"Cruel Summer" is a song recorded by the English girl group Bananarama. It was written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain and Bananarama and produced by Swain and Jolley. Released as a single in 1983, it was initially a stand-alone single but was subsequently included on their self-titled second album which was released a year later, thus it is considered the album's first single. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 1983, and after its inclusion in the 1984 film The Karate Kid it reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
"Super Trouper" is a single by Swedish pop group ABBA, and the title track from their 1980 studio album of the same name, written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. The song – with lead vocals by Anni-Frid Lyngstad – had the working title "Blinka Lilla Stjärna", and was the last track to be written and recorded for the album. "Super Trouper" is included on the compilation album Gold: Greatest Hits, and also features in the musical Mamma Mia!.
"Get Ready for This" is a song recorded by Dutch group 2 Unlimited. It was released in 1991 as the lead single from their debut album Get Ready! Originally, the single was produced as an instrumental, titled the "Orchestral Mix". Conscious of their popularity, Wilde & De Coster wanted a more accessible, formatted formula for their project to grow. Ray was then asked to write lyrics and add a rap to the track. On Ray Slijngaard's suggestion, Anita Doth joined as the female vocalist.
"Silence" is a song by Canadian electronic music group Delerium featuring Canadian singer and co-writer Sarah McLachlan. Over the years, it has been hailed as one of the greatest trance songs of all time, over a decade after its initial release. The Tiësto remix of the song was voted by Mixmag readers as the 12th greatest dance record of all time.
"Mambo!" is Helena Paparizou's fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. There were two versions of the song; a Greek version and an English version. The Greek version was released in November 2005 in Greece and was a major hit going straight to number one for ten weeks including during Christmas. In total, the song charted for 23 weeks, leaving Helena with her most successful CD single to date. The single was released as a CD single and Sony BMG also re-released Helena's debut album Protereotita for a third time with her single under the name of Protereotita: Euro Edition + Mambo!.
Elise van der Horst, better known as EliZe, is a Dutch singer. In 2010 she moved to Los Angeles, California.
"From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Danish dance-pop group Infernal. It was released in 2005 as the third single from their third studio album, From Paris to Berlin.
"Automatic " is a dance/pop song written by Torsten Stenzel & Adrian Zagoritis and recorded by the Dutch singer EliZe. She recorded the song in early 2005 and released it on March 7, 2005 as the second single from her debut album In Control, which was released in October 2006. The song was produced, mixed and arranged by Peter Hartmann and Jan Langhoff at the H&L Studio Copenhagen for TG Production Denmark. It was EliZe's second single to be given the title "Dancesmash" by Radio 538. It reached the top ten and peaked at number 7 in the Dutch Top 40. The song also charted in Bulgaria, Finland, Belgium, Germany and France.
"I'm No Latino" is a dance-pop song written by Ahmad Darwich and Dorthe Hansen and produced by Darwich at the Panic Studio in Aalborg for TG Production Denmark. Recorded by the Dutch singer EliZe in 2005, she released the song as the third single from her 2006 debut album In Control. Released on August 22, 2005 in the Netherlands, this single reached the number 14 position, spending 6 weeks in the Dutch Top 40 chart. The music video, directed by Jonathan Weyland, became the 'TMF SuperClip' for the week after its introduction.
"Miracle" is a song performed by German eurodance recording trio Cascada. It was written by Yann Peifer and Manuel Reuter, who also produced the song under their production names Yanou and DJ Manian, for the band's first studio album Everytime We Touch (2006). It was released as the album's first single on November 23, 2004 through Zooland Records. It was later released internationally in association with other dance music labels including Robbins Entertainment and All Around The World and Universal Music Group. Musically, the song runs through a eurodance beat with Europop lyrics.
"Into Your System" is a song written and produced by Peter Hartmann and Jan Langhoff and recorded by the Dutch singer EliZe. The song was the fourth single released from EliZe's first album, In Control (2006). The single entered the Dutch Top 40 at number 33 and peaked at number 18 in its fourth week.
"Connected" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist and lyricist Ayumi Hamasaki for her fourth studio album I Am..., released on January 1, 2002. The song was written by Hamasaki herself while it was produced by Dutch disc jockey Ferry Corsten. The song was first conceived when Corsten had developed a track in Europe entitled "The Lots of Love". Despite him playing it at several events and shows throughout Europe, he did not release the track. After this, Hamasaki and Corsten had started to collaborate and the pair had changed and used the finishing result to create "Connected".
"Shine" is a single by R&B/soul musician Luther Vandross, the first single from his greatest hits package The Ultimate Luther Vandross.
"Pretty Green Eyes" is a song originally written and recorded by Force & Styles featuring Junior. A remixed version appeared on their debut album All Over the UK (1996) and the song was released as a 12-inch single in 1997. The song achieved mainstream popularity in 2003 when it was covered by Ultrabeat and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Je t'aime mélancolie" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The song was released as the third single from her third studio album L'Autre..., in December 1991. Characterized by its gloomy lyrics and its music video shot on a boxing ring, it achieved success, becoming a top ten hit in France and Belgium.
"World in Your Hands" is a song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was released in March 1994 as the fourth single and the last one marketed in almost all countries in Europe from their second album, Serenity. As for other Culture Beat's singles, a CD maxi entirely composed of remixes was added among the available media a short time after. The song was a Top 10 hit in Finland and the Netherlands.
"Dangerous" is the second single in the UK & Ireland but third overall to be released by Cascada from their third studio album Evacuate the Dancefloor. The music video was uploaded to YouTube by the UK record company All Around The World records on the August 17, 2009. The single was released in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2009.
"Not Giving Up" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released on 6 April 2014 as the fifth and final single from their fourth studio album Living for the Weekend (2013). The song was written by Antonio Egizii, Celetia Martin, David Musumeci, Carl Ryden and Carla Marie Williams, and produced by Ryden.
"Dance & Shout" and "Hope" is the fourth and final official single from Shaggy's multi-platinum studio album Hot Shot, released on November 19, 2001. The single was made up of two tracks that had previously been released as singles in exclusive territories. "Dance & Shout" samples "Shake Your Body " by The Jacksons.
"Take Me" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and producer Tiësto with vocals from singer Kyler England. It was released on 14 May 2013 in the Netherlands. It is the second single from the Tiësto mixed compilation Club Life, Vol. 3 - Stockholm. The song is included in the deluxe version of the album A Town Called Paradise.
