"Addictive" is a song by American R&B singer Truth Hurts. It was released as the lead single from her debut album,Truthfully Speaking (2002),on April 1,2002. "Addictive" features a verse from hip-hop rapper Rakim and is based on a Hindi music sample,which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath. The song was her only one to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number nine. It was also a top-five hit in several European countries,achieving gold status in Belgium,France,and Switzerland. The song instrumental was sampled in the Jamaican dancehall beat "Bollywood Riddim".
"Work It" is a single by American rapper Nelly featuring American singer Justin Timberlake. It was released on February 24,2003,as the fourth single from Nelly's 2002 album,Nellyville. It peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100,and number seven on the UK Singles Chart.
"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule from his third studio album,Pain Is Love (2001). Produced by Irv Gotti,it was written by Rule,7 Aurelius,and Irv Gotti and features guest vocals from Ashanti. Originally set to feature Brandy,the song was released as the album's second single on November 27,2001,through Def Jam Recordings and Gotti's Murder Inc. Records.
"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring additional vocals from Barbadian singer Rayvon. Containing samples from Steve Miller Band's "The Joker" and the Chip Taylor-written "Angel of the Morning",it was released to radio on 9 January 2001 as the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit,"It Wasn't Me". "Angel" also proved to be successful,reaching number one in 12 countries,including Australia,Germany,Ireland,the United Kingdom,and the United States.
"It Wasn't Me" is the first single from Jamaican-American reggae musician Shaggy's fifth studio album,Hot Shot (2000). The song features vocals from RikRok. The lyrics of the song depict one man asking his friend what to do after his girlfriend caught him cheating on her with "the girl next door". His friend/Shaggy's character's advice is to deny everything,despite clear evidence to the contrary,with the phrase "It wasn't me."
"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" is a song by American rapper Eve featuring fellow American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on April 2,2001,as the second and final single from the former's second album,Scorpion. It became Eve's highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number two on the week of August 18,2001. Worldwide,the song reached number 29 in Canada,number four in Australia and the United Kingdom,and number one in Belgium,Ireland,Norway,and Switzerland.
"Gossip Folks" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott featuring fellow American rapper Ludacris,released as the second single from her fourth studio album,Under Construction on December 9,2002. Written alongside producer Timbaland,it peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100,topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart,and reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart.
"Dance for Me" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige featuring American rapper Ahkim Miller from Blige's fifth studio album,No More Drama (2001). Produced by Dame Grease,the track was written by the artists alongside Bruce Miller with an additional writing credit going to Sting for the sampling of the 1979 song "The Bed's Too Big Without You" by English rock band the Police. For the No More Drama 2002 re-release,the version featuring Ahkim Miller was replaced with the more widely-known version featuring Common. The subsequent single release was the version with Common.
"You Don't Know Me" is a song by American record producer Armand van Helden featuring vocals from German-American singer Duane Harden. It was released on January 25,1999,as the lead single from his third studio album,2 Future 4 U. The creation of the song came about when Helden created a looping track composed of several music samples and left Harden to write and record the lyrics alone.
"I Like That" is a song by American R&B singer Houston. It is the first single released from his debut album,It's Already Written (2004). The song features Chingy,Nate Dogg,and I-20. Released on May 10,2004,"I Like That" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart and at number 11 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted within the top 40 in several other countries,including Australia,France,Italy,New Zealand and Switzerland.
"Saltwater" is a song by English musician Chicane featuring the vocals of Irish singer Máire Brennan. The track uses parts of Clannad's 1982 hit "Theme from Harry's Game" with both re-recorded and newly written lyrics.
"Mysterious Girl" is the second overall single and third British single from singer-songwriter Peter Andre's second studio album,Natural (1996). It was written by Glen Goldsmith,Philip Jackson,Ollie Jacobs and Andre,and produced by Jacobs &Mubs. The song features guest vocals from Caribbean rapper Bubbler Ranx. It was first released as a single by Melodian Records in Australia on 14 August 1995 and was issued in the United Kingdom the same year,but it was not until a re-release in 1996 that the song became a commercial success there.
"Get Ur Freak On" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by Elliott and Timbaland for her third studio album Miss E... So Addictive (2001). Based on heavy bhangra elements,a popular music and dance form from the region of Punjab in India,the song features a six-note base that is a Punjabi melody played on a tumbi and rhythm and bassline played on tabla.
"Touch Me" is a song by Portuguese house music producer Rui da Silva and British singer-songwriter Cassandra Fox. The song began to gain popularity after being played in dance clubs in October 2000. The track was originally scheduled for release in December 2000,but it was postponed to avoid competing with songs that would experience sales surges resulting from the Christmas holiday period. It was eventually released on 1 January 2001.
"It's Been Awhile" is a song by American rock band Staind. It was released on March 27,2001,as the lead single from their third studio album,Break the Cycle (2001).
"Into You" is the third single from American rapper Fabolous's second studio album,Street Dreams (2003),featuring either Ashanti or Tamia. The song also appears on Tamia's album More. "Into You" originally featured Ashanti,but after Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. Records refused to let her film a music video to promote the single,Fabolous reached out to Tamia to re-record a commercial version. Both the album and single versions received heavy radio-play,resulting in all three artists being credited on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single was released through Elektra Records and DJ Clue's Desert Storm Records.
"What's Luv?" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe,released through Atlantic Records and Fat Joe's Terror Squad Productions as the second single from his fourth studio album,Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) (2001). The song features additional vocals from singer Ashanti and from rapper Ja Rule on the remix and album version on the song. "What's Luv" was produced by Irv Gotti and Chink Santana. The lyrics of the song's chorus are based in part on the title refrain of the 1984 Tina Turner hit "What's Love Got to Do with It". The song additionally includes a lyric that references the 1998 song "Still Not a Player" by Big Pun. Fat Joe,Ja Rule,and the song's two producers are credited as the writers of "What's Luv",as are Big Pun and the lyricist of "What's Love Got to Do with It",Terry Britten.
"Obsesión" is a song by Dominican-American bachata band Aventura with Judy Santos as the female vocalist. It was included on their second studio album,We Broke the Rules (2002),and an English-language version was made for the same album. The song achieved success in many countries,topping many international charts. In France,the song held the French Singles Chart's number-one slot for seven weeks,and as of August 2014,it was the 19th-best-selling single of the 21st century in France,with 565,000 units sold. A radio remix of the song was added to the 2004 special edition version of Love &Hate,which was exclusively released in Italy.
"I Need a Girl (Part One)" is a single by American rapper P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon from the album We Invented the Remix. In 2004,the song was featured on the Bad Boys compilation R&B Hits. Along with "I Need a Girl (Part Two)",P. Diddy achieved a rare occurrence by having two parts of a song become chart hits. Part one peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. It also charted on the UK Singles Chart at number four. The song was ranked number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2002. The song contains a chord progression played on a Roland JV-1080 sound module,using a patch named "Flying Waltz".
Dante Thomas is an American R&B singer and musician,who experienced international success in 2001 with his song,"Miss California".
