Now That’s What I Call Music! 53

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Tracklist

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1Uptown Funk
programming:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
additional engineer:
Riccardo Damian (recording engineer), Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer), Devin Nakao and Matthew Stevens (Engineer)
engineer:
Josh Blair, Wayne Gordon, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
producer:
Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars (US singer) and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
additional keyboard:
Phredley Brown
baritone saxophone:
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
drum machine [LinnDrum] and electric guitar:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Bruno Mars (US singer)
electric bass guitar:
Jamareo Artis
electric guitar:
Carlos Alomar
keyboard and talkbox:
Jeff Bhasker
tenor saxophone:
Dwayne Dugger and Neal Sugarman
trombone:
Ray Mason (trombone) and Kameron Whalum
trumpet:
David Guy, Jimmy King (American trumpeter) and Michael Leonhart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Cherry Beach Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Daptone Studios in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States, Dunham Studios in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States, Enormous Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Levcon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, The Armory in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Zelig Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 1), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 5), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 6), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 19), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2016 winner), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 66), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 76) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 417)
recording of:
Uptown Funk
writer:
Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars (US singer), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Devon Gallaspy, Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer), Nicholas Williams, Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band), Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member) and Rudolph Taylor (Memphis soul singer)
publisher:
Imagem CV, Mars Force Songs, LLC, Songs of Zelig (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Ballad, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tig7 Publishing LLC, Trinlanta Publishing, Way Above Music and ZZR Music, LCC
is based on:
All Gold Everything
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars3.554:28
2Lips Are Movin'
vocals:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2014, in 2015, in 2025)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 22)
recording of:
Lips Are Movin
writer:
Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor (American singer)
Meghan Trainor3.72:59
3Animals
recording engineer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Shellback
programming and producer:
Shellback
assistant engineer:
Eric Eylands and Tim Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) and Noah Passovoy
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
additional bass, additional drums (drum set), additional guitar, additional keyboard and background vocals:
Shellback
bass guitar:
Mickey Madden
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Flynn (Maroon 5 drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Valentine (Maroon 5)
keyboard:
Jesse Carmichael and PJ Morton
vocals:
Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
produced for:
MXM Productions
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and MXM Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 46) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 62)
recording of:
Animals
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) and Shellback
publisher:
Concord Road (BMI), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), MXM Music, Prescription Songs, LLC, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sudgee 2 Music and Where da Kasz At
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Maroon 54.653:48
4Don’t
additional recording engineer:
Eric Lynn, Sean Oakley and Joshua Smith (recording engineer)
programming:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
engineer:
Chris "Anger Management" Sclafani, Matty Green (mix engineer), William Hicks (editor), Jason Lader and Geoff Swan
assistant producer:
Johnnie Burik (engineer) and Ricardo Kim
co-producer:
Andrew "McMuffin" Luftman, Dave Hanych and Seif "Mageef" Hussain
producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
editor:
Eric Caudieux, Christian 'Leggy' Langdon and Sean Oakley
bass:
Jason Lader
guitar:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
instruments:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
keyboard:
Jason Lader and Adam MacDougall
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Luis Conte (percussionist)
vocals:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records UK (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 2014), Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014) and Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Mixsuite UK in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 52) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 92)
recording of:
Don’t
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Conesha Owens, Dawn Robinson, Raphael Saadiq and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Cool Abdul Music, Ed Sheeran Limited, Ensign Music, Matza Ballzack Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stratinum Songs, Ugmoe Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International), Watermelon Girl Music and Where da Kasz At
quotes music from:
Don't Mess With My Man
Ed Sheeran3.43:36
5Habits (Stay High)
programming and producer:
The Struts (producers)
mixer:
Lars Norgren
keyboard [keys]:
The Struts (producers)
strings:
Filip Runesson
vocals:
Tove Lo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group) (in 2014)
produced for:
Wolf Cousins Productions
recorded at:
Warner/Chappell Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Ramtitam Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Habits (Stay High) by Tove Lo
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 32), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 51) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 77)
recording of:
Habits (Stay High)
writer:
Jakob Jerlström, Ludvig Söderberg and Tove Lo
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and Wolf Cousins
Tove Lo43:25
6Love Me Harder
recording engineer:
Sam Holland (sound engineer), Jason Quenneville (lead vocals [vocals (the Weeknd)]) and Eric Weaver
assistant engineer:
Cory Bice
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: mix engineered) and Jason Quenneville
additional producer:
Peter Carlsson (engineer) (lead vocals)
producer:
Ali Payami and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass, drums (drum set), keyboard, membranophone and percussion:
Ali Payami
guitar:
Niklas Ljungfelt
saxophone:
Peter Zimny
background vocals:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Sibel (Swedish singer Sibel Redžep)
lead vocals:
Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2014) and Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, P.S. Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden, Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada, United States (lead vocals [The Weeknd’s vocals]) and Wolf Cousins Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Love Me Harder by Ariana Grande + The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 56) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Love Me Harder
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Ahmad Balshe (Palestinian-Canadian rapper), Savan Kotecha, Max Martin (Swedish record producer), Ali Payami and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
publisher:
CP Music Group Inc., MXM Music AB, Songs Music Publishing LLC, Songs of SMP, Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wolf Cousins
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd43:51
7I’m Not the Only One
producer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Jimmy Napes
electric bass guitar:
Jodi Milliner
guitar:
Ben Thomas (UK guitar player)
piano:
Reuben James
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I’m Not the Only One
writer:
James Napier and Sam Smith (English singer‐songwriter)
Sam Smith3.153:21
8Steal My Girl
recording engineer:
Ben “Bengineer” Chang (lead vocals [vocals]) and Alex Oriet (lead vocals [vocals])
programming and producer:
Julian Bunetta, Paro Westerlund and John Ryan (American pop singer/producer a/k/a “John the Blind”)
assistant engineer:
Ian Franzino
engineer:
Julian Bunetta, John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: engineered for mix) and John Ryan (American pop singer/producer a/k/a “John the Blind”)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Julian Bunetta and John Ryan (American pop singer/producer a/k/a “John the Blind”)
background vocals:
Damon Bunetta, Julian Bunetta, Ed Drewett, Wayne Hector, One Direction (English‐Irish pop boy band) and John Ryan (American pop singer/producer a/k/a “John the Blind”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Enemy Dojo in Calabasas, California, United States and Wendyhouse in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Steal My Girl (full length) by One Direction (English‐Irish pop boy band)
recording of:
Steal My Girl
writer:
Julian Bunetta, Ed Drewett, Wayne Hector, Liam Payne, John Ryan (American pop singer/producer a/k/a “John the Blind”) and Louis Tomlinson
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, Bob Erotik Music, Holy Cannoli Music, Music of Big Deal, Music of Hipgnosis, PPM Music Ltd., The Family Song Book, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
One Direction2.43:46
9The Heart Wants What It Wants
music videos:
The Heart Wants What It Wants (music video) by Selena Gomez
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 62)
recording of:
The Heart Wants What It Wants
writer:
Antonina Armato, Selena Gomez, Tim James (US singer, songwriter and record producer) and David Jost
Selena Gomez3.53:44
10Trumpets
additional recording engineer:
Josh Collins and Juan P. Negrete
recording engineer:
Vince Watson (Scottish DJ/producer based in Amsterdam)
co-producer:
Timbaland
producer:
Jon Bellion
mixer:
Roberto “Tito” Vasquez
vocals:
Jason Derulo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2013, in 2014) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2013, in 2014)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios, Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Plush Recording Sound in Winter Park, Florida, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 61)
recording of:
Trumpets
publisher:
Jason Desrouleaux
writer:
Jason Desrouleaux and Jon Bellion
publisher:
Art in the Fodder Music, BMG Chrysalis (may be used as an imprint, trade name of BMG Rights Management in the US/UK/SE), Irving Music (BMI) and Songs of a Beautiful Mind
Jason Derulo3.153:33
11Beg for It
Iggy Azalea feat. 32:57
12I Don’t Mind
recording of:
I Don’t Mind
writer:
Cirkut, Łukasz Gottwald, Juicy J (US rapper), Jacob Kasher (American songwriter, producer), Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas (US-based caribbean R&B/hip hop musician) and Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
Usher feat. Juicy J2.54:09
13Boom Clap
additional engineer:
Tony Lake (engineer)
producer:
Patrik Berger and Stefan Gräslund
mixer:
Rob Orton
vocals:
Charli xcx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records UK (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (from 2014 to present)
mixed at:
Hot Rock Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 34), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 60) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 226)
recording of:
Boom Clap
writer:
Fredrik Berger, Patrik Berger, Charlotte Aitchison and Stefan Gräslund
publisher:
Publishing Company TEN AB and Reach Music Publishing, Inc.
Charli XCX2.752:47
14Waves (Robin Schulz radio edit)
remixer:
Robin Schulz
remix of:
Waves by Mr. Probz (Dutch music producer, singer and singer-songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 95)
recording of:
Waves
writer:
Dennis Princewell Stehr (Dutch music producer, singer and singer-songwriter) and Jihad Rahmouni
Mr. Probz3.653:25
15Blame
additional engineer:
Seb Berrios (task: vocal)
engineer:
Arthur Indrikovs (task: vocal)
producer and mixer:
Alesso and Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
instruments and performer:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
guest vocals:
John Newman (English singer)
arranger:
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Kontor Records GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Fly Eye Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Miloco Arcadium in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Blame
writer:
James Newman, John Newman (English singer) and Adam Wiles
publisher:
B-Unique Music, Black Butter Music Publishing, BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management (see annotation), Concord Copyrights (BMI), Concord Copyrights Aldwych Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing (UK), Promised Land Music BB Ltd., Sony ATV/EMI Music Publishing, TSJ Merlyn Licensing B.V. and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Calvin Harris feat. John Newman3.83:25
16A Sky Full of Stars
programming:
Will Champion
engineer:
Olga FitzRoy, Joe Visciano, Chris Owens (engineer), Jamie Sickora and Matt Wiggins (engineer, producer)
co-producer:
Tim Bergling
producer:
Coldplay, Paul Epworth, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson
assistant mixer:
Geoff Swan
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional keyboard:
Tim Bergling
bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
drums (drum set):
Will Champion
guitar:
Jonny Buckland
keyboard:
Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland
piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2014)
music videos:
A Sky Full of Stars (Music video) by Coldplay
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2015), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 51) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 352)
recording of:
A Sky Full of Stars
writer:
Tim Bergling, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
Coldplay3.954:32
17Shut Up and Dance
assistant recording engineer:
Andrew "Muffman" Luftman
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals, background vocals), Jarett Holmes, Tim Pagnotta and Marcos Tovar (engineer) (lead vocals, background vocals)
programming:
Jarett Holmes, Eli Maiman and Nick Petricca
assistant engineer:
Blake Mares (engineer) and Robert Cohen (engineer)
co-producer:
Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon (Canadian singer-songwriter)
producer:
Ben Berger (task: vocal production), Ryan McMahon (Canadian singer-songwriter) (task: vocal production) and Tim Pagnotta
assistant mixer:
Scott Skrzynski
mixer:
Neal Avron (American engineer)
editor:
Allen Casillas, Ryan Gillmore, Jarett Holmes and Brian Phillips
bass:
Kevin Ray (bass)
electric guitar:
Eli Maiman
keyboard and lead vocals:
Nick Petricca
percussion:
Nick Petricca and Sean Waugaman
background vocals:
Eli Maiman, Kevin Ray (bass) and Sean Waugaman
drums (drum set) technician:
Mauro Rubbi
recorded at:
Rancho Pagzilla in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Casita in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 6), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 21), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 434) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 491)
recording of:
Shut Up and Dance
writer:
Ben Berger, Eli Maiman, Ryan McMahon, Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray (Walk the Moon) and Sean Waugaman
publisher:
Anna Sun Music, Benjamin Berger Publishing, Ryan McMahon Publishing, Sony/ATV Allegro, Treat Me Better Tina, Verb to Be Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), What a Raucous and What a Raucous Music
WALK THE MOON4.23:17
18Knock Me Out
Fancy Reagan33:22
19Uncover
producer:
Robert Habolin
solo vocals:
Zara Larsson
music videos:
Uncover by Zara Larsson
recording of:
Uncover
lyricist and composer:
Robert Habolin, Gavin Jones (singer-songwriter from Cardiff) and Mack (hip hop)
Zara Larsson2.53:31
20Who Are You Loving Now?
Danny Mercer33:32
21Hold the Line
Jack + Eliza2.752:57

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part of:Now That’s What I Call Music! (USA) (number: 53) (order: 57)
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