Pop Explosion

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Label Code: LC 05064
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-11 16:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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1WannabeSpice Girls2:52
2Relight My Fire
engineer:
Dixoid
additional producer:
Mark Beswick (task: vocal)
producer:
Andrew Livingstone and Joey Negro (English DJ/producer)
bass:
John Noyce (Bass guitarist)
guest vocals:
Lulu (Scottish singer and actress, best known for “To Sir With Love”)
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and Robbie Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1993)
produced for:
Z Productions
cover recording of:
Relight My Fire
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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)
Take That & Lulu2.54:12
3Tragedy
engineer:
Chris McDonnell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Topham, Karl Twigg and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Dan Frampton (engineer) and Paul Waterman
bass and guitar:
Mark Topham
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris McDonnell (engineer)
keyboard:
Karl Twigg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
PWL Studios (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom and PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Tragedy
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Music For Unicef, R.S.O. Publishing Ltd., Stigwood Music, Inc., UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Steps3.44:31
4Don't Stop Movin'
additional programming:
Stephen Lipson, Chuck Norman and Richard Robson
programming and producer:
Simon Ellis (producer)
engineer:
James Reynolds (mixer/writer/music producer)
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
mixer:
Heff Moraes
bass:
Ernie McKone
instruments:
Dave Rainger
keyboard:
Simon Ellis (producer)
additional lead vocals and additional soprano vocals:
Jo O’Meara
lead vocals:
Bradley McIntosh
conductor:
Nick Ingman
performer:
S Club 7 (formerly “S Club 7”)
arranger:
Nick Ingman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
S Club Ltd. (in 2001)
samples:
Billie Jean (album / single version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
music videos:
Don’t Stop Movin’ by S Club 7 (formerly “S Club 7”)
recording of:
Don’t Stop Movin’
writer:
Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Simon Ellis (producer), Jonathan Lee (singer, S Club 7 & musicals), Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara, Sheppard Solomon, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens
publisher:
19 Music Ltd., BMG Songs, Concord Entertainment Ltd, Irving Music, Inc., Jumbo Boom Boom Publishing, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
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)
S Club 73.153:51
5Barbie Girl
producer and mixer:
Delgado (Karsten Rene Dahlgaard), Johnny Jam, Claus Norreen and Søren Rasted
arranger:
Delgado (Karsten Rene Dahlgaard), Johnny Jam, Claus Norreen and Søren Rasted
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music A/S (not for release label use! Danish subsidiary of Universal Music Group) (in 1997)
music videos:
Barbie Girl by Aqua (Danish Euro‐dance group)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 48), Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 157) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 220)
recording of:
Barbie Girl
writer:
Lene Grawford Nystrøm, Claus Norreen, Søren Rasted and René Dif
publisher:
MCA Music Scandinavia AB and Warner/Chappell Music Denmark, A/S (KODA)
Aqua3.753:16
6...Baby One More Time
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Johan Carlberg
background vocals:
Nana Hedin (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Britney Spears
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1998) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1999)
mixed for and produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
…Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, …Baby One More Time (official music video) by Britney Spears, …Baby One More Time (Angle 1) by Britney Spears and …Baby One More Time (Angle 2) by Britney Spears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 205) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
…Baby One More Time
lyricist and composer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Imagem, MXM Music AB, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Britney Spears3.853:31
7Genie in a Bottle
recording engineer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Mario Luccy
programming:
Guy Roche
engineer:
Paul Arnold (engineer) and Ryan James Freeland
producer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Guy Roche
additional mixer:
Michael Huff
mixer:
Dave Way
additional drums (drum set) [drums] and additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Kipner
drums (drum set) [drums] and keyboard [keyboards]:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System)
guitar:
John Goux and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
tambourine:
Matt Laug
background vocals:
Christina Aguilera and Shelly Peiken
arranger:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner, Pam Sheyne and Guy Roche
additional vocals arranger:
Christina Aguilera
vocals arranger:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Pam Sheyne
music videos:
Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 264) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 228)
recording of:
Genie in a Bottle
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System), Steve Kipner and Pam Sheyne
publisher:
AppleTreeSongs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Griff Griff Music, Mother’s Finest Songs (ASCAP-affiliated), Muso Music, Stephen A. Kipner Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Christina Aguilera3.953:38
8Because We Want To
Billie Piper3:50
9C'est la vie
producer:
Ray Hedges
fiddle:
Daniel Collier (fiddler)
guitar:
Erwin Keiles
arranger:
Martin Brannigan and Ray Hedges
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
music videos:
C'est la vie (music video) by B*Witched (Irish girl group)
recording of:
C’est la vie
writer:
Tracy Ackerman, B*Witched (Irish girl group), Martin Brannigan and Ray Hedges
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*Witched3.852:51
10Take on Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2000)
cover recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
A133:33
11When the Going Gets Tough
cover recording of:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Aqua Music (Billy Ocean's recording & publishing label), Aqua Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Imagem London Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Boyzone3:37
12Keep on Movin'
recording of:
Keep On Movin’
writer:
Richard Breen, Jason Paul Brown (Five), Sean Conlon, Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Limited (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Five3:16
13All Rise
producer:
StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
recording of:
All Rise
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan (norwegian producer), Daniel Stephens (songwriter) and Simon Webbe
Blue33:42
14Whole Again
engineer:
Pete Craigie and Pat O'Shaughnessy
additional producer:
Jeremy Godfrey and Bill Padley
producer:
Engine (producer for Atomic Kitten)
vocals:
Jenny Frost, Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon
remixer:
Jem Godfrey and Bill Padley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2001)
produced for:
Wise Buddah Music and Z Management
music videos:
Whole Again (UK video with Jenny Frost) by Atomic Kitten and Whole Again (US video) by Atomic Kitten
recording of:
Whole Again
writer:
Jem Godfrey, Stuart Kershaw (OMD drummer), Andy McCluskey and Bill Padley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd (PRS‐affiliated), Windwept Pacific Music Ltd and Wise Buddah Music Ltd
Atomic Kitten33:04
15Flying Without Wings
programming:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Pursey (UK engineer)
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Matt Howe (producer and engineer) and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
bass guitar:
Steve Pearce (UK bassist)
guitar:
Paul Gendler
keyboard:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
choir vocals:
Benny Diggs
chorus master:
Benny Diggs
strings arranger:
Richard Niles
arranger:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
music videos:
Flying Without Wings by Westlife
recording of:
Flying Without Wings
lyricist:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
composer:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
Rokstone Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Westlife23:35
16I Want It That Way
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1998, in 2025) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 4), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 240)
recording of:
I Want It That Way
lyricist, writer and composer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3.753:33
17Bye Bye Bye
assistant recording engineer:
Bray Merritt
recording engineer:
Mike Tucker (engineer)
producer:
Jake (Swedish producer) and Kristian Lundin
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake
performer:
*NSYNC (US boy band)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded 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, Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, United States
music videos:
Bye Bye Bye by *NSYNC (US boy band)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 57)
recording of:
Bye Bye Bye
writer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter), Jake (Swedish producer) and Kristian Lundin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
*NSYNC43:19
18Liquid Dreams
O‐Town3:30
19Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
recording of:
Anyone of Us
writer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer), David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
Gareth Gates3:47
20Pure & Simple
recording of:
Pure & Simple
writer:
Alison Clarkson (British dance music singer-songwriter), Tim Hawes (songwriter) and Pete Kirtley (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Strongsongs and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
Hear’Say3:45
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