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 a mixture of mainstream pop,disco,nu-disco,and 1980s electronic music influences.
"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.
"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 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.
Please Yourself is the sixth studio album by English pop act Bananarama. It was released on 29 March 1993 by London Records,the group's last release under the label. It is also the first album from Bananarama as a duo –with original members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward continuing after the departure of Jacquie O'Sullivan in 1991. Please Yourself also reunites Bananarama with two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman production team. Musician Gary Miller was brought in to do keyboards and guitar and would be Bananarama's next collaborator on their following album Ultra Violet. The concept of the album was first suggested by Pete Waterman as 'ABBA-Banana',a record that would feature pop songs in the style of ABBA,but updated for the 1990s. Ultimately,however,much of the album ended up incorporating a ‘90s Euro-disco sound with only “Movin’On”and “Last Thing On My Mind”utilising an ABBA-esque influence.
"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 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.
Dancing Stage Unleashed,or DS Unleashed,was released by Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH to the European Xbox audience on March 12,2004. A sister release to the North American Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix,it features the same look and feel and the same options as Ultramix,including online play and content download through Xbox Live. Unleashed has a unique soundtrack and features music from Big Brovaz,Blondie and The Wonder Stuff as well as original tracks from Konami's in-house artists. The original release was followed by two sequels,Dancing Stage Unleashed 2 and 3,released May 13,2005 and March 17,2006 for the Xbox in Europe.
"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 chart in October 1986. It was also a major hit on the US R&B singles chart,peaking at number three.
American singer Kesha has released five studio albums,one compilation album,three extended plays,32 singles,11 promotional singles,and has made seven other guest appearances. As of 2017,she has sold over 41 million tracks and streams in the United States alone,and over 87 million tracks and streams worldwide. As of 2019,she has also accumulated approximately 7 billion on-demand streams and has sold over 14 million album equivalents worldwide bringing her record sales to stand at over 100 million equivalents worldwide. She is also among one of the highest-certified female artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America,with 35.5 million certified singles and 5 million albums,bringing her total certified record sales to 40.5 million as a lead act in the United States alone. She is also certified for a further 20.5 million digital singles as a featured artist,further bringing her total record certifications to 61 million overall in the country.
"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 American rapper and singer Post Malone consists of five studio albums,one mixtape,one compilation,and 42 singles. 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. On August 26,2016,Malone released his debut mixtape,August 26.
"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. Corry stated that he was influenced by Jive Bunny growing up,and that it played a "huge role in his development as a DJ and a producer".
