So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2014 + The Best of 2013

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Royals
engineer, producer and mixer:
Joel Little
instruments:
Joel Little
lead vocals:
Ella Yelich O’Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand (in 2013) and Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Golden Age in Auckland, Auckland (Auckland Region), North Island, New Zealand
music videos:
Royals by Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Royals by Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Pop Solo Performance nominees (number: 2014 winner), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 11), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 15), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 20), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 23), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 30), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 35), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 77), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 98), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 111) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 129)
recording of:
Royals
writer:
Ella Yelich O’Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Joel Little
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), イーエムアイ音楽出版 (EMI Music Publishing Japan) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Matuschkes Lieblinge 2013 and APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 2013)
Lorde3.753:11
2Blurred Lines
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Hurt
recording engineer and editor:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated)
producer:
Pharrell Williams
instruments:
Pharrell Williams
background vocals:
Pharrell Williams
lead vocals:
Robin Thicke
arranger:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Star Trak, LLC (in 2013)
samples:
Got to Give It Up by Marvin Gaye
edit of:
Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) & Pharrell Williams
recording of:
Blurred Lines
writer:
Marvin Gaye, T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Deyjah’s Daddy Muzik (ended), EMI April Music, Inc., I Like ’em Thicke Music and More Water From Nazareth
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell1.653:52
3Just 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
4Mirrors
engineer:
Chris Godbey (American mixer, engineer, composer)
executive producer:
Justin Timberlake
producer:
Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon (producer), Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
assistant mixer:
Alejandro Baima
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Chris Godbey (American mixer, engineer, composer) and Justin Timberlake
guitar:
Elliott Ives (songwriter/guitarist) and Justin Timberlake
keyboard:
Jerome Harmon (producer)
strings:
Benjamin Wright and The Benjamin Wright Orchestra
arranger:
JT
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2013)
recorded at:
EastWest Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings) and Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
Mirrors (album version) by Justin Timberlake
recording of:
Mirrors
writer:
James Fauntleroy, Garland Mosley (US rapper Garland Mosley, brother of Timbaland), Chris Godbey (American mixer, engineer, composer), J‐Roc (producer), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), James Fauntleroy Music, Jerome Harmon Publishing, ole, Tennman Tunes, VB Rising, Virginia Beach Music and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Justin Timberlake2.754:39
5Applause
assistant recording engineer:
Benjamin Rice (American producer) and Andrew Robertson
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Russell (British engineer, producer)
additional programming:
Rick Pearl
co-producer:
Nick Monson and Dino Zisis
producer:
Lady Gaga and DJ White Shadow
additional assistant mixer:
Ghazi Hourani and Benjamin Rice (American producer)
additional mixer:
Bill Malina
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Platinum Sound Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
additionally mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Heard It! Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 37)
recording of:
Applause
publisher:
Lady Gaga
writer:
Martin Bresso, Julien Arias (French DJ/producer Julien Arias), Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Nicolas Mercier (Nicolas Mercier, electronic DJ / producer from Paris), DJ White Shadow, William Grigahcine (French EDM/Trap producer William Grigahcine) and Dino Zisis
publisher:
Etrange Fruit, Fuzion, Get Familiar Music, GloJoe Music Inc., Guess Publishing, House of Gaga Publishing, LLC, Maxwell and Carter Publishing LLC, Mercer Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Universal Music Publishing Group
Lady Gaga3.43:34
6I Need Your Love
producer and mixer:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
instruments:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
vocals:
Ellie Goulding
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2012)
recorded at:
EMI Studios (London) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Fly Eye Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 56)
recording of:
I Need Your Love
writer:
Elena Goulding and Adam Wiles
composer:
Adam Wiles
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Global Publishing, Global Talent Publishing (PRS-affiliated), KMR II Songs of GT Publishing and TSJ Merlyn Licensing B.V.
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding4.13:56
7Waterfalls
Timomatic3:32
8Girls (All Around the World)
Reece Mastin3:19
9Thunder
miscellaneous support:
Andrew “Muffman” Luftman (task: production coordination) and Scott “Yarmov” Yarmovsky (task: production coordination)
programming:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
assistant engineer:
Chris “Anger Management” Sclafani, Joel Peters (mixing, mastering, engineer) (task: vocals) and Justin Pancione (task: vocals)
engineer:
Mark “Exit” Goodchild (task: vocals) and Phil Seaford (task: egineer for mix)
executive producer:
Tim Blacksmith (of Tim & Danny Music) and Danny D (of Tim & Danny Music)
producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Claude Kelly (task: vocal) and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
additional assistant mixer:
Daniela Rivera (engineer)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
additional vocals:
Claude Kelly
vocals:
Jessie J (English singer-songwriter)
produced for:
45th & 3rd Music LLC and Matza Ball Productions Inc.
recorded at:
KMA Studios in New York, New York, United States, Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States and Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Ninja Beat Club (Phil Tan's studio) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Thunder
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Jessica Cornish (English singer-songwriter) and Claude Kelly
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated), Matza Ballzack Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Studio Beast Music (publishing company linked to Claude Kelly), Warner Tamerlane (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Where da Kasz At
sub-publisher:
Edition Concord CM Germany, EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present) and Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH
Jessie J3:36
10Thank You
edit of:
Thank You (album version) by MKTO
recording of:
Thank You
writer:
Andrew Maxwell Goldstein, Anthony Michael Oller, Evan Kidd Bogart, Emanuel Kiriakou and Malcolm David Kelley
MKTO3:26
11Beneath 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 Sandé33:58
12How Long Will I Love You
engineer:
Joe Kearns (British record producer, writer and engineer), Ashley Krajewski and Richard Kayvan
producer:
John Fortis
mixer:
Richard Kayvan
bass and keyboard [keyboards]:
John Fortis
guitar:
Nick Cornu
percussion:
Ashley Krajewski
music videos:
How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding
cover recording of:
How Long Will I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
Ellie Goulding22:34
13Cheating
additional programming and additional producer:
Mike Spencer (UK producer)
programming:
Ant Whiting
engineer:
Ian Sherwin
producer:
Ant Whiting and John Newman (English singer)
assistant mixer:
Liz Horsman
mixer:
Mike Spencer (UK producer)
bass:
Derrick McIntyre
cello:
Izzi Dunn
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Simon Lea
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tim Baxter
saxophone:
Mark Brown (London based saxophonist and keyboardist)
tambourine:
Emily Phillips
trombone:
Mike Kearsey
trumpet:
Ben Edwards (trumpet and flugelhorn player)
violin:
Alice Pratley
background vocals:
Ella Eyre and Sharlene Hector
vocals:
John Newman (English singer)
brass arranger:
John Newman (English singer)
strings arranger:
Tim Baxter and John Newman (English singer)
mixed at:
The Lark’s Tongue in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cheating
writer:
John Newman (English singer) and Emily Philips
publisher:
B Unique Limited and Sony ATV (Sony/ATV)
John Newman3:42
14Safe and Sound
producer and mixer:
Ryan Merchant (American songwriter, vocalist) and Sebu Simonian (Armenian-American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer)
guitar:
Nick Merwin
trumpet:
Brian Warfield
performer:
Ryan Merchant (American songwriter, vocalist) and Sebu Simonian (Armenian-American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer)
recorded at:
Stereotrain Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 29) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 283)
recording of:
Safe and Sound
writer:
Ryan Merchant (American songwriter, vocalist) and Sebu Simonian (Armenian-American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Allegro, Stereotrain Music (not for release label use!) and Takacs Music Publishing
Capital Cities3.753:14
15Clarity
additional engineer:
Jesse Taub
producer and mixer:
Anton Zaslavski (Russian‐German producer)
additional background vocals:
Anton Zaslavski (Russian‐German producer), RJ Colston, Drew Ressler, Kevin Feller (engineer), Malachi Mott, Priya Prins, Porter Robinson and Jesse Taub
guest lead vocals:
Foxes (UK pop singer-songwriter Louisa Rose Allen)
a cappella versions:
Clarity (A Capella) by Zedd (Russian‐German producer) & Foxes (UK pop singer-songwriter Louisa Rose Allen)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2014 winner) and Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 184)
recording of:
Clarity
writer:
Anton Zaslavski (Russian‐German producer), Skylar Grey (US singer-songwriter and record producer), Matthew Bair and Porter Robinson
Zedd feat. Foxes3.554:31
16High Hopes
recording of:
High Hopes
writer:
Steve Garrigan, Vinny May, Jr. (drummer) and Mark Prendergast (Irish guitarist)
Kodaline43:52
17Impossible
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 Arthur3.753:30
18Lanterns
additional engineer:
Jared Hirshland, Andrew Lynch and Kristian Riley
engineer:
Doug Boehm and Hugo Nicolson
producer:
Dave Cooley
assistant mixer:
Chris Claypool (engineer)
mixer:
Tony Hoffer
editor:
Kristian Riley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Birds of Tokyo Pty. Ltd. (in 2013)
recording of:
Lanterns
writer:
Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark and Adam Weston
publisher:
Mushroom Music Publishing and Songs of Big Deal
Birds of Tokyo4:24
19Pompeii
programming and producer:
Mark Crew (songwriter, record producer and mix engineer) and Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
assistant mixer:
Matty Green (mix engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
William Farquarson (bassist, Bastille)
drums (drum set):
Chris “Woody” Wood (drummer, Bastille)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mark Crew (songwriter, record producer and mix engineer)
keyboard [keyboards] and piano:
Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Ian Dudfield, Ralph Pelleymounter (Lead singer of To Kill A King), Josh Platman and Jon Willoughby
vocals:
Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Unit 24 (Mark Crew's studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Pompeii by Bastille (British indie pop band)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 12), BILLIONS CLUB and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 297)
recording of:
Pompeii
lyricist and composer:
Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
publisher:
Bastille Music, Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Bastille3.953:35
20Hello
Stafford Brothers feat. Lil Wayne & Christina Milian3:24

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part of:So Fresh (The Hits of series) (number: 2014.1) (order: 66)
Wikidata:Q57063171 [info]