NOW That's What I Call Music! 20th Anniversary Volume 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shake It Off
assistant recording engineer:
Cory Bice
recording engineer:
Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert
programming and producer:
Max Martin and Shellback
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
acoustic guitar, bass, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Shellback
keyboard:
Max Martin and Shellback
percussion [claps], background vocals and other vocals [shouts]:
Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift
saxophone:
Jonas Thander
trombone:
Magnus Wiklund
trumpet:
Jonas Lindeborg
lead vocals:
Taylor Swift (from 2013 until 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Big Machine Label Group, LLC (not for release label use) (in 2014) and Apollo A-1 LLC (in 2021)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and MXM Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Shake It Off: Music Video by Taylor Swift
recording of:
Shake It Off
writer:
Max Martin (on 2014-02-22), Shellback (on 2014-02-22) and Taylor Swift (on 2014-02-22)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 2014-02-22)
Taylor Swift4.43:36
2Toxic
recording engineer, programming, producer and editor:
Bloodshy and Avant
assistant engineer:
J. D. Andrew and Jonas Östman
mixer:
Niklas Flyckt
bass:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Henrik Jonback (Swedish producer, engineer, songwriter, guitarist)
other instruments:
Bloodshy and Avant
strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
background vocals:
Blackcell (Mathias Johansson, songwriter and producer), Cathy Dennis and Emma Holmgren
background vocals and lead vocals:
Britney Spears
conductor:
Janson+Janson
strings arranger:
Janson+Janson
arranger:
Bloodshy and Avant and Steve Lunt (British musician, songwriter, music executive also credited as Stephen Broughton)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording LLC (in 2003)
recorded at:
Murlyn Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
KhaBang Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
music videos:
Toxic by Britney Spears and Toxic (karaoke) by Britney Spears
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 4) (number: 1), Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2005 winner) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 114)
recording of:
Toxic
writer:
Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback (Swedish producer, engineer, songwriter, guitarist), Christian Karlsson (Swedish producer, remixer, songwriter, DJ, piano, guitar) and Pontus Winnberg (Swedish composer, lyricist, producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Murlyn Songs AB
Britney Spears4.153:19
3TiK ToK
miscellaneous support:
Gary "G" Silver (task: production coordination) and Vanessa Silberman (task: production assistance)
programming and producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
assistant engineer:
Tatiana Gottwald
engineer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Sam Holland and Emily Wright
assistant mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
editor:
Emily Wright (lead vocals [vocal])
drums (drum set) [drums] and keyboard [keyboards]:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
remixer:
Fred Falke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2009)
produced for:
Kasz Money Productions Inc.
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
engineered at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
TiK ToK
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Łukasz Gottwald and Kesha Sebert (f/k/a Ke$ha)
publisher:
Dynamite Cop Music, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), Matza Ball Music and Where Da Kasz At
Kesha43:19
4Problem
programming and producer:
ILYA (Salmanzadeh), Max Martin and Shellback
engineer:
Peter Carlsson (engineer), Sam Holland and Gregg Rominiecki
mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) and Shellback
bass and guitar:
ILYA (Salmanzadeh)
keyboard:
ILYA (Salmanzadeh), Max Martin and Shellback
saxophone:
Leon H. Silva
background vocals:
Iggy Azalea (Australian born Rapper), Big Sean, ILYA (Salmanzadeh) and Savan Kotecha
vocals:
Peter Carlsson (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2014)
music videos:
Problem - music video (DVD video) by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea
recording of:
Problem
writer:
Iggy Azalea (Australian born Rapper), Ariana Grande (American singer), ILYA (Salmanzadeh), Savan Kotecha and Max Martin
publisher:
Grand Hustle Anthems, GrandAriMusic, MXM Music AB, Sony/ATV Allegro, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and Wolf Cousins
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea4.353:12
5On The FloorJennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull4.13:49
6SorryJustin Bieber3.93:18
7Want To Want Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2015)
recording of:
Want to Want Me
writer:
Mitch Allan (Music producer, singer-songwriter and guitarist), Jason Desrouleaux, Ian Kirkpatrick (producer/songwriter), Lindy Robbins (American songwriter) and Samuel Denison Martin (US singer-songwriter)
Jason Derulo2.653:24
8Run It!
Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana13:49
9Hot In Herre
recording of:
Hot in Herre
lyricist:
Charles Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go") and Nelly (US rapper)
composer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc. (ended), Chase Chad Music (BMI) (ended), EMI April Music Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (ended), Ascent Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, Jackie Frost Music, Nouveau Music Company, Swing T Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs and Waters of the Nazareth Publishing
Nelly3:47
10Survivor
recording of:
Survivor
writer:
Beyoncé (US singer, songwriter, record producer & actress), Anthony Dent and Mathew Knowles
publisher:
Beyoncé Publishing, BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)), Hitco South, M W E Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Destiny’s Child3.53:48
11Pop*NSYNC3.22:54
12Feel This Moment
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2013 to present)
music videos:
Feel This Moment by Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera
recording of:
Feel This Moment
writer:
Christina Aguilera, DJ Buddha (US DJ/producer Urales Vargas), Chantal Kreviazuk, Adam Messinger, Nasri Atweh, Sir Nolan and Pitbull (Armando Christian Pérez, American rapper, songwriter and record producer)
partial cover recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera3.83:48
13Roar
programming and producer:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin
assistant engineer:
Rachael Findlen (engineer), Justin Fox and Elliott Lanam (engineer)
engineer:
Peter Carlsson (engineer), Clint Gibbs, John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert
additional assistant producer:
Irene Richter
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin
vocals:
Katy Perry
recorded at:
Luke’s in the Boo in Malibu, California, United States, MXM Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, 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
recording of:
Roar
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Martin Karl Sandberg, Bonnie McKee and Katy Perry
publisher:
KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, MXM Music AB, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 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 (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), Bonnie McKee Music (in 2013), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP) (in 2013), MXM (in 2013), Oneirology Publishing (in 2013), Prescription Songs (in 2013), Songs of Pulse Recording (BMI) (in 2013), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2013), Where Da Kasz At (in 2013) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Katy Perry3.43:42
14Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
edit of:
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (explicit) by P!nk
recording of:
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (in 2012)
writer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter) and Gregory Kurstin
P!nk4:14
15Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
Ne‐Yo2.54:12
16U Got It Bad
recording of:
U Got It Bad
writer:
Bryan-Michael Cox (US R&B/hip-hop producer/songwriter), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Usher Raymond IV (R&B singer-songwriter Usher Raymond Ⅳ)
Usher34:06
17I Want It That Way
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1998) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 240)
recording of:
I Want It That Way
lyricist, writer and composer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter) and Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Backstreet Boys3.953:32
18Million Reasons
assistant recording engineer:
Dave "Squirrel" Covell and Barry McCready
recording engineer:
Joshua Blair, Brandon Bost and Joe Visciano
strings programming:
BloodPop®
producer:
BloodPop®, Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
assistant mixer:
Brandon Bost and Joe Visciano
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
bass:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
guitar:
Hillary Lindsey and Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
BloodPop®
piano:
Lady Gaga
additional vocals:
Hillary Lindsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Gypsy Palace Studios in Malibu, California, United States and Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music video for:
Million Reasons (Official Music video) by Lady Gaga
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 57)
recording of:
Million Reasons
writer:
Hillary Lindsey, Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer) and Stefani Germanotta
Lady Gaga33:23
19Counting Stars
assistant recording engineer:
Matthew Tryba
recording engineer:
Smith Carlson
producer:
Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella
assistant mixer:
Ryan Lipman
mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
bass:
Brent Kutzle
drums (drum set):
Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic drummer and percussionist)
guitar:
Drew Brown (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Zachary Filkins
harp:
HarpEri
keyboard and lead vocals:
Ryan Tedder
background vocals:
Bobbie Gordon, Brent Kutzle, David McGlohon and Zach Filkins
additionally recorded at:
Patriot Studios in Denver, Colorado, United States
recorded at:
Black Rock Studios in Santorini, Notio Aigaio, Greece and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Counting Stars
lyricist and composer:
Ryan Tedder
publisher:
Midnite Miracle Music, Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
OneRepublic4.154:15
20Thunder
programming:
Alex da Kid (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer)
engineer:
Travis Ference
producer:
Alex da Kid (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer) and Jayson DeZuzio
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 2017) and KIDinaKORNER (in 2017)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2018)
recording of:
Thunder
publisher:
Alexander Grant (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer)
writer:
A. Grant (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer), Jayson Dezuzio, Ben McKee (American bassist, Imagine Dragons), Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds (American singer/songwriter, producer) and Wayne Sermon
publisher:
Have a Nice Jay, Imagine Dragons Publishing, KIDinaKORNER, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal, Inc.
Imagine Dragons3.53:07