Now: The Hits of Summer 2012

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Now: The Hits of Summer 2012
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Compilation album by
Various artists
Released11 November 2011
Genre Pop
Label EMI
Various artists chronology
Now: The Hits of Spring 2011
(2011)		Now: The Hits of Summer 2012
(2011)		Now: The Hits of Autumn 2012
(2012)

Now: The Hits of Summer 2012 is a compilation of songs popular in Australia during summer 2011. The album was the 15th compilation of 2011 [1] and the 46th compilation of 2012. [2] It was certified gold. [3]

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. Cobra Starship featuring Sabi – "You Make Me Feel..." (3:35)
  2. Jason Derulo – "It Girl" (3:12)
  3. Ricki-Lee – "Raining Diamonds" (3:06)
  4. Bruno Mars – "Grenade" (3:43)
  5. Simple Plan featuring Rivers Cuomo – "Can't Keep My Hands off You" (3:20)
  6. These Kids Wear Crowns – "Jumpstart" (3:29)
  7. We the Kings – "Check Yes Juliet" (3:38)
  8. Good Charlotte – "Last Night" (3:40)
  9. Panic! at the Disco – "Let's Kill Tonight" (3:33)
  10. Alexandra Stan – "Mr. Saxobeat" (3:15)
  11. Wynter Gordon – "Buy My Love" (3:08)
  12. J. Williams featuring Dane Rumble – "Takes Me Higher" (3:53)
  13. Israel Cruz – "Party Up" (3:27)
  14. Evanescence – "What You Want" (3:41)
  15. Birds of Tokyo – "Wild at Heart" (4:00)
  16. Eskimo Joe – "Echo" (3:50)
  17. Faker – "Dangerous" (3:37)
  18. 360 – "Killer" (3:49)
  19. Emeli Sandé – "Heaven" (4:11)
  20. Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go – "Cinema" (3:02)
  21. Dirty Vegas – "Little White Doves" (3:37)
Disc 2
  1. Flo Rida – "Good Feeling" (4:08)
  2. Katy Perry – "E.T." (3:26)
  3. Afrojack featuring Eva Simons – "Take Over Control" (3:30)
  4. The Potbelleez – "From the Music" (3:10)
  5. Ian Carey featuring Snoop Dogg and Bobby Anthony – "Last Night" (3:11)
  6. Wiz Khalifa – "Black and Yellow" (3:37)
  7. Lupe Fiasco – "The Show Goes On" (3:59)
  8. The Wombats – "Our Perfect Disease" (3:44)
  9. You Me at Six – "Loverboy" (3:17)
  10. Sick Puppies – "Riptide" (3:13)
  11. The Kooks – "Junk of the Heart (Happy)" (3:10)
  12. Grouplove – "Itchin' on a Photograph" (4:21)
  13. Lady Antebellum – "We Owned the Night" (3:19)
  14. Kimbra – "Good Intent" (3:34)
  15. James Blunt – "I'll Be Your Man" (3:38)
  16. San Cisco – "Awkward" (2:37)
  17. Professor Green – "At Your Inconvenience" (3:32)
  18. Tinie Tempah featuring Kelly Rowland – "Invincible" (3:23)
  19. Kylie Minogue – "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" (3:39)
  20. Alex Gaudino featuring Kelly Rowland – "What a Feeling" (3:00)
  21. Shave – "Change Your Heart" (3:21)

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References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Compilations 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Compilations 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Accreditations - ARIA".
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