"Michael" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the fourth single from their eponymous debut studio album on 16 August 2004 through Domino Records. The song was notable for its homoerotic lyrics such as "stubble on my sticky lips" and "beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor". It was released in multiple formats,including a 7-inch vinyl,two 12-inch vinyls,and two CDs. The second CD that was released was pulled from stores a day after its release due to chart ineligibility as it had three tracks on it instead of two,which is the allowed number of tracks for the CD2 format. It was later re-released with only two tracks.
"Love Spreads" is a song by British alternative rock group the Stone Roses,released on 21 November 1994 as the first single from their second album,Second Coming. The record reached number two on the UK Singles Chart,the highest peak for any song by the band,as well as number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and number 67 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. The single also reached the top 10 in Ireland and the top 20 in Sweden.
"Let Me Love You" is a song by American singer Mario,released as a single on October 4,2004,from his second studio album,Turning Point (2004). The song was written by Ne-Yo,Kameron Houff,and Scott Storch,while the production was handled by Storch. The song garnered Mario a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2006 and became a top-10 hit worldwide,reaching number one in the United States,Canada,Germany,the Netherlands,and New Zealand.
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a song by English rock band the Darkness,released as the third single from their debut studio album,Permission to Land. When released as a single in September 2003,it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted worldwide,becoming a top-10 hit in Ireland,New Zealand,and Sweden,as well as on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song written by John Holt,originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group the Paragons,with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980,when a cover version by the American band Blondie became a US and UK number one hit. The song topped the UK Singles Chart again in 2002 with a version by the British girl group Atomic Kitten,while Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall had a minor hit with his interpretation in 2008.
"Funny Little Frog" is the first single released from Scottish indie pop band Belle &Sebastian's seventh studio album,The Life Pursuit (2006). The track was released in January 2006 on Rough Trade Records and was produced by Tony Hoffer. The single became the band's highest-charting single in the UK,reaching number 13. The artwork for the single features Julie Coyle and Marisa Privitera. A different version of "Funny Little Frog" appears on Stuart Murdoch's 2009 album God Help the Girl.
"Only U" is a song by American singer Ashanti from her third studio album,Concrete Rose (2004). The song's introduction uses a sample of Club Nouveau's 1986 song "Why You Treat Me So Bad". "Only U" is a rock-tinged song,that finds Ashanti in love and willing to do anything to be with the one she loves,no matter the cost.
"Sewn" is the first properly released single of British rock group the Feeling,following the 7-inch only single "Fill My Little World". It was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 7 on 5 March 2006. "Sewn" gained the band a lot of support and went on to become one of the most successful songs of the year on British radio,with Chris Moyles of BBC Radio 1 championing the band.
"Naïve" is a song by British indie rock band the Kooks. It was released on 27 March 2006 as the fourth single from their debut studio album,Inside In/Inside Out (2006). "Naïve" charted at number five on the UK Singles Chart,becoming the UK's 19th-best-selling single of 2006 and earning a quadruple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2022. The song additionally reached number 15 in Flanders and New Zealand as well as number 22 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Irish Blood,English Heart" is a song by British singer Morrissey,released as the lead single to his seventh studio album You Are the Quarry. His first new song in seven years,it was released on 12 April 2004 in the United States and on 10 May 2004 in the United Kingdom.
"Fill My Little World" is a song by English rock band the Feeling,originally released in the UK on 7 November 2005 as their debut single but was unable to chart due to chart rules. The following year,it was re-released as a digital single in the UK,entering the UK Singles Chart at number 28 on 21 May 2006 based on download sales alone. The following week,it climbed to number 10 after a physical single became available on 22 May.
"Never Be Lonely" is a song by English rock band the Feeling. It is the third single from their 2006 debut album,Twelve Stops and Home,and was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 24 on 27 August 2006 based on download sales alone. The following week,it climbed to number 12 with additional physical sales. The song entered the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart in its third week,peaking at number nine.
"Ruby" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2007 as the lead single from their second studio album,Yours Truly,Angry Mob (2007). It became the band's first British number-one single on 25 February 2007 and ended 2007 as the year's 10th-biggest-selling single in the UK,with total sales of 313,765. As of September 2016,it has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK as stated by the British Phonographic Industry. "Ruby" was voted number 13 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007,Australia's largest annual music poll.
"Love Is Only a Feeling" is a song by British rock band the Darkness,released as the fifth and final single from their 2003 debut studio album,Permission to Land. The power ballad peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me" is a song by American singer Diana Ross,released on August 20,1991 as the lead single from her nineteenth studio album,The Force Behind the Power (1991). The song was released on the Motown label in the United States and by EMI Records in the United Kingdom. It was written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis,and produced by Peter Asher. A sentimental ballad,it became the album's biggest hit,peaking at number 37 on the US Billboard R&B singles chart and number two on the UK Singles Chart. Ross considers it one of her signature songs and it was subsequently covered by various artists. The UK release of "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" included her 1985 hit "Chain Reaction".
"Gangster Tripping" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released on 5 October 1998 as the second single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998).
"You Came" is a song by English singer Kim Wilde from her sixth studio album,Close (1988). It was released on 4 July 1988 as the album's second single. The song was written by Wilde and Ricky Wilde,after the birth of his first child,Marty.
"Dreams" is the debut single of Irish rock band the Cranberries. It was originally released in September 1992 and later appeared on the band's debut album,Everybody Else Is Doing It,So Why Can't We? (1993). The song reached the top 50 of the US Hot 100 and the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart in early 1994. A 1990 demo version was released in Ireland only in the summer of that year under their initial band name,the Cranberry Saw Us. At the end of the song,the backing vocals are sung by Mike Mahoney,ex-boyfriend of Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan.
"Turn It Up" is the third single from English rock band the Feeling's second album,Join with Us (2008). It was released digitally on 30 June,with the CD out on 7 July. Included on the single are "Turn It Up",new song "Make Me Pay",a cover version of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale",and two remixes of "Turn It Up".
"Are You Ready for Love" is a song recorded by English musician Elton John in 1977 and first released in the UK in 1979 as the first single from the EP The Thom Bell Sessions. It was written by Leroy Bell,Thom Bell and Casey James,and was originally produced in Philadelphia by Thom Bell. While the song "Mama Can't Buy You Love" from the EP charted in 1979,this song and the other track on the three-track 12-inch vinyl disc,"Three Way Love Affair",were only minor footnotes at the time.
