Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Culture Club4:23
2Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman), Stock Aitken Waterman and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”) (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1986-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (1987–1996) (from 1987 to present), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1987, in 2022), Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 244)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hammer Music (German publisher), Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Terrace Music (in 1987)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, 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)
Rick Astley4.353:33
3Venus
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music (publisher) and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama33:38
4Atemlos durch die Nacht
recording of:
Atemlos durch die Nacht
lyricist and composer:
Kristina Bach
Helene Fischer3:38
5Er gehört zu mir
recording of:
Er gehört zu mir
lyricist:
Christian Heilburg (songwriter and producer)
composer:
Joachim Heider (producer, composer, performer)
Marianne Rosenberg3:01
6Words
producer:
Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun (Rolando Tambin) and Frédéric Leibovitz
arranger:
Daniel Darras, F.R. David and Frédéric Leibovitz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carrère (just “Carrère" or “Disques Carrère”, not “CARRÈRE MUSIC”) (in 1982)
recording of:
Words
lyricist:
Martin Kupersmith and Louis Sandy Yagura
writer:
Martin Kupersmith, Louis Sandy Yagura and Robert Fitoussi (French artist)
composer:
Robert Fitoussi (French artist)
publisher:
Fable Music and Warner Chappell
translated version of:
Sen můj a Lízin
F.R. David4.353:27
7It’s a Real Good Feeling
Peter Kent4:00
8You Can Get It
Mark Medlock & Dieter Bohlen3:34
9Stumblin’ InCYRIL3.253:35
10Voyage Voyage
Desireless4:16
11Sunny
recording of:
Sunny
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Boney M.3:16
12Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
producer:
Rolf Soja
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1977)
recording of:
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (original English version)
lyricist:
Frank Dostal
composer:
Rolf Soja
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Louvigny-Marquee Music Ltd., Peer Music and Peermusic (UK) Ltd.
Baccara4.64:34
13Love Is in the Air
John Paul Young3:28
14Ten O’Clock Postman
Secret Service3:39
15Cheri Cheri Lady
vocals:
Thomas Anders
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola Eurodisc GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Cheri, Cheri Lady
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking3.653:46
16I’m Every Woman
Whitney Houston4:40
17Crying at the Discoteque
Alcazar3:52
18I Love to Love
Tina Charles3:04
19Never Can Say Goodbye
Gloria Gaynor3:00
20Hot Stuff
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979)
recording of:
Hot Stuff
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Donna Summer33:50
21Murder on the Dancefloor
recording engineer:
Marco Rakascan
assistant engineer:
Laurence Brazil (production music composer)
engineer:
James Loughrey
producer:
Gregg Alexander and Matt Rowe
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
bass guitar:
Guy Pratt
guitar:
John Themis
strings:
Wired Strings
lead vocals:
Sophie Ellis‐Bextor
conductor:
Rosie Wetters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Murder on the Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis‐Bextor
part of:
Best of 2024: Viral Hits (number: 26)
recording of:
Murder on the Dancefloor
writer:
Gregg Alexander and Sophie Ellis‐Bextor
publisher:
Keepin’ It Real, How ’Bout You?, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Sophie Ellis‐Bextor3.653:48
22Espresso
programming and producer:
Julian Bunetta
assistant engineer:
Harrison Tate (task: mastering)
engineer:
Julian Bunetta, Nathan Dantzler (mastering engineer) (task: mastering) and Jeff Gunnell
mixer:
Julian Bunetta and Jeff Gunnell
bass guitar [bass], drum machine [drums], guitar, keyboard [keyboards] and percussion:
Julian Bunetta
background vocals:
Amy Allen (US indie-pop songwriter) and Steph Jones (US country/pop-rock songwriter)
lead vocals:
Sabrina Carpenter
vocals:
Sabrina Carpenter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2024, in 2025)
music videos:
Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter and Espresso (lyric video) by Sabrina Carpenter
commentary:
Espresso (track by track commentary) by Sabrina Carpenter
part of:
Best of 2024: Today’s Hits (number: 2), Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 3), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 7), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 12), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-26 (number: 15), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-06-28 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-07-12 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-19 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-06-21 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-03-22 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-05 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-07-05 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-05-03 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-05-10 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-05-17 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-07-19 (number: 19), MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year nominees (number: 2024 winner), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-04-12 (number: 20), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-06-14 (number: 20), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-05-24 (number: 21), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-06-07 (number: 21), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-03-29 (number: 22), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-05-31 (number: 24), Pitchfork: The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far (number: 30), Grammy Award: Best Pop Solo Performance nominees (number: 2025 winner), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 36), Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 2025) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Espresso
writer:
Amy Allen (US indie-pop songwriter), Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter and Steph Jones (US country/pop-rock songwriter)
part of:
Prix de l’œuvre internationale de l’année (number: 2025)
Sabrina Carpenter42:55

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