"Super Freak" is a 1981 single produced and performed by American singer Rick James. The song,co-written by James and Alonzo Miller,was first released on James' fifth album,Street Songs (1981) and became one of James' signature songs. "Freak" is a slang term for the sexually adventurous,as described in the song's lyrics,"She's a very kinky girl / The kind you don't take home to mother". Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song number 477 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004,number 481 in 2010,and number 153 in an updated list in 2021. The song was nominated for the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammys. The song has been sampled by MC Hammer in 1990,and by Nicki Minaj in 2022.
"U Got It Bad" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released through Arista Records as the second official single from his third studio album 8701 (2001). It was written by Usher,Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox,and produced by Dupri,with Cox credited as co-producer. Released in the United States on August 21,2001,"U Got It Bad" is an R&B ballad that,according to MTV,incorporates "digi-coustic" guitars,a "slow-burning bass line" and "sex funk" drums. The lyrics notably contain some quick direct allusions to other soul music ballads,mainly Maxwell's "Fortunate" and Prince's "Adore".
"Return of the Mack" is a song written and recorded by British R&B singer Mark Morrison,released by WEA and Atlantic as the third single from his debut album by the same name (1996). The song was produced by Morrison with Phil Chill and Cutfather &Joe,and topped the UK Singles Chart a month after its release,then became a European and Australian hit. In the United States,it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and went platinum. The music video for the song,directed by Jake Nava,was released in the United Kingdom in March 1996 and in the United States in February 1997. Billboard magazine featured "Return of the Mack" in their lists of "Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s" in 2019 and "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.
"Thunder in My Heart" is a song by English-Australian singer Leo Sayer,from his fifth studio album,Thunder in My Heart (1977). The song was written by Sayer and Tom Snow,while produced by Richard Perry. It was released through Warner and Chrysalis Records in 1977,as the first single from the album. The disco song consists of a bassline and strings. "Thunder in My Heart" received generally positive reviews from music critics,who praised the production. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A dance remix of the song by British disc jockey Meck titled "Thunder in My Heart Again" was released on 6 February 2006,and topped the UK Singles Chart.
"Shake Your Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter and actress Debbie Gibson. The song was released as the second single to her debut studio album Out of the Blue (1987),and the first internationally by Atlantic Records in September 1987. Like the rest of the album,the song was solely written by Gibson and produced by Fred Zarr. The song features the Roland TR-808.
"Electric Youth" is a song by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson. The song was solely written by Gibson and produced by Fred Zarr. It was released on March 24,1989 as the second single from the album of the same name (1989) by Atlantic Records. Gibson had written the song as a statement about how young people of that era were seen and how their ideas were often ignored. As a teenager herself,she was a firm believer that the beliefs and ideas held by young people were just as important as those held by adults and the song reminded people of this. It also reminded them that the current youth would become the next generation of adults.
"Acceptable in the 80s" is a song by Scottish producer,songwriter and DJ Calvin Harris,taken from his debut studio album I Created Disco. It was released as his debut single on 12 March 2007. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Doctor Pressure" is a mash-up song of the two songs by Mylo and Miami Sound Machine,from the re-issue of Mylo's debut studio album Destroy Rock &Roll (2004). The song was written by Elias Enrique Garcia and the producer Mylo. It was released by Sony BMG and Breastfed Recordings on 5 September 2005,as the sixth single from the album. Initially created as a bootleg recording by Phil 'N' Dog,the mashup contains a sample of the songs "Drop the Pressure" and "Dr. Beat" by Mylo and Miami Sound Machine respectively.
"My My My" is a song by American producer and DJ Armand van Helden. The song contains a sample of the 1984 song "Comin' Apart" by Gary Wright from the 1981 studio album The Right Place. The track was produced in 2004 and included on the album Nympho. When released as a single,it became a top-10 success in Australia,Flemish Belgium,Denmark and Norway,while reaching number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Shot You Down" is a song by English electronic music project Audio Bullys featuring vocal samples from American singer Nancy Sinatra from her cover of the 1966 song "Bang Bang ". It became a No. 3 hit in the United Kingdom in mid-2005 and reached the top 20 in Australia and the Netherlands the same year. Sinatra is credited as being featured on the song since her vocal samples are an integral part of the song. The song is included on the album Generation,released on 31 October 2005.
"Bust a Move" is a song by British-American rapper Young MC from his 1989 debut album,Stone Cold Rhymin'. The song is built on a sample of "Found a Child" by the group Ballin' Jack. The drums,produced by a LinnDrum,are sampled from the song "Radio-Activity" by RoyalCash. The breakdown segment contains a combination of beats sampled from the songs "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band,and "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler. "Bust a Move" also featured guest vocals by Crystal Blake and bass guitar by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea,who both appear in the music video.
"Loneliness" is a song by German disc jockey Tomcraft. It was written by Ivan Matias,Andrea Martin,Tomcraft and Eniac and produced by the latter two. The song is based on an excerpt of Martin's 1999 single "Share the Love". "Loneliness" was released as a single in September 2002 in Germany and in April 2003 in the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number 10 on the German Singles Chart and topped the UK Singles Chart.
The singles discography of Australian singer Kylie Minogue consists of eighty-one singles as lead artist,eight singles as a featured artist,nine charity singles and twenty-four promotional recordings. Referred as the "Princess of Pop" by various media outlets,she has sold more than 80 million records worldwide. In Australia,she has a total of ten number-one singles,twenty-three top-ten hits and forty-seven top-forty entries. In the United Kingdom,with seven number-one singles,eleven singles that peaked at number two,thirty-five top-ten hits and fifty-two top-forty entries,she is the twelfth-best-selling singles artist and the third-best-selling female artist of all time to date,selling over 10.1 million singles.
"Love on My Mind" is a song by British dance music duo Freemasons. It was released as the first single from their debut album,Shakedown,which was not released until 2007,and features vocals from British singer Amanda Wilson. The song's melody and some of its lyrics sample the 1979 hit "This Time Baby" by Jackie Moore. Additionally,it includes the lyrics from the chorus of the Tina Turner song "When the Heartache Is Over".
"Turn On the Lights" is a song by American rapper Future,released on April 13,2012 as the fourth single from his debut studio album Pluto. It peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100,number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,and number one on the Top Heatseekers chart,making it the album's most successful single. It is his second highest-selling single as a lead artist. Complex named the song number 14 on their list of the best 50 songs of 2012,and Pitchfork named it number 49 on their list of the top 100 tracks of 2012.
German singer and songwriter Kim Petras has released two studio albums,two mixtapes,one compilation album,one demo album,four extended plays (EPs),22 singles,and eighteen promotional singles. Petras began releasing several promotional singles from 2008 to 2014. Petras's debut single "I Don't Want It at All" was released in 2017 and reached the top 60 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart,as would her 2018 single "Heart to Break". The singer premiered her second extended play Turn Off the Light,Vol. 1 on October 1,2018,charting on the US Independent and Heatseekers Albums charts.
Steven Umoh,known by his stage name Obongjayar,is a Nigerian musical artist based in London,England. After releasing multiple EPs,his debut studio album,Some Nights I Dream of Doors,was released in 2022.
Frederick John Philip Gibson,known professionally as Fred Again or simply Fred,is an English record producer,singer,songwriter,multi-instrumentalist and DJ. He frequently collaborates with other artists and in 2024 was nominated for Best New Artist at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards and won Best Dance/Electronic Album for Actual Life 3 and Best Dance/Electronic Recording for "Rumble".
English record producer Fred Again has released three studio albums,two collaborative albums,one compilation album,one EP,and 31 singles. His first album,Actual Life,was released in April 2021. His second album,Actual Life 2,followed in November 2021. He achieved chart success with third album Actual Life 3,released in October 2022,which reached the top 10 of the charts in the UK and Australia.
"Marea (we've lost dancing)" is a song by Fred Again and the Blessed Madonna (first name Marea),released on 22 February 2021 through Again. and Atlantic UK.
