Now That’s What I Call 21st Century

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1Somebody That I Used to Know
recording engineer:
Wally De Backer (bass guitar)
producer:
Wally De Backer
assistant mixer:
Wally De Backer
mixer:
François Tétaz (Australian film composer)
bass guitar:
Lucas Taranto
sampler [guitar, flutes, percussion and synth samples]:
Wally De Backer
background vocals and lead vocals:
Kimbra and Wally De Backer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Samples ’n’ Seconds Records (in 2011) and Samples ’n’ Seconds Records Pty Ltd (in 2011)
recorded at:
Lucas' Loungeroom in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (bass) and The Barn in Merricks, Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia (bass)
mixed at:
Moose Mastering in Richmond, Queensland, Australia
samples:
Seville by Luiz Bonfá
music videos:
Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra
part of:
MIA Award: Song of the Year (number: 2011), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 8), Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 9), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2013 winner), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 24), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2011), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 36), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 49), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 161) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 404)
recording of:
Somebody That I Used to Know
lyricist:
Walter De Backer
composer:
Luiz Bonfá and Walter De Backer
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
part of:
Matuschkes Lieblinge 2011
Gotye feat. Kimbra4.14:06
2Just the Way You Are
engineer:
Ari Levine
producer:
Needlz (hip hop producer) and The Smeezingtons
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
instruments:
Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (US singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2010) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2010)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
Levcon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars (US singer)
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 5) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Just the Way You Are
writer:
Khari Cain (hip hop producer), Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons), Ari Levine, Bruno Mars (US singer) and Khalil Walton
publisher:
Art for Art's Sake Music, BMG Gold Songs, BMG Onyx Songs, Bughouse, Dry Rain Entertainment, Mars Force Music, Music Famamanem LP, Roc Nation Music, Round Hill Harmonies, Toy Plane Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Upper Deck, Warner Geo‐Met‐Ric Music, WC Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bruno Mars43:38
3Impossible
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2012)
cover recording of:
Impossible
writer:
Arnthor Birgisson and Ina Wroldsen
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Reservoir Reverb Music Ltd.
James Arthur3.753:28
4Beneath Your Beautiful
guest performer:
Emeli Sandé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2012)
edit of:
Beneath Your Beautiful (album version) by Labrinth (UK singer-songwriter and record producer) feat. Emeli Sandé
recording of:
Beneath Your Beautiful
composer:
Mike Posner, Emeli Sandé and Timothy McKenzie (UK singer-songwriter and record producer)
Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé33:57
5Empire State of Mind (Pt. II) Broken Down
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2009)
recording of:
Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down
writer:
Alexander Shuckburgh (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer), Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer), Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer), Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Janette Sewell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
Empire State of Mind
Alicia Keys3.653:36
6Counting Stars
assistant recording engineer:
Matthew Tryba
recording engineer:
Smith Carlson
producer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Noel Zancanella
assistant mixer:
Ryan Lipman
mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
bass:
Brent Kutzle
drums (drum set):
Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic drummer and percussionist)
guitar:
Drew Brown (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Zachary Filkins
harp:
HarpEri
keyboard and lead vocals:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
background vocals:
Bobbie Gordon, Brent Kutzle, David McGlohon and Zach Filkins
additionally recorded at:
Patriot Studios in Denver, Colorado, United States
recorded at:
Black Rock Studios in Santorini, Notio Aigaio (South Aegean), Greece and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 5), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 35) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 63)
recording of:
Counting Stars
lyricist and composer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Midnite Miracle Music, Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
OneRepublic4.254:18
7Paradise
recording of:
Paradise
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
additional composer:
Brian Eno
Coldplay2.354:19
8The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2008)
music videos:
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved by The Script
recording of:
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
writer:
Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner, Danny O’Donoghue and Mark Sheehan
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Imagem Music and Stage Three Music Publishing Limited
The Script3.64:02
9Rule the World
producer:
John Shanks
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen (singer–songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 2007)
recording of:
Rule the World
writer:
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen (singer–songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Take That3.53:58
10Broken Strings
recording engineer:
Joao Nazario, Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer), Ren Swan and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
programming and producer:
Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
bass:
Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
drums (drum set):
Ash Soan
guitar:
Adam Phillips (British guitarist and singer) and Alex Smith (English songwriter and producer)
music videos:
Broken Strings by James Morrison (UK singer) feat. Nelly Furtado
recording of:
Broken Strings
writer:
James Morrison (UK singer), Fraser T. Smith and Nina Woodford
publisher:
BMG Blue
James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado4.54:13
11Fireflies
programming, engineer and producer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
additional producer:
Matt Thiessen
cello:
Phil Peterson (strings)
drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
additional vocals:
Matt Thiessen
music videos:
Fireflies (official music video) by Owl City
recording of:
Fireflies
lyricist and composer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
publisher:
Ocean City Park, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Owl City4.653:48
12Dance With Me Tonight
additional programming:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Darren Heelis (music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
programming:
Darren Lewis and Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
producer:
Future Cut and Steve Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
assistant mixer:
Darren Heelis (music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
guitar and keyboard:
Darren Lewis
other instruments [all other instruments]:
Steve Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
percussion and synthesizer [synths]:
Iyiola Babalola (drum n bass producer Iyiola Babalola)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Claude Kelly
mixed for:
365 Artists at the Pierce Rooms
music videos:
Dance With Me Tonight by Olly Murs
recording of:
Dance With Me Tonight
writer:
Claude Kelly, Oliver Murs and Stephen Robson (English songwriter, record producer & multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Concord Simp Ltd., Imagem CV, Salli Isaak Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Studio Beast Music (publishing company linked to Claude Kelly) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Olly Murs2.53:23
13Airplanes
recording engineer:
Paul Bailey (American engineer) and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
co-producer:
Frank E. (Justin Franks)
producer:
Alex da Kid (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional guitar [guitars]:
J Browz (for Veers Music) and Josh Lopez (guitarist/singer/songwriter from Colorado)
additional vocals:
Hayley Williams (Paramore vocalist)
lead vocals:
B.o.B (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.)
produced for:
Wonderland Music, LLC
miscellaneous support:
Veers Music (task: additional guitars for)
recorded at:
Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Airplanes by B.o.B (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.) feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore (Paramore vocalist)
recording of:
Airplanes
publisher:
J. Franks (Justin Franks), Kinetics (US rapper, producer & songwriter) and One Love
writer:
Alex Grant (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer), Bobby Simmons Jr. (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.), Jeremy Dussolliet (US rapper, producer & songwriter), Justin Franks (Justin Franks) and Tim Sommers
publisher:
Artist Publishing Group West, Ham Squad Music, Shady Music Publishing, LLC (BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams4.53:00
14I’m Yours
assistant recording engineer:
Iain Hill (UK engineer)
recording engineer:
Dyre Gormsen
producer:
Martin Terefe
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
bass:
Martin Terefe
drums (drum set):
Kristoffer Sonne
guitar:
Jason Mraz
keyboard:
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
background vocals:
Toca Rivera
vocals:
Jason Mraz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2008) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Kensaltown Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Canaan Road Studios in New York, New York, United States
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
I’m Yours
lyricist and composer:
Jason Mraz
publisher:
Goo Eyed Music
Jason Mraz3.84:02
15Your Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Matt Lawrence
producer:
Ben Lovett (member of Mumford & Sons)
acoustic guitar:
Ellie Goulding
bass drum [kick drum] and piano:
Ben Lovett (member of Mumford & Sons)
cello:
Ruth de Turberville
timpani:
Matt Wiggins (engineer, producer)
background vocals:
Ben Lovett (member of Mumford & Sons) and Ruth de Turberville
vocals:
Ellie Goulding
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2010)
recorded at:
The Pool in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Square (London)
cover recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Ellie Goulding3.43:06
16HallelujahAlexandra Burke3.653:37
17Just Give Me a Reason
recording engineer:
Tyler Johnson (US producer and songwriter), Pawel Sek and John X. Volaitis
programming and producer:
Jeff Bhasker
assistant mixer:
Justin Hergett (US mixer and engineer) and James Krausse
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
guitar:
Anders Mouridsen (guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Jeff Bhasker
guest performer:
Nate Ruess
recorded at:
Earthstar Creation Center in Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States and Enormous Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 7), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2014) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 18)
recording of:
Just Give Me a Reason (in 2012)
writer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter), Jeffrey Bhasker and Nathaniel Ruess
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess3.74:03
18Jar of HeartsChristina Perri33:33
19Bleeding Love
recording of:
Bleeding Love
writer:
Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Jambition Music (ASCAP) and Write 2 Live
Leona Lewis3.54:01
20Don’t Stop Believin’
assistant engineer:
Wally Buck
engineer:
Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson and Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
bass guitar:
Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Smith (US drummer most associated with Journey) (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
guitar:
Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
keyboard and piano:
Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
background vocals:
Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06), Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06) and Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
lead vocals:
Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 34), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
recording of:
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey song) (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
writer:
Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) and Neal Schon
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Lacey Boulevard Music, Sharandall Music, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Journey4.34:12
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manufactured in:EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Now That’s What I Call Music LLP (British holding company) (in 2014)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11103416 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00JH75MZK [info]

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part of:Now That’s What I Call…... (UK compilations outside the main numbered series or subseries) (order: 38)