Absolute Hits 2012

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Don’t You Worry Child
producer:
Swedish House Mafia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2012)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 26)
recording of:
Don’t You Worry Child
writer:
Steve Angello, Axwell (Swedish DJ, record producer and remixer), Sebastian Ingrosso, John Martin (famous for vocals on songs by Swedish House Mafia) and Michel Zitron
publisher:
Lateral Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin3.33:32
2Euphoria
producer:
Peter Boström
part of:
Winners of Melodifestivalen (number: 2012), Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 2012) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 2012)
recording of:
Euphoria
writer:
Peter Boström and Thomas G:son
publisher:
Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Loreen4.352:59
3Somebody That I Used to Know
recording engineer:
Wally De Backer (bass guitar)
producer:
Wally De Backer
assistant mixer:
Wally De Backer
mixer:
François Tétaz (Australian film composer)
bass guitar:
Lucas Taranto
sampler [guitar, flutes, percussion and synth samples]:
Wally De Backer
background vocals and lead vocals:
Kimbra (New Zealand singer-songwriter) and Wally De Backer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Samples ’n’ Seconds Records (in 2011) and Samples ’n’ Seconds Records Pty Ltd (in 2011)
recorded at:
Lucas' Loungeroom in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (bass) and The Barn in Merricks, Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia (bass)
mixed at:
Moose Mastering in Richmond, Queensland, Australia
samples:
Seville by Luiz Bonfá
music videos:
Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra (New Zealand singer-songwriter)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 10), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 1), MIA Award: Song of the Year (number: 2011), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 8), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2013 winner), Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 9), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 24), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2011), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 36), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 49), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 161) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 404)
recording of:
Somebody That I Used to Know
lyricist:
Walter De Backer
composer:
Luiz Bonfá and Walter De Backer
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
part of:
Matuschkes Lieblinge 2011
Gotye feat. Kimbra4.154:05
4Some Die Young
lead vocals:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
recording of:
Some Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Laleh (Swedish artist)
Laleh23:41
5Händerna mot himlen
recording of:
Händerna mot himlen
lyricist and composer:
Joakim Berg (Kent frontman)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB
Petra Marklund53:58
6Titanium
producer:
Afrojack (dutch DJ and producer), David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort
mixer:
Afrojack (dutch DJ and producer) and David Guetta
guest lead vocals:
Sia (Australian singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 240) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Titanium
lyricist:
Sia Furler (Sia, Australian singer‐songwriter)
composer:
David Guetta, Sia Furler (Sia, Australian singer‐songwriter), Giorgio Tuinfort and Nick van de Wall
David Guetta feat. Sia44:06
7Vart jag än går
recording of:
Vart jag än går
writer:
Micke Eriksson (Member of Stiftelsen), Arne Johansson (Member of Stiftelsen), Martin Källström (Member of Stiftelsen) and Robert Pettersson (Swedish punk musician)
Stiftelsen3:28
8Hall of Fame
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2012)
recording of:
Hall of Fame
writer:
James Barry (producer and songwriter), Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Script53:22
9We Are Young
additional programming:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Jeff Bhasker
engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Sonny Pinnar (UK producer/engineer John Simpson, aka Sonny Pinna) (strings) and Stuart White
producer:
Jeff Bhasker and TommyD (task: orchestral producer)
assistant mixer:
Stuart White
mixer:
Jeff Bhasker
cello:
Rosie Danvers and Jane Oliver (cellist)
double bass:
Lucy Shaw (double bassist)
flute:
Chloe Vincent
French horn:
Richard Ashton, Corinne Bailey (British hornist) and Richard Bissel (British horn player and composer)
keyboard [keyboards] and background vocals:
Jeff Bhasker
strings:
Wired Strings
trombone:
Mark Frost (trombone), Pat Hartley and Trevor Mires
viola:
Natalie Cavey and Emma Owens (violist, violinist, strings)
violin:
Natalia Bonner (violinist), Stephanie Cavey, Sally Jackson (violinist) and Jenny Sacha
choir vocals:
Ky'lee Abrams, Boyce Buchanan, Marley Mulvihill, Lowell Novitch, Renata Robins, Skye Saltzman, Finn Snyder, Genevieve Thomas, West Los Angeles Children’s Choir and Janet Yang
conductor:
Barbara Klaskin Silberg
orchestrator:
Jeff Bhasker and Rosie Danvers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fueled by Ramen, LLC (not for release label use; fka Fueled by Ramen, Inc.) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Enormous Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Jungle City in New York, New York, United States, Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings) and The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (choir vocals)
a cappella versions:
We Are Young by The Beelzebubs (Tufts University all-male a cappella group)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 3), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2013), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 276), BILLIONS CLUB and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 420)
recording of:
We Are Young
writer:
Jeff Bhasker and Fun. (American indie pop band)
publisher:
Bearvon Music, FBR Music, Rough Art, Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music, SonyATV Songs LLC, Way Above Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe3.854:10
10Ai se eu te pego (Nossa nossa)
recorded in:
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (on 2011-07-20)
live cover recording of:
Ai se eu te pego (on 2011-07-20)
writer:
Sharon Acioly (composer "Ai, se eu te pego!"), Antônio Dyggs, Aline Medeiros da Fonseca, Amanda Grasiele Mesquita Teixeira da Cruz and Karine Assis Vinagre
Michel Teló4.62:47
11Whistle
producer:
DJ Frank E (Justin Franks) and David Glass (songwriter & producer)
lead vocals:
Flo Rida (American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (from 2012 to present, in 2012) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2012)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 17)
recording of:
Whistle
writer:
David Glass (songwriter & producer), Breyan Isaac, Justin Franks (Justin Franks), Marcus Killian, Antonio Mobley, Joshua Ralph, Arthur Scott Pingrey and Tramar Dillard (American rapper)
Flo Rida3.93:45
12Call Me Maybe
engineer and producer:
Josh Ramsay
assistant mixer:
Zach Blackstone and Brock McFarlane
mixer:
Dave Ogilvie (Canadian producer, engineer, and musician)
additional editor:
Nik Pesut
bass guitar, drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, strings and background vocals:
Tavish Crowe
lead vocals:
Carly Rae Jepsen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012) and School Boy (American label) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Umbrella Studio in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
Mushroom Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
music videos:
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 2), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 8), The Gummy Awards: Your Top 20 Tracks of 2012 (number: 10), Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 35), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 36), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 43), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 56) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 436)
recording of:
Call Me Maybe
publisher:
Tavish Crowe
writer:
Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen and Josh Ramsay
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG Rights Management (see annotation), Charlie Rae Music, Crowe Music Publishing, Jepsen Music Publishing, Regular Monkey Productions, Inc., Regular Monkey Publishing, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing Canada I
Carly Rae Jepsen4.13:14
13Lyckligare nu
Linnea Henriksson3:19
14Payphone
recording engineer:
Noah “Mailbox” Passovoy and Shellback
miscellaneous support:
David “D Silb” Silberstein (task: production coordination) and Jeremy “JBoogs” Levin (task: production coordination)
programming:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Shellback and James Valentine (Maroon 5)
assistant engineer:
Andrew “muffman” Luftman, Eric Eylands, Sam “Såklart” Holland (sound engineer), Scott “Yarmov” Yarmovsky and Phil Seaford
engineer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Jonathan Mann (of Jon Mann Studios), Chris Sclafani and Bradford Smith (engineer(?))
additional producer:
Robopop
producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Shellback
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
additional acoustic guitar, additional bass and additional background vocals:
Shellback
additional guitar:
Dan Omelio
additional keyboard and additional synthesizer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Dan Omelio and Shellback
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Flynn (Maroon 5 drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Mickey Madden
guitar [lead and rhythm]:
James Valentine (Maroon 5)
keyboard, synthesizer and background vocals:
PJ Morton
guest lead vocals:
Wiz Khalifa (US rapper)
lead vocals:
Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M/Octone Records (American label, 2007–2014) (in 2012) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012)
produced for:
Matzah Ball Productions, Inc. and MXM Productions
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
engineered at:
Downtown Music Studios in SoHo, New York, New York, United States, Jon Mann Studios in Reston, Virginia, United States and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 4) and Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2013)
recording of:
Payphone
lyricist:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Cameron Jibril Thomaz (US rapper) and Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
composer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Daniel Thomas Omelio, Johan Karl Schuster and Ammar Malik
arranger:
Daniel Thomas Omelio and Johan Karl Schuster
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, E A R Entertainment Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Limited (UK), Lotzah Balls Soup, Maru Cha Cha, Matza Ball Music, Music Edition Discoton GmbH, MXM Music, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG. (– 2017), Sudgee Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Where da Kasz At and Wiz Khalifa Publishing
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa3.553:52
15Drive By
producer:
Espionage (NY-based Norwegian songwriting/production team) and Butch Walker
assistant mixer:
Doug Johnson (Label executive. Also engineer, songwriter, producer)
mixer:
Mark Endert
bass:
Hector Maldanado
drums (drum set):
Scott Underwood (Drummer for Train)
guitar:
Jimmy Stafford (member of Train)
keyboard:
Jerry Becker
vocals:
Pat Monahan
mixed at:
Indian River Studios in Florida, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 19) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 45)
recording of:
Drive By
writer:
Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind and Pat Monahan
Train3.153:17
16Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
programming, engineer and producer:
Greg Kurstin
additional engineer:
Jesse Shatkin (US hip-hop producer Jesse Shatkin)
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
recorded at:
Earthstar Creation Center in Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States and Echo Studio in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (official video) by P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 37)
recording of:
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (in 2012)
writer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter) and Gregory Kurstin
P!nk3.44:15
17Paradise
recording of:
Paradise
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
additional composer:
Brian Eno
Coldplay2.354:20
18When We Stand Together
engineer:
Scott Cooke (engineer), Joey Moi and Jason van Poederooyen
additional producer:
Joey Moi
producer:
Joey Moi and Nickelback
assistant mixer:
Zach Blackstone
mixer:
Randy Staub
editor:
Scott Cooke (engineer)
bass:
Mike Kroeger
drums (drum set):
Daniel Adair
guitar:
Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake
lead vocals:
Chad Kroeger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The All Blacks B.V. (company, for copyrights purposes)
recorded at:
Mountain View Studio in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
When We Stand Together
lyricist:
Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Joey Moi and Ryan Peake
additional composer:
Joey Moi
composer:
Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake
Nickelback3.63:10
19All This Way
Amanda Fondell3:17
20Flickan och kråkanTimbuktu3:31
21When I Held Ya
recording engineer and producer:
Tobias Fröberg
recording of:
When I Held Ya
lyricist and composer:
Moa Lignell
Moa Lignell3:29
22You Learn
tAKiDA3:21
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