Brian Joseph Burton,known professionally as Danger Mouse,is an American musician and record producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album,which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from the Beatles' The Beatles,also known as The White Album. In 2008,Esquire named him one of the "75 most influential people of the 21st century".
"The Hand That Feeds" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails,released as the lead single from their fourth studio album,With Teeth (2005).
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway-Burton,known professionally as CeeLo Green,is an American singer,songwriter,rapper,record producer,and actor. He is known for his soul-infused delivery in hip hop and R&B,displayed in his signature song "Crazy" and his solo single "Fuck You."
St. Elsewhere is the debut album by American soul duo Gnarls Barkley. It was released on April 24,2006,in the United Kingdom,where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart,and on May 9,2006,in the United States,although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download in the US iTunes Store. St. Elsewhere debuted at No. 20 on the US Billboard 200,and peaked at No. 4. It topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart for 39 non-consecutive weeks in 2006 and 2007.
"Steady,As She Goes" is the debut single of American rock band the Raconteurs from their first album,Broken Boy Soldiers (2006). In early 2006,a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl record was released as a double A-sided single with the relatively unpromoted "Store Bought Bones" as the flipside. A CD version of "Steady,As She Goes" was released on April 24,2006,with the B-side "Bane Rendition". Two further vinyl releases were produced:the first with "Store Bought Bones" as the B-side;the second an acoustic rendition of "Steady,As She Goes" with "Call It a Day" as the B-side.
"Crazy" is the debut single of American soul duo Gnarls Barkley,taken from their 2006 debut album,St. Elsewhere. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in the United Kingdom,Canada,Ireland,New Zealand,and several other countries.
"Smiley Faces" is a song by American soul music duo Gnarls Barkley from their debut album,St. Elsewhere (2006). It was released July 17,2006,as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by English singer Rick Astley,released on 27 July 1987. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,it was released by RCA Records as the first single from Astley's debut studio album,Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song became a worldwide hit,initially in the United Kingdom in 1987,where it stayed at the top of the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped charts in 25 different countries,including the United States and West Germany,and winning Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. The song is widely regarded as Astley's most popular,as well as his signature song,and it is often played at the end of his live concerts.
"Lil Star" is the second international single from Kelis' fourth studio album,Kelis Was Here (2006). Released outside US,the single features Cee-Lo,who was at the time half of the duo Gnarls Barkley. Following the moderate success of "Bossy",the single has proven to be a return to form for Kelis;it debuted at number eight in Ireland and was also a huge hit in the United Kingdom reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. The track was hailed by many music fans and critics as Kelis' "comeback" single,despite the fact "Bossy" was written specifically for Kelis' return to music.
"Cryin'" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler,Joe Perry,and Taylor Rhodes,and released by Geffen Records on June 29,1993,as the second US single from their 11th studio album,Get a Grip (1993). The single reached numbers 12 and 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100,ending the year at number 60 overall. It is one of their most successful hits in Europe,reaching number one in Norway,number three in Iceland,Portugal,and Sweden,and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song went gold in the United States for selling over 500,000 copies. Its music video,directed by Marty Callner,features Alicia Silverstone,Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway.
"Who Cares?" and "Gone Daddy Gone" are songs performed by Gnarls Barkley and are featured on their debut album,St. Elsewhere. The songs were released on November 6,2006 as a double A-sided single from that album in the United Kingdom. A week later,on November 13,2006,the single debuted at No. 60 in the UK Singles Chart. "Gone Daddy Gone" is a cover of the Violent Femmes song. The song peaked at No. 26 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart,and at No. 35 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. The song "Gone Daddy Gone" is also featured in the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Project 8,the soundtrack for Forza Motorsport 2 and in the trailer for the Chris Rock film I Think I Love My Wife.
Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They released their debut studio album,St. Elsewhere,in 2006. It contained their hit single "Crazy",which peaked at number two on the US Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated at the 2007 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year,and was platinum certified for shipping over 1,000,000 records. St. Elsewhere also received a nomination for Album of the Year. The Odd Couple,their second studio album,was scheduled for release in April 2008,but due to a leak of the album over the internet,they decided to release it early. The album in its entirety received similarly positive reviews.
"Tambourine" is a hip hop song by American rapper Eve,released as a single in 2007 and becoming Eve's first charting single as a lead performer in over four years. Written by herself,Sean Garrett,and Swizz Beatz,and produced by the latter,the song samples the 1974 song,"Blow Your Whistle" by The Soul Searchers. In the week of April 19,2007,the song debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,where it continued to gain momentum.
The Odd Couple is the second studio album by Gnarls Barkley,released digitally on March 18 and in stores March 25,2008. Due to an early leak of the album over the Internet in early March 2008,the duo decided to push up the release from April 8. The album was released to the iTunes Store and Amazon MP3 on March 18.
"Who's Gonna Save My Soul" is the third and final single taken from soul duo Gnarls Barkley's second studio album,The Odd Couple,released in late 2008. The song's official music video was directed by Chris Milk and was released on July 25,2008. The video featured work by character animator Keith Sintay and mostly features dialogue from actors Jorma Taccone and Aasha Davis. The single was only released physically in America,in a special limited edition CD + DVD single package.
"Pretty Please (Love Me)" is the fourth UK-single from British hip-hop artist Estelle's second album Shine. The single features a song-writing credit,production values additional vocals by Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley. The single was released in the UK on 15 September 2008 and was added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist C-list on 13 August 2008.
"Fuck You",known as "Forget You" or "FU" for the clean versions,is a song by American recording artist CeeLo Green. It was written as a collaboration among Green,Bruno Mars,his production team the Smeezingtons,and Brody Brown. It was released on August 19,2010,as the first single from Green's third solo studio album,The Lady Killer (2010). "Fuck You" received acclaim from music critics,and was an international commercial success,making the top-10 in thirteen countries,including topping charts in the United Kingdom,and number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
The discography of American recording artist CeeLo Green consists of six studio albums,one compilation album,thirty-nine singles and twenty-five music videos. Diversified in the genres of hip hop,alternative,and soul music,he began his career as a part of the Atlanta-based hip hop group Goodie Mob,which itself was a part of the collective Dungeon Family. His solo career was embarked upon in 2002 with the album Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections. The album and its follow ups would feature an retro-infused funk panache executed with soulful delivery. This would be most exemplified in his third solo effort:The Lady Killer (2010).
The discography of Gnarls Barkley,an American alternative hip-hop duo composed of record producer Danger Mouse and soul singer Cee Lo Green,consists of two studio albums,two extended plays,seven singles and seven music videos. The duo originally met in the late 1990s,and began to record music together in 2003 following the release of Danger Mouse's 2003 album Ghetto Pop Life. Their first single,"Crazy",was released in 2006;it achieved worldwide chart success,reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 –where it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) –and reaching the top ten of the Australian,New Zealand and Swiss singles charts,among others. It also topped the UK Singles Chart,attracting considerable attention for becoming the first song ever to top the chart on digital download sales alone,following a change to the chart's eligibility rules allowing songs to chart purely on digital sales providing that it was given a physical release the following week. The song appeared on Gnarls Barkley's debut studio album,St. Elsewhere,which peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 as well as topping the New Zealand and United Kingdom albums charts. Three further singles –"Smiley Faces",which reached the top ten of the UK and Irish singles charts,"Who Cares?" and a cover of the Violent Femmes song "Gone Daddy Gone" –were released from St. Elsewhere,although none of them appeared on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Lose My Mind" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on May 4,2015 as the first single from Eldredge's second studio album,Illinois. Eldredge co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Heather Morgan. Writing credit is also given to CeeLo Green,Danger Mouse,Gian Franco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi for a line borrowed from Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". Critics praised it for the mixture of both country and pop music elements throughout the production.
