"Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by bassist John Deacon,the song was featured on the group's eighth studio album The Game (1980). It was a worldwide hit,charting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks,from 4 October to 18 October. The song spent 15 weeks in the Billboard top 10,including 13 weeks in the top five,and 31 weeks total on the chart. It reached number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart and the Disco Top 100 chart,and number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The song is credited as Queen's best-selling single,with sales of over 7 million copies. This version was ranked at number 34 on Billboard's All-Time Top Songs.
"March of the Pigs" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album,The Downward Spiral (1994). It was released on February 25,1994 as the album's lead single.
Jin Au-Yeung,known professionally as MC Jin,is an American rapper,songwriter,actor and comedian of Chinese descent. Jin is notable for being the first Asian American solo rapper to be signed to a major record label in the United States.
"Morning Glory" is a song by the English rock band Oasis,written by Noel Gallagher and released on the band's second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? in September 1995. It was given a commercial single release only in Australia,New Zealand,and Japan,and it was also a radio single in the United States and Canada. In North America,it was the first song of the album to receive significant airplay,although primarily at alternative rock radio stations,as "Some Might Say" and "Roll with It" had not achieved as such.
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" is a song by American rapper Pras,featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and R&B singer Mýa. Produced by Pras and Wyclef Jean,with co-production from Jerry 'Wonda" Duplessis and Che Pope,it interpolates Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's 1983 single "Islands in the Stream" as written by the Bee Gees. Also featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Bulworth,the song was released as Pras' debut solo single and the second from his debut solo album Ghetto Supastar on June 6,1998.
"You Learn" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album,Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard,the album's producer. Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released the song as the album's fourth single. The lyrics state that valuable lessons are learned from poor decisions. The album title is taken from this song's line "Swallow it down ".
"Bug a Boo" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their second studio album The Writing's on the Wall (1999). It was written by group members BeyoncéKnowles,LeToya Luckett,LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with Kandi Burruss and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs,featuring production by the latter. The song uses interpolations of the 1978 song "Child's Anthem" by Toto.
"Maria Maria" is a song by American rock band Santana featuring the Product G&B,included on Santana's 18th studio album,Supernatural (1999). The song was written by Wyclef Jean,Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis,Carlos Santana,Karl Perazzo,and Raul Rekow,while Jean and Duplessis produced it. The track samples the drum beat from "God Make Me Funky" by American jazz fusion band the Headhunters,and the melody riff was inspired by the Wu-Tang Clan song "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit". Interspersed with guitars and other strings,"Maria Maria" is driven by a hip hop beat. At the 2000 Grammy Awards,the song won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals before it experienced commercial success.
"Shocked" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her third studio album,Rhythm of Love (1990). Written and produced by Stock Aitken and Waterman,"Shocked" was released as the album's fourth and final single in May 1991. The song later appeared on most of Minogue's major compilations including Greatest Hits (1992),Ultimate Kylie (2004) and Step Back In Time:The Definitive Collection (2019). The DNA 7-inch mix of the song also includes a rap in the bridge by Jazzy P.
"Girls on Film" is the third single by English new wave band Duran Duran,released on 13 July 1981.
"Hips Don't Lie" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean,released by Epic Records in 2006 as the second single from Shakira's seventh studio album,Oral Fixation,Vol. 2 (2005). Shakira and Jean wrote the lyrics and jointly composed the music with additional co-writing by Shakira's percussionist Archie Pena. The song was produced by Shakira and Jean with additional co-production by Jerry Duplessis. "Hips Don't Lie" is a reworking of Jean's earlier single "Dance Like This",therefore it features additional composing credits by Omar Alfanno,Duplessis,Luis Días,and LaTavia Parker. The song incorporates samples from "Amores Como el Nuestro" written by Alfanno,and "Carnaval " written by Días.
"Success" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. The song was written by Minogue and Alvin Moody,and produced by Moody and Vincent Bell for Minogue's debut album Love and Kisses (1991). It was released as Minogue's second single in September 1990 in Australia. It was remixed and released in May 1991 in the United Kingdom. The song's lyrics discuss the highs and lows of being a celebrity. It entered the top 40 in Australia,Ireland,and the UK. Minogue performed this song when she was invited to perform on The Royal Variety Show in front of Elizabeth II.
"Rio" is the seventh single by English new wave band Duran Duran. It was first released as a single in Australia,in August 1982,followed by a UK release on 1 November 1982.
The Rest Is History is Jin's debut album. It was released on October 19,2004.
"Hungry Heart" is a ballad written and performed by Bruce Springsteen on his fifth album,The River. It was released as the album's lead single in 1980 and became Springsteen's first big hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at number five.
"Gone till November" a song by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean,released as the third single from debut solo album,The Carnival (1997). The song was released on 25 November 1997 by Columbia and Ruffhouse,and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Jean's highest-charting solo hit in the UK alongside 2000's "It Doesn't Matter". In the United States,the song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number four in both Canada and New Zealand
"It Doesn't Matter" is the first single released from Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean's second studio album,The Ecleftic:2 Sides II a Book (2000). Written by Jean and Jerry Duplessis,the track features additional vocals from Melky Sedeck and wrestler The Rock,whose famous catchphrase inspired the song title. The song includes samples of "Mona Lisa" by Slick Rick,"This Is Ska" by Longsy D,"Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin,and "Take Me Home,Country Roads" by John Denver,so all songwriters are given credits.
"Two Wrongs" is the lead single from Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean's third studio album,Masquerade. The song,released in the United States on 13 May 2002,features Claudette Ortiz of American hip hop group City High. The single reached number one in New Zealand,number five in Australia,and number 14 in the United Kingdom. In the United States,it reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart. "Two Wrongs" is certified platinum in both Australia and New Zealand.
"Rakata" is the debut single by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin &Yandel,released on January 27,2005,by Machete Music. It is from the Luny Tunes-produced compilation Mas Flow 2,and was later included on Wisin &Yandel's fifth studio album Pa'l Mundo. The song was produced by Luny Tunes and Nely "El Arma Secreta". It is known to be one of their signature songs,as well as being their first major-charting single. Since the single's release,it has become one of the top-selling singles of 2005 and 2006 during the mainstream success years of reggaeton music. It was nominated for Best Latin/Reggaetón Track at the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards in 2007,which was ultimately won by Shakira and Wyclef Jean for their number one single "Hips Don't Lie".
"That's the Way of the World" is a 1990 song by British dance producer D Mob featuring singer Cathy Dennis. It went to number-one on the US dance charts for one week and was the second number-one single for D Mob in which Cathy Dennis performed the vocals,and the fourth and final release to reach number-one for D Mob. The accompanying music video was directed by British director Howard Greenhalgh.
