"Run It!" is the debut single by American recording artist Chris Brown. It was produced by Scott Storch and written by Sean Garrett alongside guest artist Juelz Santana. The song appeared on his debut studio album,Chris Brown,and was released as a single on June 30,2005. The remix features rappers Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri and was performed at the 2006 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards by Bow Wow and Chris Brown.
"Run" is a song by Scottish-Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol from their third studio album,Final Straw (2003). It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2004 as the second single from the album. The song was conceived in 2000 by frontman Gary Lightbody after an accident he had during a bender. "Run" is described as a Britpop power ballad and was received with positive reviews by music critics,who compared it with Coldplay's "Yellow".
Florence and the Machine are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007,consisting of vocalist Florence Welch,keyboardist Isabella Summers,guitarist Rob Ackroyd,harpist Tom Monger,and a collaboration of other musicians. The band's music received praise across the media,especially from the BBC,which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Introducing. At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. The band's music is renowned for its dramatic and eccentric production,as well as Welch's powerful vocals.
"Animal" is a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released as the first single from the band's 2009 self-titled debut album on 17 February 2009 through Columbia and Downtown Records. Written by the band alongside Henrik Jonback,"Animal" is a pop song with instrumentation provided by horns and staccato synthesizers. Lead singer Andrew Wyatt has explained that it has an ambiguous meaning;its lyrics can be interpreted as dealing with matters such as addiction,basic instincts or dissatisfaction when one's needs are not met by society.
American rapper Pitbull has released eleven studio albums,four compilation albums,one soundtrack album,four official mixtapes,over 300 singles,over 1,000 songs,and over 200 music videos. Pitbull has the most collaborations among any other music artist.
English indie rock band Florence and the Machine have released four studio albums,two live albums,six extended plays,24 singles,four promotional singles and 29 music videos.
Canadian singer and songwriter Lights has released five studio albums,two acoustic albums,seven extended plays,27 singles,and 25 music videos. Lights began her career as a songwriter,penning songs for the television series Instant Star. She released a self-titled EP in 2008 on the independent record label Underground Operations. Two singles,"Drive My Soul" and "February Air",were released from the EP:"Drive My Soul" reached number 18 on the Canadian singles chart and was certified gold by Music Canada (MC).
"Heavy in Your Arms" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 14 November 2010 as the third single from the soundtrack of the 2010 film The Twilight Saga:Eclipse. The track was written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth,with production handled by the latter. The song is a gothic rock ballad that has inspirations from hip hop and gospel music. Lyrically,the song is about "the weight of love and how sometimes it can be a burden between two people". The track was also featured in some of the band's later works.
The discography of Far East Movement,an American electronic pop rap group,consists of five studio albums,four extended plays,five mixtapes,thirty-six singles and thirty-nine music videos. The group formed in 2003 in Los Angeles and released their first mixtape,Audio-Bio,in 2005,with their first studio album Folk Music following in 2006. One of the songs from Folk Music,"Round Round",brought the group their first major exposure after its use in the film The Fast and the Furious:Tokyo Drift. The release of their second studio album,Animal,brought the group to the attention to the Interscope Records subsidiary Cherrytree Records,who signed them.
"You da One" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna recorded for her sixth studio album,Talk That Talk (2011). It was co-written by Rihanna with Ester Dean,Henry Walter,John Hill and Lukasz Gottwald. Production of the song was completed by Gottwald,under his production name Dr. Luke,and Cirkut. Kuk Harrell and Marcas Tovar recorded the track at the Sofital Paris Le Laubourg,Room 538,and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles,California. It premiered on US radio on November 11,2011,and was made available to download digitally throughout Europe and Australasia on November 14,2011. It was added to US Mainstream,rhythmic and urban radio station playlists on November 29,2011. Throughout December 2011 and January 2012,a remix extended play (EP) was released worldwide.
"Turn Up the Music" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown. It was written by Alexander "Fuego" Palmer,Brown,Damon Thomas,Harvey Mason Jr.,Michael "Mike J" Jimenez,Terence Coles and Agent X,while production was handled by Fuego and The Underdogs. "Turn Up the Music" was sent to contemporary hit radio playlists in the United States on February 7,2012,as the lead single from Brown's fifth studio album Fortune (2012). It was released for digital download on February 10,2012. "Turn Up the Music" is an uptempo song which draws from the genres of electronic dance and house. Instrumentation consists of pulsating beats,synthesizers,a "throbbing bass" and percussion. According to Mason Jr.,the song's inspiration came from visualizing Brown as an artist,"how he dances and how he performs,and giving him something to match that energy."
"Chasing the Sun" is a song by English-Irish boy band the Wanted. It was released as their third single in the United States on 17 April 2012,from their debut EP,The Wanted:The EP (2012). It is also the lead single from their third studio album,Word of Mouth (2013).
"It's Time" is the debut single by American rock band Imagine Dragons,taken from the band's 2011 EP,It's Time,their major label debut EP,Continued Silence,as well as their major debut studio album,Night Visions (2012). The song's production is handled by Brandon Darner,and its lyrics describe the narrator's resistance to change in the face of great turmoil.
"Sweet Nothing" is a song by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris from his third studio album,18 Months (2012). It features vocals from Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch. Harris previously worked with the band in a remix of their single,"Spectrum" (2012). While recording 18 Months,Harris expressed interest in working with Welch. He mentioned that it was not easy and he had to chase her,due to schedule conflicts. Welch accepted his invitation and the two recorded "Sweet Nothing". The track premiered on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 on 28 August 2012 and was later released as the fifth single from the album on 12 October 2012.
"Troublemaker" is a song by English recording artist Olly Murs,released as the lead single from his third studio album,Right Place Right Time (2012). It features American rapper Flo Rida. "Troublemaker" was co-written by Murs,Steve Robson,Claude Kelly and Flo Rida,and was produced by Robson. The song premiered on 8 October 2012,in the United Kingdom on the Capital FM radio station and was made available to download on 12 October in certain international territories.
"Catch My Breath" is a song by American pop artist Kelly Clarkson,from her first greatest hits album,Greatest Hits –Chapter One. One of the three newly recorded songs for Chapter One,it was released as the album's lead single through RCA Records on October 10,2012. It was written by Clarkson,and co-written and produced by her musical director Jason Halbert,along with producer Eric Olson.
"Heaven" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode,released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album,Delta Machine (2013). Written by Martin L. Gore and produced by Ben Hillier,the song was world-premiered on KROQ's morning show Kevin and Bean on 30 January 2013. The single was released digitally in most territories on 31 January 2013,and physically on 1 February.
"People Like Us" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson,from her first greatest hits album,Greatest Hits –Chapter One (2012). One of the three songs recorded for the compilation,it was released as its third and final single through RCA Records on April 8,2013. Written by Meghan Kabir,James Michael,Blair Daly,and produced by Greg Kurstin,"People Like Us" is an uptempo pop song,with its lyrical content primarily dealing with themes of empowerment,acceptance,and assurance for the eccentrics,who were being dedicated to as "people like us".
Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter,known professionally as Elliphant,is a Swedish singer,songwriter and rapper. Elliphant's sound was initially created together with the Swedish production duo Jungle,which consists of Tim Deneve and Ted Krotkiewski. The music they created together caught the attention of TEN Music Group,to which Elliphant signed in 2011. Elliphant also supported Major Lazer,the side project of American producer and DJ Diplo,on their 2015 European tour.
The discography of American country pop and cajun artist Hunter Hayes consists of ten studio albums,one compilation album,five independently released albums,one live extended play,and ten singles. Hayes began his career as a songwriter with Universal Music Publishing Group,moving to Nashville in 2008 and co-writing the song "Play" on Rascal Flatts' 2010 album,Nothing Like This.
