"Professional Widow" is a song written by the American singer-songwriter Tori Amos,released on her third album,Boys for Pele (1996). It is a harpsichord-driven rock song and its lyrics are rumored to have been inspired by the American songwriter Courtney Love. The song was released on July 2,1996 by Atlantic and EastWest,as the third single from the Boys for Pele album in the US,containing remixes by the house music producers Armand van Helden and MK. The single reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In Italy,the original version peaked at number two in October 1996. An edited version of the Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix of "Professional Widow" was originally released as a double A-side single with "Hey Jupiter" in Europe and Australia.
Armand van Helden is an American DJ,record producer,remixer and songwriter from Boston. He is considered one of house music's most revered figures,with a career spanning three decades.
"Up and Down" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. Originally released in the Netherlands in February 1998,it reached number four in the United Kingdom in November 1998. It also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1999. The Tin Tin Out remix of the song was sampled in DMC's remix of Cher's "Believe". The "Wooo!" voice in the song is sampled from "Crash Goes Love" by Loleatta Holloway.
"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.
"Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander,produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's first album,Read My Lips (2001). Released on 3 December 2001,the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit worldwide,charting within the top three in Australia,New Zealand,and four European countries. In the United States,the single reached number nine on the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart. "Murder on the Dancefloor" is reported to have been the most played song in Europe in 2002.
"Take Me to the Clouds Above" is a song by British dance group LMC. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 2004. The song interpolates Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know" and samples U2's 1987 hit "With or Without You". The vocals in the song were performed by Rachel McFarlane.
"New York,New York" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. The song features guest vocals by Debbie Harry. It was released as the first and only single from his compilation album Go –The Very Best of Moby on October 23,2006.
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" is a song by English electronic music group Apollo 440. It was released in February 1997 as the second single from their second studio album,Electro Glide in Blue (1997). Successful on the charts in Europe,it peaked at number one in Romania and within the Top 10 in Denmark,Finland,Norway,Sweden and the UK.
"Insomnia" is a song by British musical group Faithless. Released as the band's second single,it became one of their most successful. It was originally released in 1995 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart,topping the UK Dance Chart in the process. When re-released in October 1996,the song achieved a new peak of number three in the United Kingdom and topped the charts of Finland,Norway,and Switzerland,as well as the American and Canadian dance charts. It also featured on Faithless's 1996 debut album,Reverence.
"Push Up" is a single by the British electronic music group Freestylers. The song was co-written by Theo Brehony and Rez Safinia of the pop duo Heist and features vocals from Theo. Released in 2004,it reached number one in the Flanders region of Belgium for seven weeks,number two in Australia and the Netherlands,and number five in New Zealand. In the band's home country,"Push Up" reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK Dance Chart.
"When the Lights Go Down" is the fourth single released from American DJ Armand Van Helden's sixth album,Nympho. It features samples from Nick Gilder's song "Rockaway",so he and James McCulloch are given writing credits. The song was released in Australia on September 12,2005,and reached number 52 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In Europe,the song stalled at number 70 in the United Kingdom but entered the top 10 in Finland,where it reached number eight.
"Into Your Eyes" is the third single from American DJ Armand Van Helden's sixth album,Nympho (2005). The song's refrain is lifted from "I Might Lie",a 1987 rock hit by Andy Taylor.
"Bonkers" is a song by English rapper Dizzee Rascal and American producer Armand van Helden. It is the first single released from Rascal's fourth studio album,Tongue n' Cheek. Rascal released the track under his own record label,Dirtee Stank Recordings on 17 May 2009 in the United Kingdom,entering at the top of the UK Singles Chart,marking Dizzee's second number-one single,third top-ten single and eleventh top-forty hit on the chart. This was also Van Helden's third number-one single,his first in ten years. In October 2011,NME placed it at number 59 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
"Riverside" is a house song released by Dutch DJ Sidney Samson. The "Riverside,motherfucker!" proclamation is the voice of Tupac Shakur sampled from the film Juice. The song is often censored during prime time,to avoid causing offence.
"4 My People" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written by Elliott,Timbaland,Eve Jeffers,Nisan Stewart,Craig Brockman and Dante "D-Man" Nolan for her third studio album Miss E... So Addictive (2001). Production was helmed by Stewart and Nolan,with Elliott serving as a co-producer and Timbaland credited as an additional producer,with Eve providing featured vocals.
"Anyway" is the debut single by American–Canadian DJ duo Duck Sauce. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 25,2009 by digital download. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart,number 1 on the UK Dance Chart and number 1 on the UK Indie Chart. On October 9,2009,the 1970s style music video was uploaded on YouTube.
"Flashdance" is a song by American electronic music duo Deep Dish with the vocals from Anousheh Khalili. It is a cover of "He's a Dream" by Shandi Sinnamon,from the Flashdance soundtrack. Released in 2004,the song received positive critical reviews and became a hit in several countries,including the United Kingdom,where it debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.
"Gecko" is a song by Dutch DJ and producer Oliver Heldens. It was released worldwide as a digital download on Beatport on 30 December 2013. It received a mainstream release as a digital download on 13 January 2014 in the Netherlands. The song charted in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was written and produced by Oliver Heldens.
"Rocking Music" is a song written,produced,and performed by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. The song was released on 16 February 2004 and was the second single from Solveig's debut studio album,Sur la terre (2002). "Rocking Music" peaked at number 47 on the French Singles Chart and number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.
"In My Mind" is a 2012 song by Australian house music producer Ivan Gough and house music duo Feenixpawl,featuring the vocals of indie pop musician Georgi Kay.
