"U Remind Me" is a song by American singer Usher. It was written by Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement and Anita McCloud and produced by Clement along with duo Jimmy Jam &Terry Lewis for Usher's third studio album 8701 (2001). A mid-tempo R&B track,the song is about a man who meets a woman who seems like a nice catch,but he decides not to enter a relationship with her because she looks too much like an ex-girlfriend with whom he had a bad breakup.
"Let's Dance" is the first single from English boy band Five's third studio album,Kingsize (2001). The song was written by Richard Stannard,Julian Gallagher,Ash Howes,Martin Harrington,Abz Love,Jason "J" Brown,and Sean Conlon and produced by Stannard and Gallagher. Released on 13 August 2001,"Let's Dance" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Five's third and final number-one single,and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song also peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart and became a top-10 in hit in Australia,Flanders,Greece,and Romania.
"When the Lights Go Out" is the second single released from British group Five's debut studio album,Five (1998). It was released in early 1998. The song was co-written by the group alongside Eliot Kennedy,Tim Lever and Mike Percy,and John McLaughlin. It was co-produced by Eliot Kennedy,Tim Lever and Mike Percy.
"Hunter" is a song by British singer Dido from her debut album,No Angel (1999). The song was released as the third single from the album in the United States on 18 June 2001. "Hunter" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 50 in Australia,France,Greece,Ireland,and New Zealand. In the US,it entered the top 20 on two Billboard charts.
"Thank You" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Dido. The song made its first appearance in 1998 on the soundtrack of the movie Sliding Doors. It was later included on Dido's 1999 debut album,No Angel,and was released in September 2000. The same year,American rapper Eminem sampled the track for his hit single "Stan",which helped propel "Thank You" and No Angel to mainstream success.
"Here with Me" is the debut single of English singer-songwriter Dido. It was the first single she released from her 1999 debut studio album,No Angel. The song was written about her then-boyfriend Bob Page. The single was released on 17 May 1999 in the United States but was not released in the United Kingdom until February 2001,serving as Dido's debut single in her home country. In other territories,it was issued as the album's second single,following "Thank You". Shortly after its release,"Here with Me" was used as the theme song for the American science fiction television programme Roswell (1999–2002).
"One Step Too Far" is a song by British electronic music group Faithless. The track features member Rollo Armstrong's sister Dido on vocals and was remixed for single release. "One Step Too Far" was released on 8 April 2002 as the fourth and final single from their third studio album,Outrospective (2001). The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart,number four on the US Dance Club Play chart,and number 21 on the Australian Singles Chart.
"Queen of My Heart" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from their third studio album,World of Our Own (2001). It was released as a double A-side single with "When You're Looking Like That" in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
"Swear It Again" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. The ballad was released on 19 April 1999 in the United Kingdom as the first single from their debut album,Westlife (1999). The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks,giving Westlife their first of 14 UK number-one singles. "Swear It Again" is Westlife's only single to have charted in the US,peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranking number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2000.
"If I Let You Go" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1999 as the second single from their self-titled debut album (1999). It became the band's second number-one hit,spending 11 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. The song has received a gold sales certification in the UK for selling over 400,000 in combined sales of purchased and streaming-equivalent sales. It is the band's 10th-best-selling single in paid-for sales and combined sales in the UK as of January 2019.
"Clementine" is the second single released from Take That band member Mark Owen's debut solo album,Green Man. The single was released on 3 February 1997. The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart,his second successive single at that ranking.
"Child" is the debut solo single of Take That band member Mark Owen,released on 18 November 1996. It was the first single to be released from Owen's debut album,Green Man (1996). He told in an interview,"It was the first song I wrote,and while I was writing the others I always knew it was going to be the first." "Child" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart,making it Owen's joint-most-successful single of his solo career. It was certified silver and sold over 200,000 copies. The song reached number one in Lithuania,Spain,and Taiwan and peaked within the top 10 in Austria,Belgium,Czech Republic,Denmark,Ireland,and Switzerland.
"Bop Bop Baby" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on 20 May 2002 as the third and final single from their third studio album,World of Our Own (2001). The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart;during an interview,the band claimed this was due to the obscure choice of single,as they would have much preferred to release "Why Do I Love You",for which they had recorded a video. It is the band's 18th-best-selling single in paid-for sales and in combined sales in the United Kingdom as of January 2019. Billboard named the single one of the "Top 15 Underrated Boy Band Jams" in 2015.
"Got the Feelin'" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released in June 1998 as the third single from their debut studio album,Five (1998). It was written by Richard Stannard,Julian Gallagher,Jason "J" Brown,Sean Conlon,and Abs Breen and produced by Denniz Pop and Jake Schulze. The song became a hit,peaking at No. 3 in the United Kingdom,No. 2 in New Zealand,No. 4 in Ireland,and No. 6 in Australia. It was also successful in several mainland European countries.
"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song by Swedish band Alcazar from their debut studio album,Casino (2000). The track samples Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer". Alexander Bard produced the song and can be heard in the middle of this song. Released in April 2000,"Crying at the Discoteque" became Alcazar's first international hit single the following year,reaching number one in Hungary and the top 10 in Flanders,Germany,Ireland,Italy,and Switzerland.
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" is a song by German-based music group Sweetbox. It was released in October 1997 as the second single from their debut album,Sweetbox (1998),the only album that had American singer Tina Harris as the group's frontwoman. The song is based on "Air" from Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3,played on the track by the German Symphony Orchestra. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" is the most successful song of Sweetbox worldwide;it reached the top five in Austria,France,Iceland,Ireland,Norway,Spain,Sweden,and the United Kingdom. Outside Europe,the song peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Starlight" is the debut single of French house musician the Supermen Lovers,featuring Mani Hoffman on lead vocals. The female vocals on the song were performed by Israeli singer-songwriter Nili. The song contains a sample of "The Rock" (1978) by disco assemblage East Coast. "Starlight" was released as the first single from Atlan's debut album,The Player,on 17 March 2001. It became a hit in Norway,New Zealand,and Wallonia,where it reached the top 10,and peaked at number two in France and the United Kingdom.
"Closer to Me" is a song by English boyband Five. It was released on 22 October 2001 as the second single from their third studio album,Kingsize (2001). The song peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and was Five's final British release,with the band breaking up after doing promotional appearances for it;follow-up single "Rock the Party" was ultimately included on a second CD single of "Closer to Me" in the UK. The video for the song was directed by Max &Dania and features various vintage band footage.
"Everybody Get Up" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released on 31 August 1998 as the fourth single from their debut studio album Five (1998). The song was written by Five,Herbie Crichlow,Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and produced by Denniz Pop and Jake Schulze. Merrill and Hooker are credited as songwriters because the track contains samples from Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". "Everybody Get Up" has received a gold certification for sales and streams of over 400,000 units in the United Kingdom,where it peaked at number two on 6 September 1998. Worldwide,the song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart and reached the top five in Australia,Ireland,Spain,and Sweden.
"Don't Leave" is a song by English band Faithless,co-written by Jamie Catto,Rollo,and Sister Bliss and produced by the latter two. Catto provides the lead vocals on the song while Pauline Taylor and Rollo's sister Dido perform several backing vocals. A downtempo soul ballad,the track was included on Faithless's debut album,Reverence (1996),and was released as its third single in March 1996,reaching number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.
