Nature’s Best: 40 NZ Number Ones 1970–2013

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

Tracklist

1Digital Media
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hip Hop Holiday
Three the Hard Way3:40
2How Bizarre
additional engineer and additional mixer:
Rick Huntington
engineer and producer:
Alan Jansson
accordion:
Hershal Herscher
guitar:
Lee Baker (NZ guitarist)
trumpet:
George Chisholm (jazz trombonist (1915-1997))
background vocals:
Sina Saipaia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music NZ Ltd. (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (in 1995)
recording of:
How Bizarre
writer:
Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson
publisher:
Lamont Music
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 34)
OMC3.953:47
3Chains
vocals:
Che Fu (New Zealand hip hop, R&B and reggae)
DLT & Ché-Fu4:51
4Without a Doubt
Ché-Fu4:06
5Silly Love Songs
Ardijah5:53
6Lydia
Fur Patrol4:14
7Sophie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cement Records (New Zealand / Goodshirt label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Sophie
publisher:
Goodshirt
writer:
Goodshirt
Goodshirt3:44
8Stand Up
recording engineer:
Chris Macro
producer:
P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
mixer:
Chris Chetland and P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
bass guitar:
Chip Matthews
guitar family:
Evan Short
vocals:
Scribe (New Zealand rapper Malo Luafutu)
recording of:
Stand Up
composer:
Malo Luafutu and Peter Wadams
Scribe4:14
9Getting Stronger
recording of:
Getting Stronger
writer:
F. Tupa'i and L. Tupa'i
Adeaze & Aaradhna3:05
10Swing
producer:
Beat Kamp Muzik
recording of:
Swing (a.k.a. Make Your Hips Swing)
writer:
Aaron Fabian Ngawhika, Demetrius Chris Savelio (NZ hip hop MC Demetrius Savelio) and Nathan Holmes (NZ hip hop producer Nathan Holmes)
composer:
Nathan Holmes (NZ hip hop producer Nathan Holmes), Aaron Ngawhika and Demi Savelio
Savage3:32
11Always on My Mind
recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Glen Nathan and Tiki Taane (NZ dub/reggae/electronic musician Tiki Taane)
composer:
Tiki (NZ dub/reggae/electronic musician Tiki Taane)
Tiki Taane2:56
12Everything
recording engineer and mixer:
Evan Short
producer:
P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
bass guitar:
Evan Short
guest vocals:
Vince Harder
recording of:
Everything
composer:
Vince Harder, Sam Hansen (New Zealand rapper Sam Hansen) and Peter Wadams
P‐Money & Vince Harder3:41
13Brother
producer:
FBI (hip hop producers, aka "French Beats International")
mixer:
Benjamin Wollner
guest vocals:
Gin Wigmore
vocals:
Deach (New Zealand R&B musician), Tyree (NZ hip hop artist) and Young Sid
music videos:
Brother by Smashproof feat. Gin Wigmore
recording of:
Brother
composer:
Sid Diamond (NZ rapper Young Sid), Fred Fa'afou, Marc Gremillon, Stany Kibulu and Tyree Tautogia
Smashproof & Gin Wigmore3:51
14Black Box
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2009)
recording of:
Black Box
writer:
Wayne Hector, Jonas Jeberg, Lucas Secon (producer/songwriter Lucas Secon) and Mich Hansen
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (not for release label use! use “BMG” (post 2008) instead.), Bug Music (music publishing), Cutfather Publishing Limited, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Stan Walker3:28
15Young Blood
recording of:
Young Blood (The Naked and Famous song)
writer:
Aaron Phillip Short, Thomas Brading Powers and Alisa Xayalith (The Naked and Famous member)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Limited
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 2010)
The Naked and Famous3:35
16Something in the Water
producer:
Brooke Fraser
mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brooke Fraser Limited (in 2011)
recording of:
Something in the Water
lyricist and composer:
Brooke Fraser
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Brooke Fraser43:02
17Rise Up 2.0
SIX604:11
18Love Love Love
recorded at:
Kourawhero Hall (community hall) in Auckland, Auckland (Auckland Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Love Love Love
writer:
Dave Peter Baxter (performs as "Avalanche City")
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 2011)
Avalanche City3:14
19Bones
producer:
Aeon Manahan
recording of:
Bones
writer:
Virginia Blackmore and Aeon Manahan
Ginny Blackmore4:00
20It’s Worth It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 2013 to present)
Jackie Thomas3:13

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part of:Nature’s Best (New Zealand compilation series) (number: 7) (order: 7)