Now That’s What I Call Music! 118

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1Espresso
recording of:
Espresso
writer:
Amy Allen (US indie-pop songwriter), Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter and Steph Jones (US country/pop-rock songwriter)
part of:
Prix de l’œuvre internationale de l’année (number: 2025)
Sabrina Carpenter2:55
2LUNCH
recording engineer:
FINNEAS and Chaz Sexton (drums (drum set))
programming and producer:
FINNEAS
engineer:
Brad Lauchert (task: mix)
mixer:
Jon Castelli (mix engineer) and Aron Forbes
editor:
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS
bass, glockenspiel, guitar, percussion and synthesizer:
FINNEAS
keyboard:
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS
vocals:
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Darkroom (a division of Interscope Records, Inc.) (in 2024) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2024)
recorded at:
FINNEAS’ home studio (since October 2019) in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Gift Shop in Los Angeles, California, United States
commentary:
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS on LUNCH by Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
part of:
Best of 2024: ALT CTRL (number: 1), Best of 2024: Today’s Hits (number: 26) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 48)
recording of:
LUNCH
writer:
Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas Baird O’Connell
publisher:
Drup, Last Frontier and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Billie Eilish4.152:58
3End of Beginning
music videos:
End of Beginning (official lyric video) by Djo (Joe Keery)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-17 (number: 6), Best of 2024: ALT CTRL (number: 8), Best of 2024: Viral Hits (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-10 (number: 16), Best of 2024: Today’s Hits (number: 35), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 47) and Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 89)
recording of:
End of Beginning
writer:
Joe Keery
DJO32:39
4Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)Dasha2:50
5Lovers in a Past Life
music videos:
Lovers in a Past Life by Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer) & Rag’n’Bone Man
recording of:
Lovers in a Past Life
writer:
Jon Green (Jonathan Ian Green), Rory Graham, Cleo Tighe (British songwriter), Andrew Watt (producer, guitarist, singer, Earthlings, California Breed) and Adam Wiles
Calvin Harris x Rag’n’Bone Man32:41
6I Don’t Wanna Wait
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 10 Worst Songs of 2024 (number: 1)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Wait
writer:
AlDae, Dan Balan, Jakke Erixson, David Guetta, Brent Kutzle, Michael Pollack (songwriter), Timofey Reznikov (Russian/Belgian musician, DJ, producer), Tyler Spry (music producer and songwriter), Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Josh Varnadore
quotes music from:
Dragostea din tei
David Guetta & OneRepublic22:30
7Forget About Us
programming:
Wez Clarke, Andrew Goldstein, Tré Jean-Marie and Steven Solomon (US producer, engineer)
engineer:
Randy Merrill (mastering engineer) (task: Mastering) and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional producer:
Bas van Daalen
producer:
Andrew Goldstein and Steven Solomon (US producer, engineer)
guitar:
Bas van Daalen, Andrew Goldstein and Steven Solomon (US producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Bas van Daalen and Andrew Goldstein
piano:
David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter)
music videos:
Forget About Us (lyric video) by Perrie (English singer‐songwriter) and Forget About Us by Perrie (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Forget About Us (from 2024 to present)
lyricist:
Perrie (English singer‐songwriter) and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
composer:
David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter), Perrie Edwards (English singer‐songwriter), Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter) and Steven Solomon (US producer, engineer)
Perrie3:06
8Training Season
Dua Lipa3:30
9Good Luck, Babe!
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Dan Nirgo (songwriter and instrumentalist)
drums (drum set) programming:
Dan Nirgo (songwriter and instrumentalist)
engineer:
Paul Cartwright
mixer:
Mitch McCarthy (mixer)
bass, guitar, keyboard, percussion and synthesizer:
Dan Nirgo (songwriter and instrumentalist)
drums (drum set):
Sterling Laws
viola and violin:
Paul Cartwright
background vocals:
Dan Nirgo (songwriter and instrumentalist) and Lily Elise (United States singer-songwriter Lily Ēlise)
vocals:
Chappell Roan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
KRA International Inc. (in 2024)
music videos:
Good Luck, Babe! (lyric video) by Chappell Roan
part of:
Best of 2024: Today’s Hits (number: 17), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-03-22 (number: 27), Grammy Award: Best Pop Solo Performance nominees (number: 2025), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 31), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-05 (number: 37), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-12 (number: 37), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-03-29 (number: 39), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-19 (number: 39), Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 39), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2024), Pitchfork: The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far (number: 42), TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Songs of 2024 (number: 42), Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 2025) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Good Luck, Babe!
lyricist and composer:
Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist) and Justin Tranter (singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Daniel Leonard Nigro Music, Sony/ATV Allegro, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Canadiana Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 2025)
Chappell Roan43:38
10We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)
assistant recording engineer:
Eric Eylands and Rob Sellens
recording engineer:
Lou Carrao and Sam Holland (sound engineer)
programming:
ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
producer:
Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
mixer:
Bryce Bordone (task: engineered for mix) and Serban Ghenea
bass guitar [bass], drum machine [drums], guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
cello, strings, viola and violin:
Davide Rossi (Goldfrapp violinist)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Ariana Grande, ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
lead vocals:
Ariana Grande
strings arranger:
Davide Rossi (Goldfrapp violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2024) and Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2025)
arranged for:
Echo Beach Management
recorded at:
Davide Rossi Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark, Decoy Studios (Woodbridge UK) in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Jungle Studios in New York, New York, United States and MXM Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
we can’t be friends (wait for your love) by Ariana Grande, we can’t be friends (wait for your love) (lyric visualizer) by Ariana Grande and we can’t be friends (wait for your love) (lyric video) by Ariana Grande
commentary:
yes, and? and we can’t be friends (wait for your love) by Ariana Grande and Zach Sang
a cappella versions:
we can’t be friends (wait for your love) (a cappella) by Ariana Grande
instrumental versions:
we can’t be friends (wait for your love) (instrumental) by Ariana Grande
part of:
Best of 2024: Today’s Hits (number: 13), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 26), Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 28) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
lyricist:
Ariana Grande
writer:
Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
MXM Music (STIM), Universal Tunes, Warner Chappell Music Scand (STIM) and Wolf Cousins
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Ariana Grande3.253:47
11Obsessed
drum machine [drum] programming:
Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist)
engineer:
Dave Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer), Ryan Linvill and Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist)
producer:
Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist) and Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist) (lead vocals)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
bass guitar [bass] and synthesizer [synths]:
Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist)
drums (drum set):
Garrett Ray
guitar:
Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist) and St. Vincent (famous musician, singer and songwriter Annie Clark)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist), Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter) and St. Vincent (famous musician, singer and songwriter Annie Clark)
lead vocals:
Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Amusement Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States and EastWest Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
SLS Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter) and obsessed (performance version) by Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
obsessed
publisher:
Annie Clark (famous musician, singer and songwriter Annie Clark)
writer:
Annie Clark (famous musician, singer and songwriter Annie Clark), Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist) and Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Daniel Leonard Nigro Music, Liv Laf Luv, Phenomenal Nothing Music, Sony/ATV Allegro and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Olivia Rodrigo3.52:50
12Exes
recording of:
exes
writer:
Tate McRae, Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Tyler Spry (music producer and songwriter)
Tate McRae32:40
13Homesick
recording of:
Homesick (Sam Fender version)
writer:
Sam Fender and Noah Kahan
version of:
Homesick
Noah Kahan & Sam Fender3:13
14Scared to Start
part of:
Best of 2024: ALT CTRL (number: 12) and Best of 2024: Today’s Hits (number: 39)
recording of:
Scared to Start
writer:
Michael Marcagi and Andrew Yorio
Michael Marcagi2:41
15Slow It DownBenson Boone2:41
16Feel It (from the original series “Invincible”)
music videos:
Feel It by d4vd
part of:
Best of 2024: ALT CTRL (number: 41), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-05-10 (number: 75), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-05-03 (number: 81), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-19 (number: 84), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-12 (number: 86) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-06-07 (number: 100)
recording of:
Feel It
d4vd2:39
17I Like the Way You Kiss Me
a cappella version of:
i like the way you kiss me (L∆VINCi remix) (i like the way you kiss me - LAVINCi Remix) by Artemas
a cappella recording of:
I Like The Way You Kiss Me (L∆VINCi Remix) (L∆VINCi Remix)
lyricist:
Artemas
composer:
L∆VINCi (LAVINCi)
publisher:
DaVinci Music Group (DaVinci Music Group LLC)
Artemas2:24
18Happier
The Blessed Madonna feat. Clementine Douglas2:52
19Outside of Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2024)
Becky Hill2:57
20Birds in the Sky
recording of:
Birds in the Sky
NewEra22:15
21These Words
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cheeky Records (in 2024)
Badger & Natasha Bedingfield2:17
22Midnight Ride
recording engineer:
Kylie Minogue (lead vocals)
programming:
Diplo (DJ and music producer)
additional engineer:
Kylie Minogue
engineer:
Pete Min (producer and engineer)
executive producer:
Orville Peck and Christopher Stracey
producer:
Chris Stracey, Diplo (DJ and music producer), Orville Peck and Picard Brothers
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
baritone guitar, bass guitar [bass] and mellotron:
Christopher Stracey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kane Ritchotte
Rhodes piano:
Benny Bock
background vocals:
Marta Cikojevic (Canadian singer-songwriter Marta Cikojevic (TOPS))
vocals:
Kylie Minogue and Orville Peck
recording of:
Midnight Ride
writer:
Kylie Minogue, Marta Cikojevic (Canadian singer-songwriter Marta Cikojevic (TOPS)), Orville Peck and Christopher Stracey
Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue & Diplo53:31
23Dancing Star
engineer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco), Jeremy Murphy (task: orchesta) and Luke Pickering (task: orchestra)
producer and mixer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
additional mixer:
Jas Shaw (UK producer, member of Simian Mobile Disco)
bass trombone:
Samuel Freeman (trombone)
cello:
Laura Moody (British cellist and composer), Sergio Serra (cellist), Val Welbanks (cellist) and Daisy Vatalaro
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Adam Chatterton, David Hopkin (brass) and Graeme Flowers
French horn:
Richard Ashton, Carys Evans and Joseph Ryan (horn)
harp:
Serafina Steer
trombone:
Chris Augustine and Jon Stokes
tuba:
Barnaby Slade
viola:
Alison de Souza, Morgan Goff (violist), Zami Jalil and Amy May
violin:
Anna de Bruin, Hazel Correa, Flora Curzon, Patrick Dawkins (violinist), Freya Goldmark, Jennymay Logan, Preetha Narayanan (violinist), Ronald Long, Kotono Sato (Japanese violinist), Emma Smith (violinist), Ros Stephen (production music) and Lucy Wilkins (violinist)
orchestra:
Elysian Collective
conductor:
Richard Jones (British viola and violin player, founding member of the Ligeti Quartet) (strings) and Ryan Jacobs (producer) (brass)
brass arranger:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Ryan Jacob (producer)
orchestrator:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Richard Jones (British viola and violin player, founding member of the Ligeti Quartet)
recorded at:
The Church studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (brass, strings)
recording of:
Dancing Star (PSB)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
Pet Shop Boys3:02
24The Code
Nemo3:00
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part of:Now That’s What I Call Music! (UK) (number: 118) (order: 118)