British Songs that everybody knows

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr. Brightside
The Killers3:44
2Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016)
The Verve5:58
3Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi3:02
4Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears4:13
5Price Tag
Jessie J & B.o.B3:43
6Heat Waves
assistant engineer:
Chloe Kraemer and Luke Pickering
engineer:
Dave Bayley (Glass Animals), Chris Galland and Riley MacIntyre (engineer)
producer:
Dave Bayley (Glass Animals)
assistant mixer:
Scott Desmarais, Robin Florent and Jeremie Inhaber
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wolf Tone Records (not for release label use! use “Wolf Tone” instead) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Hackney Space Program and The Church Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2022-02-05 (number: 3), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 16) and triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2020)
recording of:
Heat Waves (song by Glass Animals)
lyricist and composer:
David Algernon Bayley (Glass Animals)
publisher:
Beggars Music Limited
Glass Animals3.353:59
7Somewhere Only We Know
Keane3:56
8Eyes Without a Face
Billy Idol4:59
9I’m Not the Only One
Sam Smith3:59
10Paint It, Black
The Rolling Stones3:44
11Common People (full length version)
Pulp5:49
12(I Just) Died in Your Arms
Cutting Crew4:29
13Wannabe
Spice Girls2:53
14Shake It Out
Florence + the Machine4:39
15Layla (40th anniversary version / 2010 remastered)
Derek & the Dominos7:04
16Cold Heart (PNAU remix)
Elton John & Dua Lipa3:23
17Put Your Records On
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Steve Chrisanthou
additional producer:
Jimmy Hogarth (producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Corinne Bailey Rae
alto saxophone:
Jason Rae
bass guitar [bass]:
Samuel Dixon
classical guitar [spanish guitar], electric guitar and percussion:
Steve Chrisanthou
Hammond organ:
Joe Tatton
keyboard:
John Beck (Writer, producer & musician)
tenor saxophone:
Jim Corry
trumpet:
Malcolm Strachan
additional background vocals:
Cara Robinson
contains samples by:
Steve Chrisanthou (horn)
mixed at:
TwentyOne Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 236)
recording of:
Put Your Records On
writer:
Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and Steve Chrisanthou
Corinne Bailey Rae3.73:35
18Love Me Again
John Newman4:00
19Roxanne (remastered 2003)
The Police3:12
20Warwick Avenue
Duffy3:50
21Ruby
Kaiser Chiefs3:23
22Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi3:35
23Tainted Love
Soft Cell2:40
24Glory Box
Portishead5:09
25Love Me Like You Do (from “Fifty Shades of Grey”)
Ellie Goulding4:13
26Perfect Strangers
Jonas Blue & JP Cooper3:17
27Too Good at Goodbyes
Sam Smith3:21
28Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners4:45
29Glad You Came
The Wanted3:18
30Everybody’s Changing
Keane3:36
31Naive
The Kooks3:26
32Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds4:21
33(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (mono)
The Rolling Stones3:43
34Karma Chameleon (remastered 2002)
Culture Club4:16
35There She Goes
The La’s2:35
36Dakota
Stereophonics4:57
37Pompeii
programming and producer:
Mark Crew (songwriter, record producer and mix engineer) and Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
assistant mixer:
Matty Green (mix engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
William Farquarson (bassist, Bastille)
drums (drum set):
Chris “Woody” Wood (drummer, Bastille)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mark Crew (songwriter, record producer and mix engineer)
keyboard [keyboards] and piano:
Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Ian Dudfield, Ralph Pelleymounter (Lead singer of To Kill A King), Josh Platman and Jon Willoughby
vocals:
Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Unit 24 (Mark Crew's studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Pompeii by Bastille (British indie pop band)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 12), BILLIONS CLUB and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 297)
recording of:
Pompeii
lyricist and composer:
Dan Smith (member of UK band Bastille)
publisher:
Bastille Music, Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Bastille3.43:37
38Stay With Me
Sam Smith2:53
39Relax (Come Fighting)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3:57
40Starry Eyed
Ellie Goulding2:57
41Messy
Lola Young4:44
42You Are the Reason (duet version)
Calum Scott & Leona Lewis3:11
43Seventeen Going Under
Sam Fender5:02
44Pass the Dutchie
Musical Youth3:23
45More Than This (remastered/1999)
Roxy Music4:31
46Maggie May
Rod Stewart5:45
47Love Is All Around (from “Four Weddings and a Funeral”)
Wet Wet Wet4:05
48Fire on Fire (from “Watership Down”)
Sam Smith4:07
49I Predict a Riot
Kaiser Chiefs3:52
50Ocean Drive
Duke Dumont3:26
51For You (Fifty Shades Freed)
Liam Payne & Rita Ora4:04
52Enola Gay (remastered 2003)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3:34
53Lights
Ellie Goulding4:06
54Hey Boy Hey Girl
The Chemical Brothers4:50
55Whole Again
Atomic Kitten3:07
56Green Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones3:03
57Rockin’ All Over the World
Status Quo3:37
58Next to Me
Emeli Sandé3:18
59Born Slippy (Nuxx) (radio edit)
Underworld4:24
60Sit Down
recording of:
Sit Down
lyricist:
Tim Booth
composer:
Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott and Gavan Whelan
James3.84:01
61Dreams
GABRIELLE3:41
62Wild Thing
The Troggs2:35
63Super Duper Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music North America (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me?), Part 1
lyricist and composer:
Willie Garner (1960s–70s US soul artist from Detroit)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood/Fratelli Publishing
recording of:
Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me?), Part 1
lyricist and composer:
Willie Garner (1960s–70s US soul artist from Detroit)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood/Fratelli Publishing
Joss Stone3.354:20
64Wild World
Maxi Priest & John Gallen3:36
65Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) (La da Dee La da da) (radio edit)
Crystal Waters3:47
66Burn
Ellie Goulding3:51
67Down by the Water
PJ Harvey3:15
68One Day Like This
Elbow6:34
69The Look of Love, Pt.1
ABC3:30
70We’ll Meet Again
Vera Lynn, Roland Shaw & His Orchestra & British Armed Forces2:59
71All About You
McFly3:07
72Gimme Some Lovin’ (single mix)
The Spencer Davis Group2:58
73Perfect 10
The Beautiful South3:39
74Hong Kong Garden
Siouxsie and the Banshees2:56
75Red Red Wine
UB405:21
76Don’t You Want Me (2012 remaster)
The Human League3:59

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