"California Love" is a song by American rapper 2Pac featuring fellow American rapper-producer Dr. Dre and American singer Roger Troutman of the funk group Zapp. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single after his release from prison in 1995 and was his first single as the newest artist of Death Row Records. The original version is featured on the UK version of his fourth album,All Eyez on Me (1996),and is one of 2Pac's most widely known and most successful singles. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and also topped the charts of Italy,New Zealand,and Sweden. The song was posthumously nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997.
"Hate It or Love It" is a song by American rapper the Game featuring fellow American rapper 50 Cent. It was released as the third single from the former's debut studio album The Documentary (2005). The song was produced by Cool &Dre with additional production from Dr. Dre. The song features a music sample of "Rubber Band" by the Trammps from their album The Legendary Zing Album (1975).
"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on September 27,2004,as the lead single from Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album,R&G:The Masterpiece (2005). The song was produced by the Neptunes. It is regarded as an iconic song,with Snoop performing the chorus and the second and third verses while Pharrell performs the first verse.
"Right in the Night (Fall in Love with Music)" is a song by German electronic music duo Jam &Spoon,released by JAM! and Dance Pool as the second single from the duo's second album,Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 (1993). It is a Eurodance song with elements from progressive and vocal trance. It is based on "Leyenda" by the classical composer Isaac Albéniz and features vocals by American vocalist Plavka,with lyrics by Nosie Katzmann. The flamenco-styled riff in the song is played by duo member Jam El Mar,who was trained as a classical guitarist.
"Silence" is a song by Canadian electronic music group Delerium featuring Canadian singer and co-writer Sarah McLachlan,first released in May 1999. Over the years,its remixes have been hailed as one of the greatest trance songs of all time,over two decades after its initial release. The Tiësto remix of the song was voted by Mixmag readers as the 12th-greatest dance record of all time.
"Not Tonight" is a song performed by the American rapper Lil' Kim featuring Jermaine Dupri for her debut studio album Hard Core (1996). A remix was released the following year featuring female rappers Da Brat,Missy "Misdeameanor" Elliott,Angie Martinez,and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes for the Nothing to Lose soundtrack. It was released on June 24,1997,by Atlantic Records.
"Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4,1983,as one of four studio tracks included on their live album,Stompin' at the Savoy (1983). "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity,and reached number one on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards,"Ain't Nobody" won for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. It has become one of Khan's signature songs.
"I Got 5 on It" is a mobb music song by American rap duo Luniz featuring R&B singer Michael Marshall,released in May 1995 as the lead single from the duo's debut album,Operation Stackola (1995). The song reached number two in Germany,number three in the United Kingdom and number eight in the United States. It is a drug anthem about the consumption of marijuana;its title and chorus refer to the practice of splitting the cost of a marijuana purchase and claiming five dollars' worth of it. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 31,1995 and sold one million copies domestically.
"I Wanna Love You" is a song written and recorded by singer Akon featuring Snoop Dogg. It was released in October 2006 as the second single from his second studio album,Konvicted. It is also featured on Snoop Dogg's eighth album,Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. This song was Akon's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also Snoop's second #1 on the same chart. It also reached a peak of #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The track originally had Akon as a featured artist and was performed by rapper Plies from Fort Myers,Florida,but his verse was replaced by Snoop's and his name has been left out from the writers' credits. This song was #88 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008.
"Show Me Love" is a song performed by American singer Robin S. But what sung by recording artist and writer Andrea Martin and written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane,originally released in October 1990 by Champion Records in the United Kingdom. In 1992,it was remixed by Swedish house music production duo StoneBridge and Nick Nice,and re-released in many European countries as well as the United States and Japan. It became one of the most well known house anthems in the United Kingdom,and Robin's biggest hit to date. It helped to make house more mainstream. In 1993,it was included on Robin S.'s debut album of the same name. Confusion arose with the 1997 hit "Show Me Love" by Swedish singer Robyn,due to their homonymous names and identical titles.
"Need to Feel Loved" is the debut single of English electronic music duo Reflekt featuring English singer Delline Bass on vocals. It was released in February 2005 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in March 2005.
"Traffic" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be and Parade of the Athletes by Dutch DJ Tiësto. The track contains samples of Sean Deason's track "Psykofuk". When the album Just Be was released,his third single "Love Comes Again" was featured with it,"Traffic" turned into a B-side after having great success in Tiësto's concerts and having a music video made which was released in its original form as well as its radio edit version. It is the first instrumental track to reach the top spot in his homeland of the Netherlands in 23 years. Many DJs did remixes for "Traffic". The track is recorded at 136 BPM.
"The World Is Mine" is a song by French DJ David Guetta,featuring vocals from singer JD Davis. The track was released as the third single from Guetta's second studio album,Guetta Blaster on 22 November 2004. Three years later,in 2007,the track was released as a single in the United States as the follow-up to "Love Don't Let Me Go ",along with the Guetta Blaster album. The background samples Someone Somewhere In Summertime by Simple Minds in 1982. Thanks in part to support from Dance radio outlets like BPM,"The World is Mine" would end up giving Guetta his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in June 2007. The track was also the first single and only single from Guetta Blaster to be released in the United Kingdom.
The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. The band charted internationally with their song "You to Me Are Everything",which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They also had successes with a string of British hits such as "Can't Get By Without You" and "Can You Feel the Force?". They returned to mainstream success in 1986 with the Decade Remix of "You to Me Are Everything". By number of sales,they were the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s. The journalist,author and founder of Mojo magazine Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring "Liverpool's musical reputation in the 1970s" with their success.
"Love on My Mind" is a song by British dance music duo Freemasons. It was released as the first single from their debut album,Shakedown,which was not released until 2007,and features vocals from British singer Amanda Wilson. The song's melody and some of its lyrics sample the 1979 hit "This Time Baby" by Jackie Moore. Additionally,it includes the lyrics from the chorus of the Tina Turner song "When the Heartache Is Over".
"Flowers" is the debut single by UK garage duo Sweet Female Attitude,released on 3 April 2000. The song uses the same chord sequence as Erik Satie's Trois Gymnopédies,and the actual piece can be heard in the version by The House &Garage Orchestra,from the 2018 album Garage Classics.
"Love's Such a Wonderful Thing" is a song released in 1977 by the UK band The Real Thing taken from their album 4 from 8. The song peaked at #33 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I Love You" is a song by Swedish dance music duo Axwell &Ingrosso featuring American rapper Kid Ink. The song samples the 1997 song "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve and also features uncredited vocals from Madison Love,who is also one of the co-writers of the song. The song was released on 10 February 2017 as the eighth single from their debut studio album More Than You Know.
"Sorry (I Didn't Know)" is a song by UK garage duo Monsta Boy featuring Denzie on vocals. It was first released in 1999 on white label,then officially released as a single the following year via Locked On Records and XL Recordings. The song reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart,and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in October 2000.
"21 Reasons" is a song by British DJ/producer Nathan Dawe featuring vocals from British singer-songwriter Ella Henderson. It was released on 29 April 2022 by Atlantic Records (UK) and Warner UK for digital download and streaming. Written by Henderson,John Nicholas Ealand Morgan,Maegan Cottone,Dawe,Rune Reilly Koelsch and William Martyn Lansley,with production from Dawe and Punctual,"21 Reasons" features a prominent sample of Rune's 2003 dance song "Calabria". It is Henderson's second collaboration with Dawe since co-writing and having uncredited vocals on Dawe's 2020 single "Lighter" with rapper KSI.
