Absolute Hits 2004

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1Dragostea Din Tei (Mai Ai Hii)
cover recording of:
Dragostea din tei
miscellaneous support:
Paolo Sandrini
lyricist and composer:
Dan Balan
Haiducii33:39
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 (Stockholm county), 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 (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Toxic by Britney Spears and Toxic (karaoke) by Britney Spears
a cappella versions:
Toxic (L∆VINCi Remix) by L∆VINCi (LAVINCi) feat. 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), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 53), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 114) and BILLIONS CLUB
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
3Hey Ya
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Robert Hannon and Pete Novak
programming and producer:
André 3000
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
acoustic guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
André 3000
keyboard:
Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter)
music videos:
Hey Ya! by OutKast
part of:
Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 10), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 14), Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 18), VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 24), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 180) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 198)
recording of:
Hey Ya!
lyricist and composer:
André Benjamin
OutKast43:55
4Hey Boy
performer:
Swingfly
Teddybears STHLM feat. Swing-fly3:25
5Mister Cool
Snook3:04
6Paradise
performer:
Na Na (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini)
E-Type feat. Na Na3:26
7Min kärlek
recording of:
Min kärlek
writer:
Ingela Forsman (Swedish lyricist), Bobby Ljunggren and Henrik Wikström (composer)
Shirley Clamp2:59
8La dolce vita
recording of:
La dolce vita
writer:
Larry Forsberg (Alf Larry Forsberg; Swedish songwriter and producer from Gävle, b.1965), Sven-Inge Sjöberg (member of Kadesch Kadeng) and Lennart Wastesson (Swedish songwriter who usually writes music together with Larry Forsberg and Sven-Inge Sjöberg)
After Dark2:58
9In med bollen
Markoolio33:20
10Teeny Weeny String BikiniGünther & The Sunshine Girls33:59
11I Promised Myself
music videos:
I Promised Myself (Music Video) by A★Teens
cover recording of:
I Promised Myself
lyricist and composer:
Nick Kamen
A★Teens33:29
12Obvious
recording of:
Obvious
writer:
Carl Björsell, Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter), Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Savan Kotecha, Didrik Thott and Sebastian Thott
Westlife23:30
13Wild DancesРуслана33:02
14I Believe in a Thing Called Love
assistant recording engineer:
Will Bartle
engineer, producer and mixer:
Pedro Ferreira
assistant mixer:
Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
bass:
Frankie Poullain
drums (drum set):
Ed Graham
guitar:
Dan Hawkins (member of The Darkness and Stone Gods) and Justin Hawkins
lead vocals:
Justin Hawkins
recorded at:
Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 94)
recording of:
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
writer:
Daniel Francis Hawkins (member of The Darkness and Stone Gods), Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson, Edwin James Graham and Justin Hawkins
The Darkness4.23:36
15Superstar
programming:
Joe Belmaati
producer:
Joe Belmaati and Mich Hansen
cover recording of:
Superstar
writer:
Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen and Remee (Danish producer, composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Cutfather & Joe Music Ltd., Remee Songs, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Jamelia3.653:34
16Milkshake
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
vocals:
Kelis
recording of:
Milkshake
writer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
Kelis3.83:05
17Naughty Girl
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
assistant mixer:
Greg Price (engineer) and Luz Vasquez
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
performer:
Beyoncé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
mixed at and engineered at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Love to Love You Baby (album version) by Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
recording of:
Naughty Girl
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Angela Beyincé, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, Giorgio Moroder, Scott Storch (producer), Donna Summer (soul/disco diva) and Robert Waller
publisher:
Angela Beyince Music, Beyoncé Publishing, Black Owned Musik, Hitco South, TVT Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Love to Love You Baby
Beyoncé3.43:28
18Through the Wire
recording of:
Through the Wire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and TomJon Music Publishing Company
is based on:
Through the Fire
Kanye West4:30
19Turn Me On
recording of:
Turn Me On (Lyttle original)
lyricist:
Daron Jones, Michael Keith (US r&b artist, in 112), Kevin Lyttle, Marvin Scandrick (US R&B artist Marvin Scandrick, of group 112), Quinnes Parker, Raeon Primus and Courtney Sills
composer:
Arnold Hennings, Daron Jones, Kevin Lyttle and Raeon Primus
Kevin Lyttle4.153:13
20Burn
assistant recording engineer:
Tadd Mingo (a.k.a. “Rowdy Rik”; writer and technical)
recording engineer:
Brian Frye
producer:
Bryan Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter) and Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
assistant mixer:
John Horesco IV
mixer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2004)
produced for:
Blackbaby Inc. and So So Def Productions, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Southside Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
music videos:
Burn by Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Burn
writer:
Bryan Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Usher Raymond (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Babyboy’s Little Publishing Co., EMI-April Music, Inc., Noontime South, Shaniah Cymone Music, UR IV Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Usher3.354:15
21F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Milk Dee and Mark Passy
background vocals:
Marsha "Motha" Donigan and Fortress (background vocalist on "Fuck It")
arranger:
Eamon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2003, in 2004)
produced for:
First Priority New Music Group, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
First Priority Labs
recording of:
Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
writer:
Eamonn Doyle, Kirk Robinson (Milk Dee) and Mark Passy
publisher:
Bat Radar Music, E Controversy, Hot Buttermilk Music, Inc., Rykomusic, Inc. and Top Billin’ Music
Eamon43:44

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part of:Absolute Hits (Sweden) (number: 2004) (order: 4)