Essential Pop Anthems

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oops!… I Did It Again
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
engineer:
John Amatiello
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
guitar [guitars]:
Johan Carlberg (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Esbjörn Öhrwall (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Nana Hedin (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals] and spoken vocals [dialog]:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals], lead vocals and spoken vocals [dialog] and lead vocals:
Britney Spears (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
other vocals [crowd]:
“The Fanchoir” (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Oops!… I Did It Again by Britney Spears, Oops!... I Did It Again (Uncut) by Britney Spears and Oops!…I Did It Again (official music video) by Britney Spears
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 5) (number: 4) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 268)
recording of:
Oops!…I Did It Again (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
GV-MXM, Imagem London Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (in 2000)
Britney Spears3.83:33
2Heartbeat
recording of:
Heartbeat
lyricist and composer:
Jackie James (Scottish singer-songwriter, keyboardist)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
Steps4:26
3Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
miscellaneous support:
Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks, Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
executive producer:
Louis J Pearlman
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Backstreet Boys3.153:47
4If Ya Gettin’ Down
recording of:
If Ya Gettin' Down
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Mike Cleveland (80's dance), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd
Five3:02
5Sk8er Boi
recording engineer:
Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based) (drums (drum set)) and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid
producer:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
assistant mixer:
Femio Hernandez
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set):
Victor Indrizzo
guitar:
Corky James
additional vocals:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
arranger:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2022)
recorded at:
Decoy Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States and Real Music Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (drums (drum set))
mixed at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
music videos:
Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 96) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 225)
recording of:
Sk8er Boi
writer:
Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
publisher:
Avril Lavigne Publishing LLC, Ferry Hill Songs, Hollylodge Music, Mr. Spock Music, Rainbow Fish, Tix Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Avril Lavigne4.33:26
6Spirit in the Sky
lead vocals:
Gareth Gates
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
19 Recordings Limited (not for release label use! record company founded by Simon Fuller) (in 2003)
music videos:
Spirit in the Sky by Gareth Gates with special guests The Kumars
cover recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Gareth Gates33:27
7Bomb Diggy
recording of:
Bomb Diggy
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Reynolds
Another Level3:37
8I Want You Back
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, *NSYNC (US boy band) and Justin Timberlake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trans Continental Records, Inc. (in 1997) and Trans Continental Records, Inc. (in 1998)
recording of:
I Want You Back
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Cheiron Songs
*NSYNC4.353:23
9Friday’s Child
recording of:
Friday’s Child
orchestrator:
Nick Ingman
lyricist and composer:
Steve Lee (UK singer, songwriter and voice-over artist) and Dina Richardson (Dina Taylor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Will Young4:11
10Time to Grow
Lemar3:26
11Too Much
Bros3:35
12Single
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2004)
recording of:
Single
Natasha Bedingfield3.93:57
13What a Girl Wants
programming and producer:
Guy Roche
engineer:
Mario Luccy
mixer:
Dave Way
arranger:
Guy Roche
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment
cover recording of:
What a Girl Wants
writer:
Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Hidden Pun Music, Inc., Manuiti L.A., Sushi Too Music, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner–Tamerlane Music Corp. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Christina Aguilera33:22
14Proud
Heather Small3:56
151 Thing
assistant recording engineer and additional assistant producer:
Bram Tobey
recording engineer:
Scotty Beats
additional producer:
Amerie and Rich Harrison
producer:
Rich Harrison
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
produced for:
Richcraft, Inc.
recorded at:
Nightflight Studios in Washington, D.C., United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Oh, Calcutta! by The Meters
recording of:
1 Thing
writer:
Amerie Rogers, Rich Harrison and Stanley Walden
publisher:
Dam Rich Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mi Suk Publishing
Amerie3.654:03
16Rollercoaster
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
co-producer:
Joe Belmaati and Mich Hansen
producer:
Ray Hedges
mixer:
Mads Nilsson
fiddle:
Daniel Collier (fiddler)
guitar:
Erwin Keiles
vocals:
B*Witched (Irish girl group)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
arranger:
Martin Brannigan and Ray Hedges
mixed at:
Medley Studio (Danish production, recording, mixing and mastering studio) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Rollercoaster
writer:
Tracy Ackerman, Lindsay Armaou, Martin Brannigan, Ray Hedges, Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch and Sinéad O’Carroll
publisher:
19 Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Sugar Free Music
B*Witched43:25
17Step by Step
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun and New Kids on the Block
producer:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight
arranger:
Maurice Starr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1990)
produced for:
Big Step Productions
cover recording of:
Step by Step (from 1989-09 until 1990-04)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
publisher:
Big Step Production
New Kids on the Block2.94:30
18Breathless
recording of:
Breathless
Shayne Ward2.753:48
19Caught in the Middle
A13:28
20Uptown Girl
mastering:
Dick Beetham
assistant engineer:
Daniel Pursey (UK engineer)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Pursey (UK engineer)
producer and mixer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
bass:
Steve Pearce (UK bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
guitar family:
Friðrik Karlsson
instruments:
Frizzy Karlsson
piano:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
trumpet:
Guy Barker
additional background vocals:
Andy Caine
performer:
Brian, Kian, Mark (Mark Feehily), Nicky and Shane
arranger:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Ltd. (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 2001)
music video for:
Uptown Girl by Westlife
cover recording of:
Uptown Girl (in 2001)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
recording of:
Uptown Girl
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
Westlife2.353:06
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