NOW That’s What I Call R&B

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1Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn remix radio edit)
remixer:
Felix Jaehn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ultra Records, LLC (Ultra Records, company behind the "Ultra Music" label)
commentary for:
Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn remix) by OMI ("Cheerleader", Jamaican reggae/pop artist Omar Samuel Pasley)
recording of:
Cheerleader
writer:
Mark Bradford (member of Ray), Mark Bradford (songwriter, Cheerleader), Clifton Dillon, Ryan Dillon, Omar Samuel Pasley ("Cheerleader", Jamaican reggae/pop artist Omar Samuel Pasley) and Sly Dunbar
part of:
Matuschkes Lieblinge 2015
OMI2.83:02
2Happy (from “Despicable Me 2”)
assistant recording engineer:
Matthew Desrameaux
recording engineer:
Mike Larson (recording engineer)
producer:
Pharrell Williams
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite
editor:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Mike Larson (recording engineer)
background vocals:
Rhea Dummett, Trevon Henderson, Shamika Hightower, Ashley L. Lee, Jasmine Murray and Terrence Rolle
arranger:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Mike Larson (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Music Box Studios (Atlanta) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
music videos:
Happy by Pharrell Williams and Happy (from Despicable Me 2) (ballroom version) by Pharrell Williams
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 1), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 20) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 88)
recording of:
Happy
lyricist and composer:
Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc. and Universal Pictures Music
part of:
The 86th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pharrell Williams4.23:53
3Hey Ya!
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Robert Hannon and Pete Novak
programming and producer:
André 3000
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
acoustic guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
André 3000
keyboard:
Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter)
music videos:
Hey Ya! by OutKast
part of:
Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 10), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 14), Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 18), VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 24), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 180) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 198)
recording of:
Hey Ya!
lyricist and composer:
André Benjamin
OutKast43:56
4Uptown Funk
recording of:
Uptown Funk
writer:
Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars (US singer), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Devon Gallaspy, Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer), Nicholas Williams, Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band), Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member) and Rudolph Taylor (Memphis soul singer)
publisher:
Imagem CV, Mars Force Songs, LLC, Songs of Zelig (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Ballad, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tig7 Publishing LLC, Trinlanta Publishing, Way Above Music and ZZR Music, LCC
is based on:
All Gold Everything
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars4.353:56
5Blurred 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
6On the FloorJennifer Lopez13:40
7Two Can Play That Game (K‐Klassik radio mix)
remixer:
K‐Klass
recording of:
Two Can Play That Game
writer:
Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), David "Redhead" Guppy and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music (in 1992), Donril Music (in 1992), Down Low Publishing (in 1992), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1992), Mom and Dad Publishing (in 1992) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (in 1992)
Bobby Brown3:32
8It’s Not Right but It’s Okay
producer:
Rodney Jerkins
editor:
Harvey Mason Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
edit of:
It’s Not Right but It’s Okay by Whitney Houston
recording of:
It’s Not Right but It’s Okay
writer:
LaShawn Daniels (US contemporary R&B songwriter), Toni Estes, Freddie Jerkins, Isaak Phillips and Rodney Jerkins
publisher:
EMI-April Music, Inc., EMI-Blackwood Music Inc., Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Mic'l Publishing
Whitney Houston4:23
9She’s Got That Vibe
performer:
Public Announcement
recording of:
She's Got That Vibe
lyricist:
Hankerson (American record producer)
writer:
Robert Kelly
R. Kelly & Public Announcement53:20
10Dynamite
assistant recording engineer:
Tatiana Gottwald
programming:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Taio Cruz and Dr. Luke
engineer:
Emily Wright
producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
background vocals and lead vocals:
Taio Cruz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2010)
music videos:
Dynamite by Taio Cruz
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 9), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 44) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 338)
recording of:
Dynamite
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Taio Cruz, Łukasz Gottwald, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Bonnie McKee
publisher:
Bonnie McKee Music, Songs of Pulse Recording (BMI) and Where da Kasz At
Taio Cruz3.43:22
11Timber
programming and producer:
Cirkut and Dr. Luke
engineer:
Al Burna (Recording and mixing engineer), Rachael Findlen (engineer), Alana Da Fonseca, Clint Gibbs and Ryan Gladieux
mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
instruments:
Cirkut and Dr. Luke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2013 to present)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 11) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 42)
recording of:
Timber
writer:
Armando C. Perez (American rapper), Steve Arrington, Breyan Stanley Isaac, Charles Carter (American saxophonist, composer, and producer), Greg Errico, Łukasz Gottwald, Waung Hankerson, Henry Walter, Kesha Sebert (Kesha, American singer fka Ke$ha), Keri Oskar, Lee Oskar, Roger Parker (US R&B drummer), Priscilla “Priscilla Renea” Hamilton, Jamie Sanderson (UK songwriter) and Pebe Sebert (American singer-songwriter, mother of Ke$ha)
publisher:
Abuela y Tía Songs, Artist 101 Publishing Group, Artist Publishing Group West, BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint), Dynamite Cop Music, Far Out Music, Far Out Music, Inc., Ikke-Bad Music, Ikke-Bad Music, Inc., Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Keep It Simple Stupid Publishing, Kesce Rose Music, Oneirology Publishing, Prescription Songs, Radio Active Material Publishing Co., Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Where da Kasz At
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha3.73:25
12Starships
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 Minaj3.53:32
13I Will Never Let You Down
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc Nation, LLC (for copyrights use only; for release labels, use "Roc Nation") (from 2014 to present)
recording of:
I Will Never Let You Down
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
RITA ORA33:24
14Forever
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 10)
recording of:
Forever
writer:
Chris Brown (US R&B/pop singer and dancer), Brian Kennedy (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist), Andre Merritt, Polow da Don and Rob. A! (songwriter, e.g. Disturbia by Rihanna)
Chris Brown2.554:38
15Mama Do the Hump
producer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer) and Norman Cook
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2011)
recording of:
Mama Do the Hump
writer:
Harley Alexander-Sule (English songwriter, musician & actor), Norman Cook, Jordan Stephens (British rapper, singer-songwriter, lyricist, actor) and Timothy Powell (Songwriter and producer, ex-Xenomania)
Rizzle Kicks23:37
16Dangerous Love
recording of:
Dangerous Love
writer:
Nana Abiona and Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
Fuse ODG feat. Sean Paul3:57
17Just Can’t Get Enough
drum machine programming:
DJ Ammo and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
producer:
DJ Ammo, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
cello:
Jennie Lorenzo (cellist) and Tom Kraines (cellist)
Moog [Moog bass] and Rhodes piano:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
synthesizer:
DJ Ammo and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
viola:
Davis Barnett and Ruth Frazier
violin:
Michelle Bishop, Gislaine Fleischmann (violinist), Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow (violinist), Tamae Lee, Erica Miller (US classical violinist), Charles Parker (violinist) and Gregory Teperman
vocals:
apl.de.ap, Fergie (American singer), Taboo (member of Black Eyed Peas) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
conductor:
Larry Gold
arranger:
Larry Gold
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios 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 2011 (number: 10)
recording of:
Just Can’t Get Enough
writer:
Joshua Alvarez, apl.de.ap, Fergie (American singer), Julie Frost, Rodney Jerkins, Stephen Shadowen, Taboo (member of Black Eyed Peas) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
The Black Eyed Peas3.63:40
18It’s My Birthday
recording of:
It’s My Birthday
is based on:
Urvasi Urvasi
will.i.am feat. Cody Wise54:13
19GDFR
Flo Rida2:57
20Apologize
assistant engineer:
Fareed Salamah
co-producer:
Timbaland
producer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Greg Wells
additional keyboard and strings:
Jerome Harmon (producer)
guest vocals:
OneRepublic
remixer:
Timbaland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackground Records (fka Blackground Entertainment, renamed since 2000) (in 2007) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007)
co-produced for:
Timbaland Productions
recorded at:
The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States and The Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
remix of:
Apologize (album version) by OneRepublic
music videos:
Apologize by Timbaland presents OneRepublic
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 5) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 71)
recording of:
Apologize
lyricist and composer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Midnite Miracle Music and Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing
Timbaland feat. OneRepublic3.53:05
21Read All About It, Pt. III
recording of:
Read All About It, Part III
writer:
Thomas Barnes (UK songwriter and drummer), Iain James, Peter Kelleher (multi-instrumentalist), Ben Kohn (songwriter and producer), Emeli Sandé and Stephen Paul Manderson
version of:
Read All About It
Emeli Sandé34:45

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part of:Now That’s What I Call…... (UK compilations outside the main numbered series or subseries) (order: 72)