Eurythmics were a British pop duo formed in 1980,consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists,a band that broke up in 1980. They released their first studio album,In the Garden,in 1981 to little success,but achieved global acclaim with their second album,Sweet Dreams (1983). The title track became a worldwide hit,reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart,and number one in Canada and the US Billboard Hot 100. Eurythmics went on to release a string of hit singles and albums,including "Love Is a Stranger","There Must Be an Angel " and "Here Comes the Rain Again",before splitting in 1990.
Ann Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter,political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists,she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983 music video for "Sweet Dreams " with orange cropped hair and wearing a man's lounge suit,the BBC wrote,"all eyes were on Annie Lennox,the singer whose powerful androgynous look defied the male gaze". Subsequent hits with Eurythmics include "There Must Be an Angel ","Love Is a Stranger" and "Here Comes the Rain Again".
"Shining Light" is a song by Ash,which was released as the first single from their album Free All Angels. It was released on 29 January 2001. It was released as a single CD and as a 7-inch vinyl. It was also Ash's first single to be released as an enhanced CD. "Shining Light" reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The song had been covered by fellow Downpatrick songwriter Triona in 2015 which featured on a Power NI advert.
"Why" is the debut solo single of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox,released on 16 March 1992. It was taken from her debut solo album,Diva (1992),and reached number five in the United Kingdom. In the United States,"Why" peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was also a big hit internationally,reaching number one in Italy and peaking within the top 10 in Belgium,Canada,Ireland and five other countries. Its music video was directed by Sophie Muller. Stereogum ranked "Why" number one on their list of "The 10 Best Annie Lennox Songs" in 2015.
"4ever" is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald for the Veronicas' debut studio album,The Secret Life Of... (2005). It was released as the album's first single in Australia on 15 August 2005 as a CD single. The song reached number two on the ARIA Charts and number seven in New Zealand. In the United States,the single was promoted early in 2006 by Archie Comics through a mention in issue #167 of the group's namesake Veronica comic,which featured a guest appearance and cover picture of the Veronicas and a card containing a code that could be used to download an MP3 version of the song for free.
"Vermilion" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released as the second single from their third album,Vol. 3:. When the band plays the song live,they switch from their ordinary masks to "death masks";each an actual cast of each member's face. However,during the All Hope Is Gone tour,only Craig and Paul wore their death masks for the song.
"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart,and appears on the duo's sixth studio album,Savage (1987). The song was released in May 1988 by RCA as the fourth and final single from the album in the United Kingdom and as the second in the United States. In the first,it was the only single from the album to reach the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart,peaking at number 16. The music video for the song was directed by Sophie Muller.
"Cold" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox. It was released as the fourth single from her first solo album,Diva (1992),and reached no. 26 in the UK. The single was released as a series of three separate CD singles,titled Cold,Colder and Coldest. Each CD featured the track "Cold" as well as a collection of live tracks. It was the first single to chart in the UK Top 40 without being released on vinyl. A cassette version was also available featuring the lead track and one live track from each CD.
"Sing" is a song recorded by Scottish singer Annie Lennox for her fourth solo studio album,Songs of Mass Destruction (2007). It was released as the second single from the album on 1 December 2007 by RCA Records. Lennox was inspired to write the track after seeing South African activist Zackie Achmat at Nelson Mandela's 46664 HIV/AIDS concert. She wanted the track to be a source of empowerment for people without a voice of their own. It also gave rise to her SING Campaign which aimed to raise funds and awareness for issues surrounding HIV/AIDS. "Sing" was produced by Glen Ballard and interpolates the South African tune "Jikelele";the music was given to Lennox by an activist group called The Generics.
"Redonne-moi" is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. This pop ballad was the third single from her sixth studio album,Avant que l'ombre...,and was released on 2 January 2006. Like all other tracks of the parent album,it was written by Farmer and the music was composed by Laurent Boutonnat. The song has poetic lyrics and a melancholy music,and is about death,memory,and hope. About three months before the release,Farmer exceptionally accepted to perform the song in a television show,which she did not for other singles from Avant que l'ombre.... The accompanying music video,filmed by François Hanss and broadcast from 11 January 2006,shows Farmer singing in a sculpture workshop. In spite of being a top ten hit in France,"Redonne-moi" became the less-selling single from the album,with rather disappointing sales figures.
"Fuck Them All" is a 2005 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. Released on 14 March 2005,it was the lead single from her sixth studio album,Avant que l'ombre.... Like all tracks from the album,the lyrics were written by the singer with music composed by Laurent Boutonnat. "Fuck Them All" combines pop music elements with acoustic guitar,electronic beats and synths,with a musical bridge sung as a rap in English. As a result,it is often compared to Madonna's early 2000s songs. Using both crude and colorful lyrics,including sex and vulgarity,the song deals with the war between the sexes and was often considered a feminist plea in which women are presented as warriors.
"Dead Memories" is a song from American heavy metal band Slipknot's fourth album,All Hope Is Gone. It was released on December 1,2008.
"Appelle mon numéro" is a 2008 song recorded by French singer Mylène Farmer. Released on 3 November 2008,it was the second single from her seventh studio album,Point de Suture. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was more aired on radio and television than Farmer's previous single,"Dégénération". In France,the single allowed Farmer to establish a new record:to obtain a sixth number-one hit.
The discography of British-Irish girl group Girls Aloud consists of five studio albums,two compilation albums,twenty-three singles,one promotional single,two live albums,one remix album,two box sets,eleven video albums and twenty-four music videos.
Draw the Line is the eighth studio album by English singer-songwriter David Gray,released on 14 September 2009 in Europe and 22 September in the United States. The first single "Fugitive" was released on 7 September 2009. The second single,a duet with Annie Lennox,"Full Steam",released on 28 December 2009.
"Allez Ola Olé" is a song in the French language performed by French singer Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally,and was announced 24 February 2010. The song was to be used by French broadcaster France Télévisions as The Summerhit of 2010 and also for promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup,and the title of the song refers to the album Music of the World Cup:Allez! Ola! Ole!,released in 1998 to coincide with the '98 World Cup,held in France.
"A Moment Changes Everything" is the first single taken from David Gray's ninth studio album Foundling. The song was at one point scheduled to be included on a re-release of Gray's previous album Draw the Line,together with other unreleased tracks from that album's sessions. Promotional singles of "A Moment Changes Everything" were released to radio stations with the text "brand new single A MOMENT released 31st May 2010,Re-Release of Draw The Line with bonus material 7th June 2010" on the sleeve. The re-release was eventually withdrawn in favour of a brand new studio album,with "A Moment Changes Everything" being released as the lead single.
"Universal Child" is a single by Scottish recording artist Annie Lennox,released worldwide on 12 October 2010 on Island Records. It is the lead single from her fifth studio album,A Christmas Cornucopia.
"Lonely Lisa" is a 2010 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It is the third single from her 2010 eighth album Bleu Noir and was released digitally on 16 May 2011,then it was released physically on 4 July. As "Oui mais... non",the lead single from the album,The lyrics were written by Farmer with the music composed by RedOne. The song title comes from a female character created by Farmer which was already used in her 2002 music video for "C'est une belle journée" and served as trademark for one of her commercial companies. Musically,the song has electro and dance sonorities. It was generally praised in the media and reached number-one on the French Singles Chart.
"Du temps" is a 2011 dance-pop song by French singer Mylène Farmer. It was written by Farmer with music composed by Laurent Boutonnat. The song is the first single from her second best of 2001.2011 and was released first digitally on 7 November 2011. The song was generally well received by critics,but divided Farmer's fans.
