Now That’s What I Call Music 44

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Tracklist

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1Happy (from Despicable Me 2)
assistant recording engineer:
Matthew Desrameaux
recording engineer:
Mike Larson (recording engineer)
producer:
Pharrell Williams
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite
editor:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Mike Larson (recording engineer)
background vocals:
Rhea Dummett, Trevon Henderson, Shamika Hightower, Ashley L. Lee, Jasmine Murray and Terrence Rolle
arranger:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Mike Larson (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Music Box Studios (Atlanta) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
music videos:
Happy by Pharrell Williams and Happy (from Despicable Me 2) (ballroom version) by Pharrell Williams
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 1), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 20) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 88)
recording of:
Happy
lyricist and composer:
Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc. and Universal Pictures Music
part of:
The 86th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pharrell Williams4.33:54
2She Looks So Perfect
assistant recording engineer:
Justin Long (engineer)
programming and producer:
Jake Sinclair
engineer:
Cian Riordan and Jake Sinclair
additional producer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
mixer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
bass guitar:
Calum Hood
drums (drum set):
Ashton Irwin
guitar:
Jake Sinclair, Luke Hemmings and Michael Clifford (of 5 Seconds of Summer)
background vocals:
Jake Sinclair
vocals:
Calum Hood, Michael Clifford (of 5 Seconds of Summer), Ashton Irwin and Luke Hemmings
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Ltd. (not for release label use; UK company) (in 2014)
music videos:
She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 93) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 392)
recording of:
She Looks So Perfect
writer:
Michael Clifford (of 5 Seconds of Summer), Ashton Irwin and Jake Sinclair
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Manes and Reins Publishing, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
5 Seconds of Summer3.53:25
3The Man
recording of:
The Man
writer:
Sam Barsh, Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins, Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Khalil Abdul‐Rahman (US rap producer), Daniel Seeff and Bernie Taupin
publisher:
Jaleesa and Mahdi’s Music and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Aloe Blacc3:32
4Free
producer:
Rudimental (UK pop / dance act)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
background vocals:
Rudimental (UK pop / dance act)
lead vocals:
Emeli Sandé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2013)
recording of:
Free
writer:
Piers Aggett, Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden and Emeli Sandé
Rudimental feat. Emeli Sandé13:38
5Addicted to You
recording engineer:
Chris Cheney (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Tim Bergling
vocals:
Audra Mae
recorded at:
Interscope Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Addicted to You
writer:
Ash Pournouri (music manager, songwriter and record label owner), Tim Bergling, Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Josh Krajcik
publisher:
Ash Pournouri Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Songpainter Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Avicii4.352:29
6Not a Bad Thing
engineer:
Chris Godbey (American mixer, engineer, composer)
producer:
Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon (producer), Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
assistant mixer:
Alejandro Baima
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Chris Godbey (American mixer, engineer, composer) and Justin Timberlake
guitar:
Elliott Ives (from FreeSol) and JT
keyboard:
Jerome Harmon (producer)
vocals arranger:
JT
recorded at and mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Not a Bad Thing
writer:
James Fauntleroy, J‐Roc (producer), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), James Fauntleroy Music, Jerome Harmon Publishing, Tennman Tunes, Virginia Beach Music and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Justin Timberlake4.64:30
7Jump
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Mikkel S. Eriksen and Marcos Tovar (engineer) (lead vocals)
programming:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S Eriksen
assistant engineer:
Aamir Yaqub (engineer, mixing)
producer:
Chase & Status, Kuk Harrell (lead vocals) and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
additional mixer and assistant mixer:
Daniela Rivera (engineer)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S Eriksen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
produced for:
45th & 3rd Music LLC, Chase & Status (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Suga Wuga Music, Inc.
recorded at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and R Studios (lead vocals)
mixed at:
Ninja Club Studios (Phil Tan's studio) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Jump
writer:
Kevin Cossom, Elgin Lumpkin (US R&B singer), Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, M. B. Williams, Saul Milton (UK drum & bass producer Saul Milton), Stephen Garrett (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static), Timothy Mosley and Will Kennard (UK drum & bass producer Will Kennard)
Rihanna24:27
8Dark Horse
programming and producer:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
assistant engineer:
Cory Bice, Eric Eylands, Rachael Findlen (engineer), Justin Fox and Elliott Lanam (engineer)
engineer:
Peter Carlsson (engineer), Clint Gibbs, John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Sam Holland (sound engineer), Michael Ilbert and Mike Foster (recording engineer Mike Foster)
additional assistant producer:
Irene Richter
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
alto saxophone:
Alex Foster (Saxophonist)
instruments:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
additional vocals:
Ava James (EDM vocals, featured on Braxton's "Something About You")
background vocals:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Katy Perry
vocals:
Juicy J (US rapper) and Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Luke’s in the Boo in Malibu, California, United States, MXM Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden, Playback Recording Studio in Santa Barbara, California, United States and Secret Garden Studios in Montecito, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Dark Horse by Katy Perry feat. Juicy J (US rapper)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 2), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 9), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2015) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Dark Horse
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Sarah Hudson, Jordan Houston (US rapper), Madison Love, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Katy Perry
publisher:
DeeEtta Music (in 2013), Italians Do It Better (in 2013), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated) (in 2013), MXM (in 2013), Oneirology Publishing (in 2013), Prescription Songs (in 2013) and When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2013)
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J3.953:39
9Brave
assistant recording engineer:
Alex DeGroot, Geoff Neal and Sadaharu Yagi
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Mark Endert
cello:
Cameron Stone
drums (drum set):
Aaron Sterling
electric bass guitar:
Curt Schneider (American producer, bassist, guitarist, engineer)
guitar:
Michael Ward (US guitarist for The Wallflowers/School of Fish)
keyboard:
Mark Endert
lead vocals:
Sara Bareilles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2013)
recorded at:
House of Blues Studios in Encino, California, United States, Indian River Studios in Florida, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Indian River Studios in Florida, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 74) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 96)
recording of:
Brave
writer:
Jack Antonoff and Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles3.753:40
10Rather Be
engineer:
Liam Nolan and Brett Shaw
audio engineer:
Liam Nolan
producer:
Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Wez Clarke and Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
cello:
Grace Chatto
drums (drum set):
Luke Patterson
keyboard and piano:
Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
piano:
Anthony Strong
viola:
Asher Zaccardelli (viola player)
violin:
Neil Amin-Smith and Beatrice Philips (violinist)
background vocals:
Florence Rawlings (British pop soul singer, signed to Dramatico)
lead vocals:
Jess Glynne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Records UK Ltd (in 2013), Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 2014 to present) and Atlantic Records UK (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 2014)
recorded at:
123 Studios in Peckham, Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2015 winner), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 41), BILLIONS CLUB and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 451)
recording of:
Rather Be
writer:
Grace Chatto, Jimmy Napes, Nicole Marshall and Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Saali Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne4.13:48
11All of Me
assistant engineer:
Phil Joly, Dave Rowland (engineer) and Kenta Yonesaka
engineer:
Jason Agel and Dave Tozer
assistant producer:
Phil Joly
producer:
Phil Joly, John Legend and Dave Tozer
mixer:
Dave Tozer
keyboard:
Dave Tozer and Mark Williams (Producer and songwriter, member of Ojivolta)
piano:
John Legend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2013) and Getting Out Our Dreams (not for release label use! please use “G.O.O.D. Music”) (in 2013)
music videos:
All of Me by John Legend
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist) and John Legend
dedicated to:
Chrissy Teigen
John Legend33:00
12Team
engineer, producer and mixer:
Joel Little
instruments:
Joel Little
lead vocals:
Ella Yelich O’Connor (Lorde, New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Golden Age in Auckland, Auckland (Auckland Region), North Island, New Zealand
music videos:
Team by Lorde (New Zealand singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 18) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 294)
recording of:
Team
writer:
Ella Yelich O’Connor (Lorde, New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Joel Little
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Lorde4.253:14
13Say Something
producer:
Dan Romer
lead vocals:
Ian Axel (singer and composer)
recording of:
Say Something
writer:
Ian Axel (singer and composer), Mike Campbell (singer-songwriter) and Chad Vaccarino (singer)
A Great Big World3:52
14Natalie
recording engineer:
Ari Levine
additional engineer:
Charles Moniz
co-producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Paul Epworth
producer:
The Smeezingtons
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
vocals:
Bruno Mars (US singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2012) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2012)
mixed at:
Larrabee Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
Levcon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
produced at:
Matza Ball Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Natalie
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Paul Epworth, Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons), Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (US singer)
publisher:
Concord Road (BMI), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Music Famamanem LP, Roc Nation Music and Where da Kasz At
Bruno Mars3.13:47
15Best Day of My Life
assistant engineer:
Jay Fallon and JC Santalis
engineer:
Joe Costable
producer and mixer:
Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman
assistant mixer:
Will Brierre
banjo and mandolin:
James Adam Shelley
bass guitar:
Dave Rublin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Sanchez (of American Authors)
guitar:
Zac Barnett (lead singer in the band American Authors) and James Adam Shelley
background vocals:
Aaron Accetta, Zac Barnett (lead singer in the band American Authors), Shep Goodman, Matt Sanchez (of American Authors), Dave Rublin and James Adam Shelley
lead vocals:
Zac Barnett (lead singer in the band American Authors)
produced for:
Dirty Canvas Productions
recorded at:
Dirty Canvas Studios, Mt. Kisco, NY in Mount Kisco, New York, United States and Raw Recording, Brewster, NY in Mahopac, Carmel, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 31), BILLIONS CLUB and Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 43)
recording of:
Best Day of My Life
writer:
Aaron Accetta, Dave Rublin, Matt Sanchez (of American Authors), James Adam Shelley, Shep Goodman and Zac Barnett (lead singer in the band American Authors)
publisher:
David Rublin Publishing, Drawoc, EMI April Music Inc., James Adam Shelley Publishing, Needledown Publishing, Owl and Fox Publishing, Round Hill Copyrights, Round Hill Works, Sony/ATV Allegro and Zac Barnett Publishing
American Authors3.753:15
16Turn Down for What
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 15) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 50)
recording of:
Turn Down for What
writer:
Steve Guess, Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper) and William Grigahcine (French EDM/trap producer William Grigahcine)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Get Familiar Music LLC and King of Crunk Music (BMI)
DJ Snake & Lil Jon3.453:35
17Anything
producer:
Jacob Hoggard and Brian Howes
recording of:
Anything
writer:
Brian John Howes, Jacob William Hoggard and Jason Arie van Poederooyen
Hedley3:12
18Rude
producer:
The Messengers (production duo)
samples:
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & The Wailers
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 7)
recording of:
Rude
writer:
Alexander Tanasijczuk, Adam Messinger, Nasri Atweh, Mark Pellizzer and Ben Spivak
MAGIC!4.353:45

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part of:Now That’s What I Call Music! (New Zealand current series, 1997 – 2020) (number: 44) (order: 44)