Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded,Ellis-Bextor went solo and achieved success beginning in the early 2000s. Her music is mainstream pop and dance with influences of disco,nu-disco,and 1980s electronic music.
"Good Times" is a disco soul song by American R&B band Chic from their third album Risqué (1979). It ranks 68th on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time",and has become one of the most sampled songs in music history,most notably in hip hop music. Originally released with "A Warm Summer Night" on the B-side,it was reissued in 2004 with "I Want Your Love" on the B-side,a version which was certified Silver in the UK.
"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written,composed,and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970,and originally released on her album Ladies of the Canyon. It was a hit in her native Canada as well as Australia and the UK. It only reached No. 67 in the US in 1970,but was later a bigger hit there for her in a live version released in 1974,which peaked at No. 24. Charting versions have also been recorded by The Neighborhood,and most notably by Amy Grant in 1994 and Counting Crows in 2002. The song was also sampled in Janet Jackson's "Got 'til It's Gone" (1997).
"Car Wash" is a song by the American soul and R&B band Rose Royce. Written and arranged by the ex-Motown producer Norman Whitfield,the song was the group's first single and one of the most notable successes of the 1970s disco era. "Car Wash",the theme of the 1976 film Car Wash,was Rose Royce's most successful single and the lead single from their first studio album,the Car Wash soundtrack. Reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts,"Car Wash" also peaked at number three on the National Disco Action Top 30 chart and reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart in February 1977. The song was covered in 2004 by Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott,who released their version as the single for the Shark Tale soundtrack.
"Silence" is a song by Canadian electronic music group Delerium featuring Canadian singer and co-writer Sarah McLachlan,first released as a single in May 1999. Over the years,its remixes have been hailed as one of the greatest trance songs of all time,over two decades after its initial release. The Tiësto remix of the song was voted by Mixmag readers as the 12th-greatest dance record of all time.
"Out of Your Mind" is a song by UK garage duo True Steppers. It features Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham,in her first appearance as a solo artist away from Spice Girls. The single was released on 14 August 2000 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart,beaten to the top by Spiller's "Groovejet " in a highly publicised chart battle.
"Only in My Dreams" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter and actress Debbie Gibson,who was 16 years old at the time of its release. The song was officially released by Atlantic Records on December 16,1986. It was later remixed and re-released in February 1987. The song showcased Gibson's songwriting skills as she solely wrote it,with Fred Zarr producing it.
"Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on Belgian act Technotronic's first album,Pump Up the Jam:The Album (1989). It was released as a single on 18 August 1989 by Swanyard and SBK Records,and was a worldwide hit,reaching number two in the United Kingdom in late 1989 and on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1990. It also peaked at number-one in Belgium,Finland,Iceland,Portugal and Spain. "Pump Up the Jam" has been described as a fusion of hip hop and deep house elements,as an early example of the hip house genre,and it has been considered the first house song to become a hit in the US.
"My Love Is for Real" is a song by American singer and songwriter Paula Abdul with backing vocals from Israeli singer Ofra Haza. It was released on May 30,1995 by Virgin and Captive,as the first single from Abdul's third studio album,Head over Heels (1995). Intended as Abdul's comeback single,"My Love Is for Real" reached number one in Hungary and the top 20 in Australia,Canada,and New Zealand,but it stalled outside the top 20 in the United States,peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100,and failed to make a major impact in Europe. The song's music video was directed by Michael Haussman.
"Love's About to Change My Heart" is the third single from Another Place and Time,the 1989 album by Donna Summer. The song was released on August 14,1989 by Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records. It was written and produced by British production team Stock Aitken &Waterman. Released as the second single in the US,the song was a hit on the dance charts,but failed to repeat the Top 40 success it enjoyed in Europe.
"The World Is Mine" is a song by French DJ David Guetta,featuring vocals from singer JD Davis. The track was released as the third single from Guetta's second studio album,Guetta Blaster on 22 November 2004. Three years later,in 2007,the track was released as a single in the United States as the follow-up to "Love Don't Let Me Go ",along with the Guetta Blaster album. The background samples Someone Somewhere in Summertime by Simple Minds in 1982. Thanks in part to support from Dance radio outlets like BPM,"The World is Mine" would end up giving Guetta his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in June 2007. The track was also the first single and only single from Guetta Blaster to be released in the United Kingdom.
"Takin' Back My Love" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias featuring American singer Ciara. It was released as the second single from his English greatest hits album Greatest Hits (2008). The song was produced by RedOne who was a co-writer of the song alongside Iglesias and Frankie Storm.
"All Cried Out" is a song recorded by American band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam from their 1985 album Lisa Lisa &Cult Jam with Full Force. The song became a major hit,reaching number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in October 1986. It was also a major hit on the US R&B chart,peaking at number three.
"Half of My Heart" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer featuring American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the third single from Mayer's 2009 album,Battle Studies. Mayer was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2011 for his solo version of the song.
"Party Rock Anthem" is a song by American electronic dance music duo LMFAO,featuring singer Lauren Bennett and producer GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second and final studio album Sorry for Party Rocking in 2011.
"Wild Ones" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida featuring Australian singer-songwriter Sia from his fourth studio album of the same name (2012). It was by written by the artists alongside Jacob Luttrell,Marcus Cooper,Niklaas Vogel-Kern,and producers soFLY &Nius and Axwell,while the engineering and recording of the record was handled by Skylar Mones. Lyrically,the song contracts themes including partying,love and dancing while the musical composition is an uptempo dance-pop song that is influenced by house music and electro house.
The discography of Post Malone,an American rapper and singer,consists of six studio albums,one mixtape,one compilation album,43 singles,and 46 music videos. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),he has sold 13 million albums in the United States and 95 million digital singles,making him the eighth best-selling digital artist of all time. Malone was ranked by Billboard as the tenth top artist of the 2010s. Following the release of August 26 (2016),Malone's debut studio album,Stoney (2016),had reached at number 4 on the US Billboard 200. It also produced the top-10 single,"Congratulations",a single of which had reached at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100;the album also includes the top-20 single,"White Iverson",the track of which reached at number 14 on the Hot 100.
"Strings of Life" is a 1987 song by American electronic musician Derrick May,in collaboration with Michael James,and released under the name Rhythim Is Rhythim. It is his most well-known song and considered a classic in both the house music and techno genres. May is credited with developing the futuristic variation that would be dubbed "techno". LA Weekly ranked it number-one in its list of "The 20 Best Dance Music Tracks in History" in 2015.
Joel Corry is an English DJ,producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single "Sorry",featuring vocals from Hayley May,which reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In 2020,Corry released the singles "Lonely" and "Head &Heart". The latter,which features MNEK on vocals,spent six weeks at number one in the UK Top Singles Chart and also became Corry's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100.
