"Insatiable" is the debut solo single released by Australian singer Darren Hayes, former lead singer of the band Savage Garden. The became the lead single from his debut solo album, Spin (2002). It was first released to American adult contemporary radio on 7 January 2002 and was released as a CD single in Australia on 14 January 2002. The song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart on the week of 21 April 2002, reached number three on the Australian and Danish singles charts, and peaked at number eight on the Swedish and UK singles charts.
"In Your Eyes" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, taken from her eighth studio album, Fever (2001). It was written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and Ash Howes and produced by Stannard and Gallagher. It is a dance-pop song and talks about sexual temptation. The song was released in Australia on 21 January 2002 as the second single from the album. In Europe, it was delayed from a January release due to the success of "Can't Get You Out of My Head", and it was eventually issued on 18 February 2002 by Parlophone.
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a song by Australian rock band Jet from their 2003 debut album, Get Born. It was released as the first single from the album on 18 August 2003 in the United States and on 1 September 2003 in Australia.
"Addicted to Bass" is a song by Josh Abrahams (Puretone) and Amiel Daemion, featuring Daemion on vocals. It reached the top 20 in the Australian charts in 1998. It originally appeared on Abrahams' 1998 album Sweet Distorted Holiday, and was featured again on the 2002 album Stuck in a Groove—credited to Abrahams' alias Puretone. The original release reached number 15 in Australia and number 27 in New Zealand while a 2002 remix by Apollo 440 reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the US Dance Club Songs charts.
"Drive" is a song by American rock band Incubus, released on November 14, 2000, as the third single from their third album, Make Yourself (1999). It is the band's biggest hit and breakthrough single, eventually reaching the top of the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart on March 3, 2001, and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 28. It also reached number four in Portugal, number 13 in New Zealand, number 34 in Australia, and number 40 in the United Kingdom. In 2001, "Drive" won a Billboard Award for Modern Rock Single of the Year. Director Bill Draheim documented the making of "Drive" in Save Me from My Half-Life Drive.
"Born to Try" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem, written by Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira and produced by Ric Wake for Goodrem's debut studio album, Innocent Eyes (2003). The song was released as the first single off the studio album on 11 November 2002 by Epic Records. It was later featured on her first Japanese compilation album Innocent Eyes (2006). The song was co-written by her while she was staying at her home in Sydney, Australia for the production of the studio album, as well as written and producing four other songs together. Though many of the public consider this as Goodrem's breakthrough single, it is not her debut single.
"Don't Call Me Baby" is a song by Australian house music duo Madison Avenue, taken as the first single from their only studio album, The Polyester Embassy (2000). The song features a bassline sample from "Ma Quale Idea" by Italo disco artist Pino D'Angiò, which in turn is based on "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & Whitehead.
"Nu Flow" is the debut single of British R&B collective Big Brovaz. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Nu-Flow (2002), on 14 October 2002. "Nu Flow" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and spent 19 weeks inside the UK top 100. The single was also successful in New Zealand and Norway, where it reached number one, and in Australia, where it peaked at number three to become their joint highest-peaking hit with "Favourite Things".
"Shine" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Shannon Noll. It was released as the first single from his second studio album, Lift (2005), on 26 September 2005. It debuted at number one on the Australian Singles Chart and earned a platinum sales certification for shipping over 70,000 copies in Australia. In April 2009, the song was released in the United Kingdom, coinciding with Noll's run in the stage version of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.
"Gotta Get Thru This" is the debut single of New Zealand-British singer Daniel Bedingfield. The song was released in November 2001 as the lead single from his debut studio album of the same name (2002). The track, along with some others, was recorded in Bedingfield's bedroom with his PC and a microphone, using the music software Reason.
"Broken" is a song by South African rock band Seether, first appearing on their debut album Disclaimer (2002). It was reworked and recorded again in 2004, this time featuring American singer Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence and then-girlfriend of Seether vocalist Shaun Morgan. It was included on the soundtrack to the 2004 Marvel Comics superhero film The Punisher, and was also on Seether's second studio album Disclaimer II.
"Baby Boy" is a single released in 2003 by British hip hop-R&B group Big Brovaz. The single is the fourth single taken from Big Brovaz' 2002 debut album, Nu-Flow. "Baby Boy" became Big Brovaz' fourth UK top-10 hit, peaking at number four and spending three months on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also their third top-10 hit on the Australian Singles Chart, peaking at number eight and receiving a platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association. "Baby Boy" additionally reached number 10 in Ireland, number 13 in New Zealand, and number 29 in Flanders.
"In Too Deep" is a pop song written by Rick Nowels and produced by Andrew Farriss for Jenny Morris's fourth studio album Salvation Jane (1995). It was released as the album's fourth single but was not successful, peaking at number 143 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.
"Life Goes On" is a song by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released as a single from her fifth studio album, Twisted Angel (2002), on August 5, 2002. A song about moving on and letting go of the past, "Life Goes On," missed the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It was a bigger hit outside America, peaking within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, and Sweden while reaching the top 20 in Norway and the United Kingdom.
"Mascara" is the second single released by Australian rock band Killing Heidi from their debut album, Reflector (2000). It was released on 10 November 1999 while their debut single, "Weir", was still active on the charts. The re-release of the "Mascara" single was issued with "Leave Me Alone" as its B-side; it was this version that topped the Australian Singles Chart, becoming Killing Heidi's only number-one hit in their native country. "Mascara" was later released in the United States.
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has released five studio albums, one mix album, nine extended plays, 44 singles, 12 promotional singles and 40 music videos. As of November 2014, Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom.
"Livin' It Up" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Case, released in October 2001, as the lead single from Ja Rule's third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001). The song samples Stevie Wonder's 1982 song "Do I Do". In the United States, it peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It received a re-issue in the United Kingdom in 2002 and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Retired NBA All-Star Baron Davis and former pornographic actress Sunny Leone make appearances in the video.
"Every Time I Close My Eyes" is the fifth and final single from Australian recording artist Vanessa Amorosi's debut album, The Power (2000). In Australia, it was released as a double A-side single with "The Power" in December 2000 and peaked at number eight on the ARIA Singles Chart. The following year, "Every Time I Close My Eyes" was released in Japan and Europe, reaching the top 40 in Austria and Germany.
"Taken for Granted" is the debut single of Australian singer Sia. It was the first single released from Sia's second studio album, Healing Is Difficult (2001), and was written by Sia and produced by Nigel Corsbie. It heavily samples from Sergei Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets. "Taken for Granted" was released in 2000 and, in May of that year, debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. It stayed on the chart for a total of five weeks and topped the UK R&B Chart on the week of its debut. In Australia, the song was not released until 18 February 2002, peaking at number 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart that March.
"Chase the Sun" is a song by Italian electronic music group Planet Funk with vocals from Auli Kokko. The melody is taken from Ennio Morricone's tune "Alla Luce Del Giorno", from the score of the 1969 film Metti, una sera a cena. The song was released across Europe in 2000 and 2001 as the lead single from Planet Funk's debut studio album, Non Zero Sumness (2002). "Chase the Sun" peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and additionally reached the top five in Greece, Romania, and Spain.
