Video Hits - One Hit Wonders

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Groove Is in the Heart
additional engineer:
Bob Power
assistant engineer:
Derek Lategan and Eddie Sancho
engineer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
additional producer and additional mixer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
producer:
Deee‐Lite
saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Fred Wesley
background vocals:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
additional arranger:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
arranger:
Deee‐Lite
samples:
Bring Down the Birds by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Get Up by Vernon Burch
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 68), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 83) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 233)
recording of:
Groove Is in the Heart
writer:
Dmitry Brill, 鄭東和, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper) and Kier Kirby
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Deee‐Lite4.23:52
2The Only Way Is Up
Yazz3:59
3I'm Too Sexy
programming and producer:
Tommy D.
engineer:
Graham Bonnett (Sound Engineer)
bass guitar:
Phil Spalding
guitar:
Robert Manzoli
lead vocals:
Richard Fairbrass
arranger:
Tommy D.
recorded at:
Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Joe's Garage (Bristol) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 475)
recording of:
I’m Too Sexy
writer:
Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass and Robert Manzoli
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd
Right Said Fred4.052:51
4Boys (Summertime Love)
producer:
Claudio Cecchetto (Italian record producer & talent scout)
recording of:
Boys (Summertime Love)
lyricist:
Claudio Cecchetto (Italian record producer & talent scout) and Malcolm Charlton
composer:
Matteo Bonsanto and Roberto Rossi (composer)
publisher:
Budde Music France, Canale 5 Music, D.J.'s Gang, Melmax, RTI SpA (not for release label use!), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Sabrina Salerno33:43
5Don't Worry Be Happy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI–Manhattan Records (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1988)
music videos:
Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 31)
recording of:
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
lyricist and composer:
Bobby McFerrin
writer:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Probnoblem Music
Bobby McFerrin43:51
6Perfect
producer:
Fairground Attraction and Kevin Moloney
assistant mixer:
Alistair Johnson (engineering)
mixer:
Kevin Moloney
lead vocals:
Eddi Reader
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1988), BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.253:34
7Wild Wild West
recording of:
Wild, Wild West
writer:
Johnnie Christo, John Holliday, Amos Pizzey, Trevor Steel and Milan Zekavica
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1988)
The Escape Club4:04
8Good Vibrations
Marky Mark4:29
9Ice Ice Baby
producer:
Vanilla Ice
vocals:
Vanilla Ice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1990) and SBK Records (in 1990)
samples:
Under Pressure by Queen (UK rock group) & David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
music videos:
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 49)
recording of:
Ice Ice Baby
lyricist:
Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper) and Vanilla Ice
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), John R. Deacon, Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper), Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) and Vanilla Ice
publisher:
Aftershock Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fernhill Publishing, Ice Baby Music, Knightlife Productions, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), QPM Music Inc., Queen Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Under Pressure
Vanilla Ice4.254:29
10Unbelievable
producer and mixer:
Ralph Jezzard
drums (drum set):
Mark Decloedt (in 1990)
electric bass guitar:
Zac Foley (in 1990)
electric guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Ian Dench (in 1990)
sampler [samples]:
Derry Brownson (in 1990)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals) (in 1990)
lead vocals:
James Atkin (in 1990)
vocals:
DJ Milf (Electronic dance music producer of the 2000s and 2010s) (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 421)
recording of:
Unbelievable (in 1990)
writer:
James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench and Zac Foley
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tusk, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
EMF3.653:29
11Now That We Found Love
Heavy D4:17
12Mistadobalina
recording of:
Mistadobalina
composer:
Del the Funky Homosapien and Ice Cube
quotes lyrics from:
Zilch
Del the Funky Homosapien4:15
13Do Anything
Natural Selection43:56
14I Love Your Smile
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
I Love Your Smile
writer:
Jarvis Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Shanice 4 U Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Shanice3:50
15Ain't No Doube
Jimmy Nail3:55
16Would I Lie to You?
recording of:
Would I Lie to You?
writer:
Michael Leeson and Peter Vale (writer/arranger)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05-16 to present)
Charles & Eddie4:33
17Life Is a Highway
engineer and mixer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others)
producer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider) (task: pre-production), Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (task: pre-production)
bass guitar [bass]:
Spider Sinneave
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey Curry
electric guitar and harmonica:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
organ and percussion:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
background vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider), John Cody (Canadian-born singer/songwriter/producer) and Molly Johnson (Canadian jazz chanteuse)
vocals:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
drums (drum set) [drums] arranger:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
arranger:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
recording of:
Life Is a Highway
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
publisher:
PW Arrangements and Universal Music Publishing Canada
Tom Cochrane54:22
18The Right Kind of Love
Jeremy Jordan3:59
19If I Ever Fall in Love
Shai3:09
20What's Up?
recording engineer:
David Tickle (in 1992)
mastering:
Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer)
additional engineer:
Jessie Kanner (1980s–90s assistant engineer/mixer, Lion Share Recording Studios), Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter (American sound engineer and producer.)
engineer:
Mark Hensley
producer and mixer:
David Tickle
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
bass:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
guitar:
Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
vocals:
Christa Hillhouse (in 1992) and Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992, in 1993)
recorded at:
Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
The Bunker
recording of:
What’s Up? (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC (since 2021; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Stuck in the Throat and Stuck in the Throat Music
4 Non Blondes4.354:13
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