The Best of British

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Annotation

This compilation ℗ & © 2000 EMI Music Australia

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): [D.A.T.A logo] 5294672/1 A E4
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPIL 311
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 7958
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): [D.A.T.A logo] 5294672/2 A E4
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPIL 311
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): ifpi 7955
Other (Disc 1 (code on front of disc)): 7243 5 29468 2 2
Other (Disc 2 (code on front of disc)): 7243 5 29469 2 1

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-01 05:47 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Let Me Entertain You
programming:
Kerry Hopwood and Steve Power
assistant engineer:
Jim Brumby (UK engineer) and Matt Hay
producer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Steve Power
mixer:
Steve Power
bass:
David Catlin‐Birch (UK bassist and guitarist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Sharrock
guitar:
Fil Eisler (Czech score composer) and Chester Kamen
keyboard [keyboards]:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
solo trumpet:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist) and Derek Watkins (trumpeter)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals), Beverley Skeete, Carroll Thompson and Robbie Williams
vocals:
Robbie Williams
arranger:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
concertmaster:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Matrix Maison Rouge Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Let Me Entertain You
lyricist and writer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Robbie Williams
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
Robbie Williams44:22
2Place Your Hands
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1996)
recording of:
Place Your Hands
writer:
John Bessant, Dominic Greensmith, Kenwyn House and Gary Stringer (Reef, StringerBessant, Them Is Me lead singer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
Reef43:38
3Bring It On
music videos:
Bring It On (Music video) by Gomez (UK indie rock band)
recording of:
Bring It On
lyricist and composer:
Ian Ball, Paul Blackburn (bassist for Gomez), Tom Gray (UK vocals, guitars, keyboards for Gomez), Ben Ottewell and Olly Peacock
Gomez3.354:12
4Praise You
engineer and mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1998)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Take Yo’ Praise by Camille Yarbrough
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 117) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 342)
recording of:
Praise You
writer:
Norman Cook and Camille Yarbrough
publisher:
Maat Music Inc., Polygram Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Take Yo' Praise
Fatboy Slim4.15:24
5Shiver
additional engineer:
Simon “Barny” Barnicott, Jon Coles, Paul Read (UK engineer) and Andrea Wright
engineer:
Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
producer:
Coldplay and Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Will Champion
electric guitar:
Jonny Buckland
background vocals:
Jonny Buckland and Will Champion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2000)
music videos:
Shiver by Coldplay
recording of:
Shiver
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Coldplay3.24:59
6Tattva
engineer, producer and mixer:
John Leckie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1996) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1996)
recording of:
Tattva
lyricist:
Crispian Mills
composer:
Alonza Bevan, Jay Darlington, Crispian Mills and Paul Winter-Hart
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd
Kula Shaker3.43:47
7Tender
programming:
Damian LeGassick and Sean Spuehler
assistant engineer:
Addi 800, Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer)
engineer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer), William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer) and John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
acoustic guitar, keyboard, melodica and synthesizer:
Damon Albarn
banjo, electric guitar [Lead Guitar] and saxophone:
Graham Coxon
bass guitar, double bass and background vocals:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Rowntree
guest choir vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
lead vocals:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
vocals:
London Community Gospel Choir
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
Tender
lyricist:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
Blur3.557:36
8She's in Fashion
mixer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
vocals:
Brett Anderson (Suede)
music videos:
She’s in Fashion by Suede (English rock band)
recording of:
She’s in Fashion
writer:
Brett Anderson (Suede) and Neil Codling
Suede3.54:53
9The Tourist
live recording of:
The Tourist
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
Radiohead5:20
10Sunday Shining
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1997)
recording of:
Sunday Shining
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Finley Quaye
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Spirit Songs
Finley Quaye43:42
11Low Five
recording engineer:
Line of Flight (Sneaker Pimps)
mastering:
Howie Weinberg (mastering engineer)
producer:
Line of Flight and Line of Flight (Sneaker Pimps)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
vocals:
Chris Corner
performer:
Chris Corner, Liam Howe, David Westlake (UK drummer for The Sneaker Pimps) and Joe Wilson (Member of Sneaker Pimps)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Clean Up Records Ltd. (in 1999)
recording of:
Low Five
lyricist and composer:
Corner, Howe and Pickering
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Sneaker Pimps44:36
12Ain't That Enough
co-producer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
producer:
Teenage Fanclub
recording of:
Ain't That Enough
lyricist and composer:
Gerard Love (member of Teenage Fanclub)
Teenage Fanclub3:44
13Catch the Sun
assistant engineer, additional producer, additional mixer and assistant mixer:
Bruno Ellingham
producer and mixer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
music videos:
Catch the Sun by Doves (English indie rock band)
recording of:
Catch the Sun
writer:
Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams (of Doves) and Jez Williams
Doves4:48
14Free Huey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creation Records Ltd. (in 1998)
recording of:
Free Huey
lyricist and composer:
Martin Carr
publisher:
Creation Songs
Boo Radleys3:09
15Pumping on Your (Stereo)
producer:
John Cornfield and Supergrass
bass guitar:
Mick Quinn
drums (drum set):
Danny Goffey
guitar:
Gaz Coombes
keyboard:
Rob Coombes
vocals:
Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn
recording of:
Pumping on Your Stereo
writer:
Gaz Coombes, Rob Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn
Supergrass3.73:20
16Cosmic Girl
engineer and mixer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
co-producer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Al Stone (UK engineer)
guitar:
Simon Katz (songwriter and multi-instrumentalist)
strings arranger:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
arranger:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Cosmic Girl by Jamiroquai
recording of:
Cosmic Girl
writer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Derrick McKenzie
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jamiroquai3.954:04
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1Wonderwall
recording engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Arthurs ("Bonehead", Oasis)
bass guitar, ebow, electric guitar [lead guitar], mellotron, piano and background vocals:
Noel Gallagher
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alan White (Oasis drummer)
tambourine and lead vocals:
Liam Gallagher (English musician, lead singer of Oasis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Big Brother Recordings, Ltd. (not for release label use! use “BIg Brother” instead) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
music videos:
Wonderwall by Oasis (Noel & Liam Gallagher)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1995), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 12), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 27), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2013 (Twenty Years)), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 48) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 95)
recording of:
Wonderwall
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gallagher
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Creation Songs Ltd, Dead Leg Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Oasis4.24:20
2Pure Morning
programming:
Phelan Kane
engineer:
Téo Miller
producer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elevator Lady Ltd. (in 1998) and Elevator Music Ltd. (Placebo vanity label) (in 1998)
produced for:
140 DB Management
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pure Morning
lyricist:
Brian Molko
composer:
Placebo (UK alternative rock band)
publisher:
BMG Consortium Music Publishing Germany, BMG FM Music Limited, Elevator Lady Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Placebo4.254:15
3You Stole the Sun From My Heart
engineer and mixer:
Ian Grimble
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
assistant mixer:
Guy Massey (UK producer/engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nicky Wire
drums (drum set):
Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
electric guitar:
James Dean Bradfield
percussion:
Martin Ditchum
Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Nick Nasmyth
vocals:
James Dean Bradfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
mixed at:
Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
You Stole the Sun From My Heart by Manic Street Preachers
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 57)
recording of:
You Stole the Sun From My Heart
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Manic Street Preachers3.654:21
4Charlie Big Potato
programming:
Cass Lewis
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer and mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
assistant mixer:
Steve Sisco
bass guitar:
Cass Lewis
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mark Richardson (UK drummer)
guitar:
Ace (Member of Skunk Anansie)
lead vocals:
Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
music videos:
Charlie Big Potato by Skunk Anansie
recording of:
Charlie Big Potato
writer:
Ace (Member of Skunk Anansie), Cass Lewis, Mark Richardson (UK drummer) and Skin (Skunk Anansie singer)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Skunk Anansie4.355:30
5Swastika Eyes
recording of:
Swastika Eyes
writer:
Martin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert Young (British guitarist, of Primal Scream)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Primal Scream7:04
6Save Me
Embrace4:45
7You Must Go On
Bernard Butler3:24
8Temperamental
drum machine programming:
Ben Watt
producer and editor:
Ben Watt
mixer:
Andy Bradfield and Ben Watt
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, strings and turntable:
Ben Watt
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
recording of:
Temperamental
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
Everything but the Girl45:18
9Swords
engineer:
Adam Wren
producer:
Leftfield (British electronic project)
lead vocals:
Nicole Willis
vocals:
Nicole Willis
recorded at:
Rollover Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Swords
lyricist and composer:
Neil Barnes, Paul Daley and Nicole Willis
Leftfield3.35:04
10Teardrop
producer:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
arranger:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
samples:
Sometimes I Cry by Les McCann
music videos:
Teardrop (music video) by Massive Attack and Teardrop by Massive Attack directed by Walter Stern
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 330)
recording of:
Teardrop
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
Massive Attack4.155:29
11Sweetest Soul Sensations
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
recording of:
Sweetest Soul Sensation (Alwyn Green Credit)
writer:
Ian Broudie, Mark Cullen and Alwyn Green
recording of:
Sweetest Soul Sensations (Al Green credited)
writer:
Ian Broudie, Mark Cullen and Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
recording of:
Sweetest Soul Sensations (No Al Green Credit)
writer:
Ian Broudie and Mark Cullen
The Lightning Seeds3:30
12Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!
recording of:
Bentley’s Gonna Sort You Out
writer:
Richard March and Mike Stokes
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Bentley Rhythm Ace4:55
13Waiting for a Break
recording of:
Waiting For a Break
writer:
Phelim Byrne and Matthew Hardwidge
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Day One3:48
14Heart Go Boom
producer:
Apollo 440 (electronic rock band)
bass and melodica:
Kenny Cougar
drums (drum set):
Kodish
electronic drum set [ddrums]:
Cliff Hewitt
turntable [vinyl]:
Harry K.
vocals:
Mary Mary (performance name of Ian Hoxley)
performer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician), Trevor Gray (Member of Apollo 440) and Noko (Norman Fisher Jones)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TVT Soundtrax (in 1998) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1999)
produced for:
Apollo Control
samples:
Teknoragga (Apollo 440 Scientific Futuristic Business remix) by Stevie Hyper‐D
recording of:
Heart Go Boom
writer:
Paul Colbourne, Kevin Goodman, Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician), Trevor Gray (Member of Apollo 440), Ian Hoxley and Noko (Norman Fisher Jones)
publisher:
Reverb America Music
Apollo Four Forty5:03
15Buttoned Down Disco
Clinton3:38
16Firestarter
live recording of:
Firestarter
writer:
Kim Deal, Anne Dudley (English score composer), Keith Flint (vocalist in The Prodigy), Trevor Horn, Liam Howlett, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Perfect Songs (UK publisher, affiliated with BMI), Unforgettable Songs Ltd. and Zomba Music
is based on:
S.O.S.
quotes music from:
Close (to the Edit)
Prodigy4:41