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1Locked Out of Heaven
assistant recording engineer:
Bob Mallory and Tyler Hartman (audio engineer)
recording engineer:
alalal (engineer & producer), Wayne Gordon, Ari Levine and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer) (task: dj shit) and Artie Smith (task: gear & vibes)
additional engineer:
Charles Moniz
producer:
Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile"), Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer) and The Smeezingtons
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional drums (drum set) [drums], additional effects [FX] and additional keyboard [keys]:
Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile")
bass:
Nick Movshon
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Homer Steinweiss
guitar [guitars]:
Bruno Mars (US singer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Jeff Bhasker
vocals:
Bruno Mars (US singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2012) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, Daptone Studios in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Levcon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 11) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Locked Out of Heaven
writer:
Bruno Mars (US singer), Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons) and Ari Levine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint), Mars Force Music, Mars Force Songs, LLC, Music Famamanem LP, Northside Independent Music Publishing LLC, Roc Nation Music, Toy Plane Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Bruno Mars43:55
2We 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 Monáe4.054:12
3I Gotta Feeling
co-producer:
Frédéric Riesterer
producer:
David Guetta
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 4), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 8), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 103) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
I Gotta Feeling
lyricist:
Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), Stacy Ferguson (American singer) and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
composer:
David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer
The Black Eyed Peas3.854:50
4Bang Bang
samples:
Epic by Sandro Silva (DJ) & Quintino (Dutch DJ and producer)
recording of:
Bang Bang
writer:
Sonny Bono, James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
is based on:
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (original version, first recorded by Cher)
is based on:
Charleston
will.i.am34:39
5Sexy and I Know ItLMFAO3.43:20
6Blurred Lines
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Hurt
recording engineer and editor:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated)
producer:
Pharrell Williams
instruments:
Pharrell Williams
background vocals:
Pharrell Williams
lead vocals:
Robin Thicke
arranger:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Star Trak, LLC (in 2013)
samples:
Got to Give It Up by Marvin Gaye
edit of:
Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) & Pharrell Williams
recording of:
Blurred Lines
writer:
Marvin Gaye, T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Deyjah’s Daddy Muzik (ended), EMI April Music, Inc., I Like ’em Thicke Music and More Water From Nazareth
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell1.653:52
7Payphone
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 Khalifa3.53:52
8Firework
recording engineer:
Mikkel S. Eriksen and Miles Walker (engineer)
additional engineer:
Damien Lewis and Carlos Oyanedel
assistant engineer:
Josh Houghkirk
producer:
StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team) and Sandy Vee
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer) and Sandy Vee
instruments:
Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Sandy Vee
vocals:
Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and The Bunker Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France
music videos:
Firework by Katy Perry
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 3), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 30) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Firework
writer:
Ester Dean, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry and Sandy Wilhelm (French electro DJ/producer, key track “Promised Land”)
publisher:
Dat Damn Dean Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Victor Music Arts, ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Di Piu S R L (in 2010), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (in 2010), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) (in 2010), Ultra Tunes (in 2010), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2010) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Moulin Rouge! The Musical: Act 1
Katy Perry3.953:48
9Poker Face
recording engineer, programming and producer:
RedOne
engineer:
Dave Russell (British engineer, producer)
mixer:
Robert Orton
background vocals:
RedOne
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lady Gaga
performer:
RedOne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2008, in 2009)
music videos:
Poker Face by Lady Gaga
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 2), Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2010 winner) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Poker Face
writer:
Nadir Khayat and Stefani Germanotta
publisher:
GloJoe Music Inc., House of Gaga Publishing Inc., RedOne Productions LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Lady Gaga4.153:58
10Good FeelingFlo Rida3.54:08
11Forget You
music videos:
Forget You by CeeLo Green
recording of:
Forget You
writer:
Brody Brown, CeeLo Green, Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons), Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (US singer)
revision of:
Fuck You
CeeLo Green3.353:43
12On the FloorJennifer Lopez13:38
13Airplanes
recording engineer:
Paul Bailey (American engineer) and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
co-producer:
Frank E. (Justin Franks)
producer:
Alex da Kid (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional guitar [guitars]:
J Browz (for Veers Music) and Josh Lopez (guitarist/singer/songwriter from Colorado)
additional vocals:
Hayley Williams (Paramore vocalist)
lead vocals:
B.o.B (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.)
produced for:
Wonderland Music, LLC
miscellaneous support:
Veers Music (task: additional guitars for)
recorded at:
Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Airplanes by B.o.B (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.) feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore (Paramore vocalist)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 6)
recording of:
Airplanes
publisher:
J. Franks (Justin Franks), Kinetics (US rapper, producer & songwriter) and One Love
writer:
Alex Grant (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer), Bobby Simmons Jr. (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.), Jeremy Dussolliet (US rapper, producer & songwriter), Justin Franks (Justin Franks) and Tim Sommers
publisher:
Artist Publishing Group West, Ham Squad Music, Shady Music Publishing, LLC (BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams4.453:00
14Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)Ne‐Yo2.54:14
15Don't Hold Your Breath
recording of:
Don’t Hold Your Breath
lyricist and composer:
Joshua Alexander Berman (American songwriter, producer and pianist), Tobias Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist) and William E. Steinberg
Nicole Scherzinger43:19
16Die Young
miscellaneous support:
Andrew “Muffman” Luftman (task: production coordination), Katie Mitzell (task: production coordination), Irene Richter (task: production coordination) and Scott “Yarmov” Yarmovsky (task: production coordination)
programming and producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Cirkut and Dr. Luke
assistant engineer:
Rachael Findlen (engineer)
engineer:
Clint Gibbs
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
instruments:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Cirkut and Dr. Luke
additional vocals:
Monica Cornia, Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Ava James (EDM vocals, featured on Braxton's "Something About You") and Katie Mitzell
produced for:
Matza Ball Productions Inc. and Prescription Songs
recorded at:
Lotzah Matzah Studios in New York, New York, United States and Luke’s in the Boo in Malibu, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 57), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 81) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 85)
recording of:
Die Young
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Kesha Sebert (Kesha, American singer fka Ke$ha) and Nate Ruess
publisher:
Bearvon Music, Dynamite Cop Music, FBR Music, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Matza Ballzack Music, Oneirology Publishing, Prescription Songs, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Where da Kasz At
Ke$ha3.353:33
17Ready or Not
guitar programming and keyboard [keyboards] programming:
Andrew Goldstein and Emanuel Kiriakou
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: engineered for mix)
producer:
Andrew Goldstein and Emanuel Kiriakou
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
editor:
Jens Koerkemeier
background vocals and lead vocals:
Bridgit Mendler
produced for:
Mod Squad Music Inc.
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
engineered at and edited at:
Studio E (Chalice Recording Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ready or Not
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer), E. Kidd Bogart, Andrew Goldstein, William Hart (of The Delfonics), Emanuel Kiriakou and Bridgit Mendler
publisher:
Fueled By Music, Here’s Lookin’ at You Kidd Music, Nickelshoe Music Co., Inc., Reservoir 416, Roditis Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Stays Friday Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bridgit Mendler3.53:21
18Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 7), RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 11) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 19)
recording of:
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
writer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer), David Gamson, Greg Kurstin and Ali Tamposi (American songwriter and backing vocalist)
Kelly Clarkson3.853:41
19Scream
assistant recording engineer:
Jorge Velasco and Eric Weaver
recording engineer:
Mark “Exit” Goodchild and Sam Holland (sound engineer)
programming:
Shellback
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Shellback
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
keyboard:
Shellback
background vocals:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
lead vocals:
Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 44)
recording of:
Scream
writer:
Savan Kotecha, Max Martin (Swedish record producer), Shellback and Usher Raymond IV (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
Usher3.93:57
20Don't Wake Me Up
assistant recording engineer:
Iain Findley
recording engineer:
Brian Springer
assistant engineer:
Phil Seaford (task: assistant engineered for mix)
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: engineered for mix)
co-producer:
Brian “BK” Kennedy (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist)
producer:
Alle Benassi, Benny Benassi (Italian DJ, producer & remixer), Free School (group of US producers) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Alle Benassi, Benny Benassi (Italian DJ, producer & remixer) and Free School (group of US producers)
vocals:
Chris Brown (US R&B/pop singer and dancer)
co-produced for:
Team BK
produced for:
Empire Artist and Spaceship Management
recorded at:
Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 56)
recording of:
Don’t Wake Me Up
writer:
Alessandro “Alle” Benassi, Chris Brown (US R&B/pop singer and dancer), Jean‐Baptiste, Brian Kennedy (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist), Marco “Benny” Benassi (Italian DJ, producer & remixer), Michael McHenry, Nick “Free School” Mash (American producer & songwriter), William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer), Priscilla “Priscilla Renea” Hamilton, Ryan Buendia and Alain Whyte (Morrissey guitarist)
publisher:
B‐Uneek Songs, Barrow Gang, Basic Studio srl, Cherry Lane Publishing, Cook an Ear Productions, Culture Beyond Ur Experience Publishing, Discovery One, Downtown DMP Songs, Guerilla Studios Limited, Jean‐Baptiste Music, Meloists Music, Michael McHenry Music, Off Limits srl, Power Pen Associated, Priscilla Renea Productions, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Universal Music Publishing, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Chris Brown2.253:45
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part of:Now That’s What I Call…... (UK compilations outside the main numbered series or subseries) (order: 32)