"Staring at the Sun" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the fifth track on their 1997 album,Pop,and was released by Island Records as the album's second single on 14 April 1997. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart,number one in Canada and Iceland and number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the US,it topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Adult Alternative Songs charts. It also reached the top 10 in Finland,Ireland,Italy,New Zealand and Norway.
"Smooth" is a song performed by American rock band Santana and Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty,who sings the lead vocals. It was released on June 15,1999,as the lead single from Santana's 1999 studio album,Supernatural. It was written by Itaal Shur and Thomas,who re-wrote Shur's original melody and lyrics,and produced by Matt Serletic.
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the theme song for the 1998 science fiction disaster film Armageddon,in which lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv starred. It is one of four songs performed by the band for the film,the other three being "What Kind of Love Are You On","Come Together",and "Sweet Emotion". The song was nominated for an Oscar as Best Original Song at the 71st Academy Awards of 1998,but lost to "When You Believe" from The Prince of Egypt. The power ballad was written by Diane Warren,who originally envisioned it would be performed by "Celine Dion or somebody like that". The song received its airplay premiere on May 12,1998,and was officially added to radio a week later.
"Bittersweet Me" is a song by American rock band R.E.M.,released as the second single from their 10th studio album,New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996). Like much of the album,the song originated while the band were on the road for the Monster tour,although the song was only ever soundchecked and has never been played live as part of a concert. The song was a bigger hit in the United States than the first single from the album,"E-Bow the Letter",except on the Modern Rock Tracks chart,where the first single's number-two peak bested the number-six peak of "Bittersweet Me".
"Tubthumping" is a song released by British rock band Chumbawamba from their eighth studio album,Tubthumper (1997). It is the band's most successful single,peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It topped the charts in Australia,Canada,Ireland,Italy,New Zealand and hit number six on the US Billboard Hot 100. At the 1998 Brit Awards,"Tubthumping" was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single. It sold 880,000 copies in the UK.
"Aeroplane" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their sixth studio album,One Hot Minute (1995). It was the third single released from the album and a music video accompanied its release. Although the song was left off the band's Greatest Hits album,the music video was included on the accompanying DVD.
"The Way" is a song by American alternative rock band Fastball. It was released on January 7,1998,as the lead single from their second studio album,All the Pain Money Can Buy (1998). The song was written by the band's lead vocalist,Tony Scalzo,and was produced by the band and Julian Raymond. Scalzo was inspired to write the song after reading about the disappearance of an elderly couple who were found dead in their car many miles away from their intended destination.
"Slide" is a song by American alternative rock group Goo Goo Dolls. It was released as the first single from their sixth studio album,Dizzy Up the Girl,in September 1998. According to lead guitarist John Rzeznik,the song is about a Catholic girl who becomes pregnant and discusses with her boyfriend how they should respond to it. Musically,the track is a jangle pop and alternative rock song.
"One Headlight" is a song by American rock band the Wallflowers. The song was written by lead singer Jakob Dylan,and produced by T-Bone Burnett. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from the band's second studio album,Bringing Down the Horse (1996).
"A Long December" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows. The ballad is the second single and 13th track from their second album,Recovering the Satellites (1996). Lead singer Adam Duritz was inspired to write the track after his friend was hit by a motorist and injured,making the song about reflecting on tragedy with a positive disposition.
"Black Balloon" is a song by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in June 1999 as the fourth single from the band's sixth studio album,Dizzy Up the Girl (1998),and reached number three in Canada,number 16 in the United States and number 23 in Iceland.
"Clumsy" is a song by Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. It was released in 1997 as the second single from their second album,Clumsy. It is one of the band's most successful singles,reaching number one in Canada for three weeks. It also experienced success in the United States,reaching number five on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and staying in the top ten for 15 weeks. The song ranked number one on CILQ-FM's Top 107 songs of 1997.
The comprehensive discography of 311,a rock band,originally from Omaha,Nebraska,consists of thirteen studio albums,one live album,twenty-four live concerts released via Live311 four compilation albums,five extended plays,thirty-three singles,and seven video albums.
"Swallowed" is a song by British alternative rock band Bush,released on 15 October 1996 as the lead single from the band's 1996 album,Razorblade Suitcase. It was later included on the remix album Deconstructed,the live album Zen X Four,and the Bush greatest hits compilation. The release of "Swallowed" followed the fifth and final single off of the band's 1994 debut album Sixteen Stone,"Machinehead",by only six months.
"Turn My Head" is a song by alternative rock group Live,which was released as a single from their 1997 album,Secret Samadhi. In contrast to the hard-rock of most of the album,the song is slower-paced and features a string section.
"Rattlesnake" is a song by alternative rock group Live,which was released as the fourth and final single from their 1997 album,Secret Samadhi.
"All for You" is the debut single by American alternative rock band Sister Hazel,originally appearing on their eponymous debut album. In 1997,the song was re-recorded for their second album,...Somewhere More Familiar. It peaked number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100,number two on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart,and number 10 in Iceland. It also charted in Australia,where it spent two non-consecutive weeks at number 50.
"Give Me One Reason" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was included on her fourth studio album,New Beginning (1995),and was released as a single in various territories between November 1995 and March 1997,her first since 1992's "Dreaming on a World". The song is Chapman's biggest US hit,reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also her biggest hit in Australia,where it reached number three as well,and it topped the charts of Canada and Iceland. Elsewhere,the song reached number 16 in New Zealand,but it underperformed in the United Kingdom,peaking at number 95 in March 1997.
"The Difference" is a song by American rock band the Wallflowers. It was released in 1997 as the third single from their second album,Bringing Down the Horse (1996). The song spent eight weeks at number three on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number five on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1998. "The Difference" also peaked at number 12 in Canada,topping the RPM Alternative 30 chart.
The discography of the American rock band Live consists of nine studio albums,one live album,two compilation albums,three extended plays,twenty-eight singles and twenty-six music videos. After initially self-releasing a full-length album and an EP under the name Public Affection,their first studio album as Live,1991's Mental Jewelry,peaked at number 73 on the Billboard 200. The single "Operation Spirit " peaked at number nine on the Alternative Songs chart.
