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Simon Duffy (songwriter)
Simon Duffy (born 1 November 1971) is a British songwriter, record producer, composer, and mixer. His work has been featured on recordings that have collectively accumulated over one billion streams, according tMuso.ai He wrote " Chase the Sun," with Planet Funk, which became a top-5 UK single and has since been used in sports broadcasting and remixed by several artists. Duffy has written, produced and mixed for artists including Dirty Vegas, Jovanotti, Chris Martin, and Missy Elliott. Career Early work Duffy began his career as a programmer, engineer, and mixer in the early 1990s, working with prominent artists such as Whitney Houston, Seal, Nightcrawlers, and Adeva. Early projects include mixing Whitney Houston's "My Name Is Not Susan", remixing Seal's "Kiss from a Rose", and engineering work on Leftfield's "Leftism" album. Songwriting success Duffy wrote " Chase the Sun" with Planet Funk in 2000. It became a top-five hit in the UK and is widely recognized in sports br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chase The Sun (song)
"Chase the Sun" is a song by Italian electronic music group Planet Funk with vocals from Finnish singer Auli Kokko. The melody is taken from Ennio Morricone's tune "Alla luce del giorno" () from the score of the 1969 film '' Metti, una sera a cena'' ("). The song was released across Europe in 2000 and 2001 as the lead single from Planet Funk's debut studio album, '' Non Zero Sumness'' (2002). "Chase the Sun" peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and additionally reached the top five in Greece, Romania, and Spain. Music video The video was directed by Stuart Rideout and won Best Dance Video at the 2001 MTV Europe Awards. Track listings Italian CD single # "Chase the Sun" (extended club mix) – 7:42 # "Chase the Sun" (instrumental mix) – 8:00 # "Chase the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:47 UK and Australian CD single, UK cassette single # "Chase the Sun" (radio edit) – 3:36 # "Chase the Sun" (extended club mix) – 7:42 # "Chase the Sun" (instrumental) – 8:00 UK 12-inch si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Love (album)
''Electric Love'' is the third studio album by British electronica group Dirty Vegas. The album was met with positive reviews, and reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Critical reception The album garnered positive reviews upon its release. An AllMusic review, written by Jon O'Brien, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising the production and the group's wide variety of influences, which he felt included New Order, Bloc Party, The Killers, Paul Van Dyk, Gary Numan, Ultrabeat, The Smiths, and The Clash. AllMusic also notes ''Electric Love'' as the best Dirty Vegas album, designating it an "Album Pick". ''Beat'' gave the album a positive review, feeling that the album could be "superficial" at times, but that the production and vocal performance "make it worth checking out." ''Electric Love'' also received a positive review from John Garratt, writing for PopMatters, who felt that the album was superior to their prior efforts, particularly "On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je T'aime (Armand Van Helden Song)
Je t'aime is a song by American record producer and DJ Armand Van Helden, which is the fourth single taken from his seventh studio album, called Ghettoblaster. It features Nicole Roux on vocals. It samples heavily from the song 'Can You Dance' by Kenny 'Jammin' Jason and DJ Fast Eddie Smith, from 1987. Track listing ;Australian CD Singlehttp://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=2104144 #"Je T'Aime" (Radio Edit) - 3:37 #"Je T'Aime" (Original Mix) - 7:21 #"Je T'Aime" (Digital Dog Remix) - 7:27 #"Je T'Aime" (Switch Remix) - 5:24 #"Je T'Aime" (SMD Remix) - 7:25 #"Je T'Aime" (Cagedbaby Remix) - 6:08 Charts Release history References {{authority control 2008 singles Armand Van Helden songs 2007 songs Songs written by Armand Van Helden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Outta My Way
"Get Outta My Way" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue for her eleventh studio album ''Aphrodite'' (2010). "Get Outta My Way" was written and produced by Mich Hansen, Lucas Secon, Damon Sharpe, Peter Wallevik, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Daniel Davidsen alongside Stuart Price, who served as an additional producer. Due to its popularity as an album cut, the song was released as the second official single worldwide on 27 September 2010 by Parlophone. "Get Outta My Way" is a dance-pop and electropop song with Disco music, disco influences. The lyrics of the song discusses Minogue's decision in moving on from a relationship and beginning a new one immediately. "Get Outta My Way" received positive reviews from music critics who commended it for its production and lyrics. The song peaked at number twelve in the United Kingdom, making it her first physical single to miss the top ten since "Breathe (Kylie Minogue song), Breathe", and peaked at number sixty-nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fashion world as a major style icon. List of awards and nominations received by Kylie Minogue, Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards and eighteen ARIA Music Awards. Minogue is the highest-selling Australian female artist of all time, with sales surpassing 80 million records worldwide. In 2024, ''Time (magazine), Time'' listed her in its annual list of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world. Born and raised in Melbourne, Minogue first achieved recognition starring as Charlene Robinson in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1986–1988). She began her music career in the late 1980s, releasing four dance-pop studio albums under Pete Waterman Entertainment, PWL. By the early 1990s, Minogue had amassed sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Involved (Ginuwine Song)
"Get Involved" is a song by American singer Ginuwine from his sixth studio album ''A Man's Thoughts'' (2009). The song was co-written by Missy Elliott and produced by Timbaland and featured guest vocals from the pair. Although the song was originally scheduled to be released in summer 2009 as the second single from the album, it was pushed back to 2010 as an international single from the album because of a dispute between Ginuwine and Timbaland. Background In 2007, when asked about who he would like to work with that would surprise people, Timbaland told ''Billboard'', "For personal reasons I'd like to work with Ginuwine." In November 2008, Ginuwine confirmed to the press that Timbaland would be featured on ''A Man's Thoughts''. Release and promotion The song was first performed on 23 July 2009 on ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. Ginuwine and Missy were the only performers from the song to appear; Timbaland was exempted. The song was officially released overseas as early as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work and "stuttering" rhythmic style. In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated that "just about every current pop trend can be traced back to him—from sultry, urban-edged Contemporary R&B, R&B songstresses [...] to the art of incorporating avant-garde sounds into No. 1 hits." He has won four Grammy Awards from 22 nominations. Timbaland's first major production credit was on the album ''Ginuwine...the Bachelor'' (1996) by R&B singer Ginuwine. Further commercial success on his following productions—including Aaliyah's album ''One in a Million (Aaliyah album), One in a Million'' (1996) and Missy Elliott's album ''Supa Dupa Fly'' (1997)—made him a sought-after producer for R&B and hip-hop acts. He performed as a recording artist himself while doing so, releasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Ending (Mika Song)
"Happy Ending" is the third single release from Lebanese-British singer Mika. Taken from his debut album ''Life in Cartoon Motion'', producer Greg Wells remixed and rearranged the single, released online on 8 October 2007, and in shops on CD and 7-inch vinyl on 15 October 2007.Official website . Retrieved 26 August 2007. The single charted as Mika's fourth straight UK Top 10 single out of his first four, continuing his UK success so far, peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. It was the fifth most added song to Australian radio in late October 2007"Australian music Netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika (singer)
Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr. (born 18 August 1983), known professionally as Mika ( , stylised in all caps), is a singer-songwriter born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Paris and London. After recording his first extended play, ''Dodgy Holiday'', Mika was predicted to be the number-one breakthrough act of 2007 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2007. Mika released his first full-length studio album, ''Life in Cartoon Motion'', on Island Records in 2007. It sold more than 8.3 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit Award—Best British Breakthrough act—and receive a Grammy Award nomination. He topped the UK Singles Chart in January 2007 with "Grace Kelly (song), Grace Kelly" and has since gone on to record four more platinum-selling studio albums (most recently ''My Name Is Michael Holbrook'' released in October 2019), as well as serve as judge/mentor on both The Voice (French TV series), French and La Voz (Spanish TV series), Spanish version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition
The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. The competition awards a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and was named after iconic writers Harry Vanda and George Young, known as Vanda & Young. The competition is Australia's most prestigious and lucrative songwriting competition. The inaugural competition took place in December 2009, with Megan Washington winning with the song " How to Tame Lions". Background In 2009 independent music company Albert Music collaborated with APRA AMCOS to establish an international songwriter's competition. The competition open to all songwriters – published or unpublished, and all proceeds raised by the Vanda & Young Global Song writing Competition go to not-for-profit organisation ''Noro Music Therapy Australia (NRMTA)'', which uses music therapy to help people cope with the strugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band manager), Phil Harvey. They are best known for List of Coldplay live performances, their live performances, and Cultural impact of Coldplay, their impact on popular culture through Coldplay discography, their music, advocacy and achievements. The members of the band initially met at University College London, calling themselves Big Fat Noises and changing to Starfish before the final name. After releasing the extended play ''Safety (EP), Safety'' (1998) independently, they signed with Parlophone in 1999 and issued their debut album, ''Parachutes (Coldplay album), Parachutes'' (2000), featuring the breakthrough single "Yellow (Coldplay song), Yellow". It earned a Brit Award for British Album of the Year and a Grammy Award for Best Alternativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
