwald, Tim Roberts (engineer) and Phil Seaford
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Emily Wright
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
vocals:
Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Playback Recording Studio in Santa Barbara, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 31)
recording of:
Part of Me
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Max Martin (Swedish record producer), Bonnie McKee and Katy Perry
publisher:
Bonnie McKee Music (in 2012), CYP Two Publishing (in 2012), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated) (in 2012), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2012) and Where da Kasz At (in 2012)
Katy Perry3.153:34
16The A Team
recording of:
The A Team
lyricist and composer:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ed Sheeran Limited, Sheeran Lock Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC (since 2021; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC), Sony/ATV and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Ed Sheeran3:44
17Charlie Brown
recording of:
Charlie Brown
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
additional composer:
Brian Eno
Coldplay3:47
18Jag vill ut
Lilla Sällskapet3:29
19Stay
Erik Hassle3:38
20One Last Time
recording of:
One Last Time
Agnes4:00
21Sommar i Sverige
Sean Banan3:27
22In med bollen 2012
Markoolio3:44
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1Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen4.053:15
2Starships
assistant recording engineer:
Jon Sher
recording engineer:
Ariel Chobaz (American audio engineer) and Trevor Muzzy
producer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter) and RedOne
mixer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Trevor Muzzy and Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
editor:
Trevor Muzzy and Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
guitar:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter)
instruments:
Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter) and RedOne
additional vocals:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Wayne Hector, Mohombi and Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Nicki Minaj
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Kinglet Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Starships
writer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Wayne Hector, Nadir Khayat, Onika Maraj (Nicki Minaj) and Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
2101 Songs, Harajuku Barbie Music, Money Mack Music (BMI), Songs of RedOne, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
is based on:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Nicki Minaj3.53:31
3Where Have You Been
assistant recording engineer:
Jennifer Rosales (lead vocals)
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Kuk Harrell, Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer), Marcos Tovar (engineer) (lead vocals) and Marcos Tovar (engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Katie Mitzell (task: production coordination) and Irene Richter (task: production coordination)
programming:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
assistant engineer:
Jonathan Sher and Chris Sclafani
engineer:
Aubry “Big Juice” Delaine (Aubry Delaine), Clint Gibbs, Kuk Harrell (task: vocal) and Marcos Tovar (engineer) (task: vocal)
producer:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell (lead vocals) and Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
instruments:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
lead vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2011)
produced for:
Prescription Songs
recorded at:
eightysevenfourteen studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Eyeknowasecret Studios in Brentwood, California, United States, Fly Eye Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Grand Hotel, Room 654 in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (lead vocals)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 21)
recording of:
Where Have You Been
writer:
Ester Dean, Łukasz Gottwald, Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer), Henry Walter and Geoff Mack
publisher:
Dat Damn Dean Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Belinda Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Prescription Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), TSJ Merlyn Licensing B.V. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
is based on:
I’ve Been Everywhere
Rihanna3.454:04
4Silhouettes
guest vocals:
Salem Al Fakir
recording of:
Silhouettes
lyricist:
Salem Al Fakir
writer:
Arash Pournouri
composer:
Tim Bergling
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia
Avicii3.53:32
5Let's Go
producer:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
vocals:
Ne‐Yo
edit of:
Let’s Go by Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer) feat. Ne‐Yo
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 65)
recording of:
Let's Go
lyricist:
Ellen Healy
writer:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer) and Ne‐Yo
publisher:
Pen in the Ground Publishing, Pepsico Inc (Pepsico Songs Division) (ASCAP), TSJ Merlyn Licensing B.V. and Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
Calvin Harris feat. Ne‐Yo2.253:46
6Turn Me On
recording engineer:
Ariel Chobaz (American audio engineer)
programming and producer:
Afrojack (dutch DJ and producer), David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort
additional producer:
Black Raw
co-producer:
Ester Dean
mixer:
Afrojack (dutch DJ and producer), Black Raw and Rutger Kroese
brass:
The Jay Horns
trombone:
Jel Jongen (Dutch trombonist)
trumpet:
Serge Plume (Belgian trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Nicki Minaj
brass arranger:
Jel Jongen (Dutch trombonist) and Giorgio Tuinfort
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 35)
recording of:
Turn Me On
lyricist:
Ester Dean
composer:
David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj43:22
7There She Goes
recording of:
There She Goes
Taio Cruz3:30
8Tjena tjena tjena
BYZ feat. Kriss & Robin Bengtsson3:35
9Fallskärm
Timbuktu4:07
10Hot Right Now
recording engineer:
The Invisible Men (songwriting/production collective: Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, Jon Shave)
additional programming:
Wez Clarke
engineer:
DJ Fresh (UK drum & bass DJ Dan Stein)
producer:
DJ Fresh (UK drum & bass DJ Dan Stein) and The Invisible Men (songwriting/production collective: Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, Jon Shave)
mixer:
Wez Clarke
recording of:
Hot Right Now
writer:
The Invisible Men (songwriting/production collective: Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, Jon Shave) and Daniel Stein (DJ Fresh: English Drum & Bass and Dubstep producer)
publisher:
Bucks, Sony/ATV and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora3.53:00
11Is Anybody Out There
recording of:
Is Anybody Out There?
K’naan feat. Nelly Furtado44:00
12Zaleilah
Mandinga3:01
13Jump
The Cube Guys & Luciana22:40
14Touch the Sky
music videos:
Touch the Sky by Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall) feat. DJ Ammo
Sean Paul feat. DJ Ammo3:54
15The Fighter
Gym Class Heroes feat. Ryan Tedder3:48
16Lullaby
engineer:
Scott Cooke, Joey Moi and Jason van Poederooyen
producer:
Brian Howes, Joey Moi and Nickelback
mixer:
Jason van Poederooyen
editor:
Scott Cooke
bass:
Mike Kroeger
drums (drum set):
Daniel Adair
guitar:
Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake
lead vocals:
Chad Kroeger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The All Blacks B.V. (company, for copyrights purposes)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mountain View Studio in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Lullaby
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Clawson (American country songwriter), Chad Kroeger, Chris Tompkins (American songwriter based in Nashville) and Craig Wiseman (country music songwriter)
Nickelback3.63:47
17Mr Feelgood
J‐Son3:20
18I'm in Love
Ola43:20
19Imagine
Tone Damli feat. Eric Saade3:47
20EPA
Chechen & Carli2:54
21I Love It
recording engineer:
Patrik Berger (lead vocals)
programming:
Patrik Berger and Style of Eye
producer:
Patrik Berger, Patrik Berger (lead vocals) and Style of Eye
mixer:
Patrik Berger
instruments:
Patrik Berger and Style of Eye
guest background vocals:
Charli xcx
recorded at and mixed at:
Patrik’s House in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 28), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 117), BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 163) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 197)
recording of:
I Love It
writer:
Patrik Berger, Charlotte Aitchison and Linus Eklöw
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Indiscipline Rights and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
part of:
Matuschkes Lieblinge 2012
Icona Pop3.752:36
22Drick den
Mange Makers3:09
23Campione 2012
E-Type3:38