Gina G is an Australian singer who represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996,with the song "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit",which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. As of 2021,the song remains the last UK Eurovision entry to top the UK charts. The song also reached the US top 20 in 1997 and earned her a 1998 Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording. Her other UK Top 30 hits are "I Belong to You" #6 (1996),"Fresh" #6 (1997),"Ti Amo" #11 (1997) and "Gimme Some Love" #25 (1997).
The Wiseguys were a British electronic duo active in the mid to late 1990s. They produced the song "Start the Commotion",which was featured in a Mitsubishi TV advertisement,as well as the films Lizzie McGuire,Zoolander and Kangaroo Jack. Another of their singles,"Ooh La La",was used in the film Big Daddy and Budweiser commercials. Both tracks are from the duo's second album,The Antidote.
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a song by English rock band the Darkness,released as the third single from their debut studio album,Permission to Land. When released as a single in September 2003,it peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart,just behind The Black Eyed Peas' "Where Is the Love?". The song also charted worldwide,becoming a top-10 hit in Ireland,New Zealand,and Sweden,as well as on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Number 1" is a song by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp from their third studio album,Supernature (2005). Written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory,the song features a synthesiser and bass guitar arrangement and was written about the importance and meaningfulness that somebody shares with another,despite that it might not necessarily last.
"Ooh La La" is a song by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp from their third studio album,Supernature (2005). Written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory,the song consists largely of a synthesiser and guitar arrangement,and has been described as "a dirty,decadent homage to Marc Bolan". It features a sample from the 1969 song "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum.
"Goodbye My Lover" is a song by the English singer-songwriter James Blunt,written by Blunt and British songwriter Sacha Skarbek,for Blunt's debut album,Back to Bedlam (2004). The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth and recorded in the home of actress Carrie Fisher. The single received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as the fourth single in November 2005 and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom,where it became Blunt's second top ten single. It also reached the top ten in Sweden,Australia and France. In the United States,"Goodbye My Lover" had modest success on the Billboard singles chart,where it reached number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to digital downloads,even though the single was not yet released in the US. The song was formally released in the United States on 7 November 2006.
"Ride a White Horse" is a song by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. The song was written by Alison Goldfrapp,Will Gregory and Nick Batt for Goldfrapp's third album Supernature (2005). The song was inspired by the disco era nightclub Studio 54.
Inside In / Inside Out is the debut studio album by British indie rock band The Kooks. It was released on 23 January 2006 on Virgin Records. It contains the singles,"Eddie's Gun","Sofa Song","You Don't Love Me","Naïve","She Moves in Her Own Way",and "Ooh La". The album was produced by Tony Hoffer of record label Virgin Records. Reaching No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart,the album has sold over 2,000,000 copies worldwide since its release.
"You Don't Love Me" is a song by British indie rock band the Kooks from their 2006 debut album,Inside In / Inside Out. It was released 9 January 2006 as the lead single from that album,charting at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Naïve" is a song by British indie rock band the Kooks. It was released on 27 March 2006 as the fourth single from their debut studio album,Inside In/Inside Out (2006).
"Make Me Smile" is a song by the British rock band Steve Harley &Cockney Rebel,which was released in 1975 by EMI as the lead single from the band's third studio album The Best Years of Our Lives. The song was written by Harley,and produced by Harley and Alan Parsons. In February 1975,the song reached number one on the UK chart and received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry in October 2021. It spent nine weeks in the Top 50,and as of 2015,has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.
"Eddie's Gun" is the debut single of English indie rock band the Kooks,released in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2005. A different version appears on the band's debut album,Inside In/Inside Out (2006). The song is a tongue-in-cheek look at erectile dysfunction,not a tale of lead singer Luke Pritchard's unrequited love for ex-girlfriend Katie Melua,as some have suggested.
"She Moves in Her Own Way" is a song by British band the Kooks from their debut studio album,Inside In / Inside Out (2006). It was released 26 June 2006 as the fifth single from that album,charting at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The music video features the band in Tijuana,Mexico.
"Supermassive Black Hole" is a song by English rock band Muse. Written by Muse lead singer and principal songwriter Matt Bellamy,it was released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album,Black Holes and Revelations (2006),on 19 June 2006,backed with "Crying Shame".
"Valerie" is a song by English indie rock band the Zutons from their second studio album,Tired of Hanging Around (2006). The song was later covered by Mark Ronson,with lead vocals provided by Amy Winehouse,reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2007.
"Read My Mind" is a song by American rock band the Killers. It was released on February 13,2007,as the third single from their second studio album,Sam's Town (2006). It peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Dreams" is the debut single of Irish rock band the Cranberries. It was originally released in September 1992 and later appeared on the band's debut album,Everybody Else Is Doing It,So Why Can't We? (1993). The song reached the top 50 of the US Hot 100 and the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart in early 1994. A 1990 demo version was released in Ireland only in the summer of that year under their initial band name,the Cranberry Saw Us. At the end of the song,the backing vocals are sung by Mike Mahoney,ex-boyfriend of Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan.
"Always Where I Need to Be" is a song by British rock band the Kooks,featured on their second studio album,Konk (2008). It was released on 31 March 2008,and debuted at number 71 in the UK Singles Chart the day before via download sales alone. It jumped to its peak at number three the following week,giving the band their highest-charting single in the UK. The video shows the band members playing their instruments in various parts of New York City,including Central Park and Coney Island.
"Ooh La La" is a 1973 song by the band Faces,written by Ronnie Lane and Ronnie Wood. It is the title song of the band's last studio album,Ooh La La.
"Ooh La La" is a song by American rapper Coolio. In September 1997,it was released as the second single from Coolio's third solo album,My Soul. The song did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 but became a top-40 hit in other countries,including New Zealand,where it reached number two. The song contains a sample of "Pull Up to the Bumper" by Grace Jones.
