American Dreams: The Soundtrack to Your Favourite Hit US Dramas

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Don't Stop Believin' (Glee Cast version)
producer:
Adam Anders, Peer Astrom and Ryan Murphy (creator of Glee and Nip/Tuck)
lead vocals:
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith
vocals:
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (from 2009 to present)
cover recording of:
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey song)
writer:
Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) and Neal Schon
publisher:
Lacey Boulevard Music, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
sub-publisher:
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), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Glee Cast4.353:52
2Empire State of Mind, Pt. 2 (Broken Down)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down
writer:
Alexander Shuckburgh (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer), Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer), Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer), Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Janette Sewell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
Empire State of Mind
Alicia Keys3.653:38
3Unwritten (radio mix)
recording of:
Unwritten
writer:
Natasha Bedingfield and Danielle Brisebois
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gator Baby, Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK) and WSRJ Music
Natasha Bedingfield43:39
4Bad Romance (radio edit)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2009)
recording of:
Bad Romance
writer:
Lady Gaga and RedOne
publisher:
GloJoe Music Inc., House of Gaga Publishing Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lady Gaga34:24
5Make Me Wanna Die (UK edit)
The Pretty Reckless3:36
6Tik Tok
miscellaneous support:
Gary "G" Silver (task: production coordination) and Vanessa Silberman (task: production assistance)
programming and producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
assistant engineer:
Tatiana Gottwald
engineer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin), Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Emily Wright
assistant mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
editor:
Emily Wright (lead vocals [vocal])
drums (drum set) [drums] and keyboard [keyboards]:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin) and Dr. Luke
remixer:
Fred Falke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2009)
produced for:
Kasz Money Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
engineered at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 149)
recording of:
TiK ToK
writer:
Benjamin Levin (producer Benjamin Levin), Łukasz Gottwald and Kesha Sebert (Kesha, American singer fka Ke$ha)
publisher:
Dynamite Cop Music, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Matza Ball Music and Where da Kasz At
Ke$ha3.93:22
7Whatcha Say (main version)
recording of:
Whatcha Say
writer:
Imogen Heap, Jason Desrouleaux, Kisean Anderson (Jamaican-American rapper, singer, composer & record producer) and Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem
is based on:
Hide and Seek
Jason Derülo3.63:45
8Kiss With a Fist
recording of:
Kiss With a Fist
lyricist:
Florence Welch (English singer)
writer:
Matt Allchin
Florence + the Machine2:14
9Sunburn (album version)
programming, engineer and producer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
recording of:
Sunburn
writer:
Adam Young (American musician, songwriter; Owl City)
Owl City3:49
10Secrets
programming and producer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
engineer:
Andy Prickett, Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Joe Zook (engineer)
additional producer:
Andy Prickett
mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
bass, cello and keyboard:
Brent Kutzle
cajón, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic drummer and percussionist)
glockenspiel and other instruments [Beautiful Noises]:
Drew Brown (US multi-instrumentalist, member of OneRepublic)
guitar:
Drew Brown (US multi-instrumentalist, member of OneRepublic), Brent Kutzle, Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Zach Filkins
piano:
Brent Kutzle and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
slide guitar and viola:
Zach Filkins
background vocals:
Dave McGlohon
background vocals [BG's]:
Brent Kutzle and Zach Filkins
vocals:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
arranger:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
recorded at:
Metropolis Studios (London, UK) (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Secrets
writer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Midnite Miracle Music and Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing
OneRepublic3.73:46
11Lovebug
recording of:
Lovebug
writer:
Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas
Jonas Brothers33:41
12Smile Like You Mean It
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (Island Records Ltd., NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
music videos:
Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers (American rock band)
recording of:
Smile Like You Mean It
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Killers3.653:57
13Never Forget You
recording of:
Never Forget You
writer:
George Astasio, Jamie Morrison, Jason Pebworth, Shingai Shoniwa and Dan Smith (Noisettes guitarist)
Noisettes4.53:14
14Got to Be Real
recording of:
Got to Be Real
writer:
Cheryl Lynn (1970s disco singer), David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and David Paich
publisher:
Butterfly Gong Music, Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and On Board Music (publisher)
Cheryl Lynn53:27
15We Started Nothing
producer:
Jules De Martino
mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
lead vocals:
Katie White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2008)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We Started Nothing
writer:
Jules De Martino and Katie White
The Ting Tings3.46:22
16Closer
recording of:
Closer (Ne‐Yo)
lyricist:
Magnus Beite, Bernt Stray and Shaffer Chimere Smith
composer:
Magnus Beite, Bernt Stray, Mikkel Sindberg Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Chimere Smith
Ne‐Yo33:57
17She Bangs (English edit)
recording engineer:
David Reitzas
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Draco Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
recording of:
She Bangs
writer:
Walter Afanasieff, Desmond Child, Daniel Lopez (US spanish language songwriter), Glenn Monroig (cantautor puertorriqueño), Draco Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa) and Julia Sierra
Ricky Martin54:42
18Dance, Dance
assistant mixer:
Femio Hernandez
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
recording of:
Dance, Dance
lyricist:
Pete Wentz
composer:
Andy Hurley (rock drummer from the US), Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz
publisher:
Chicago X Softcore Songs
Fall Out Boy3.93:02
19Lovefool
engineer and producer:
Tore Johansson
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
background vocals:
Magnus Sveningsson and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stockholm Records and Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group)
engineered at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
produced at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
music videos:
Lovefool by The Cardigans (Swedish rock band)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 242)
recording of:
Lovefool
lyricist:
Nina Persson and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
composer:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
publisher:
Stockholm Songs and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
The Cardigans3.753:16
20Wherever You Will Go
assistant recording engineer:
Tiago Becker and Valente Torres
recording engineer:
Marc Greene (engineer) and David Thoener
producer:
Marc Tanner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
additional keyboard:
Paul Mirkovich
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Matt Laug
guitar, mandolin, sampler [loops] and sitar:
Aaron Kamin
percussion:
Aaron Kamin, Matt Laug and Satnam Ramgotra
synthesizer [synth strings]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
tabla:
Satnam Ramgotra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 2001)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Image Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 5)
recording of:
Wherever You Will Go
writer:
Alex Band (singer‐songwriter and frontman of The Calling) and Aaron Kamin
publisher:
Alex Band Music and BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
The Calling3.953:29
21Somewhere Only We Know
programming and engineer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer)
producer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer) and Keane
assistant mixer:
David Treahern and Rob Haggett
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2004, in 2024)
recorded at:
Helioscentric Studios in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Somewhere Only We Know
writer:
Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes (Keane member) and Tim Rice‐Oxley
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Keane4.53:57
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'll Be There for You (Theme From Friends) (single version)
executive producer:
Kevin Bright (producer), David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends) and Marta Kauffman
vocals:
The Soldiers (singing trio of British Army soldiers)
recording of:
I’ll Be There for You (theme from ‘Friends’)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
additional composer:
David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends), Marta Kauffman, Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
composer:
Michael Skloff
The Rembrandts43:08
2Good Girls Go Bad (album version)
guest performer:
Leighton Meester
recording of:
Good Girls Go Bad
Cobra Starship3.853:18
3Get Crazy (album version (Edited))
LMFAO3:46
4Top of the World
Pussycat Dolls3:14
5California (demo)
recording of:
California
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva, Sam Farrar, Alex Greenwald, Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Jason Schwartzman
writer:
Buddy DeSylva, Alex Greenwald, Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Jason Schwartzman
composer:
Buddy DeSylva, Sam Farrar, Alex Greenwald, Al Jolson, Joseph Meyer (US songwriter), Darren Robinson (US guitarist for Phantom Planet) and Jason Schwartzman
is based on:
California Here I Come
Phantom Planet3:17
6I Don't Want to Be
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2003)
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Be (One Tree Hill theme song)
lyricist and composer:
Gavin DeGraw
publisher:
G. Degraw Music Inc. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Gavin DeGraw53:38
7How to Save a Life
recording of:
How to Save a Life
writer:
Joe King (guitarist and vocalist in The Fray) and Isaac Slade
publisher:
Aaron Edwards Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
The Fray4:00
8The Way I Are (radio edit)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH) (from 2007 to present)
recording of:
The Way I Are
writer:
Garland Mosley (US rapper Garland Mosley, brother of Timbaland), Keri Hilson, John Maultsby (US rapper), Balewa Muhammad, Nate Hills (US producer Nate Hills), Candice Nelson and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Boootleggerstop, Danjahandz Muzik, Jerry Lee Publishing, Keriokey Music, Universal Music Publishing (Belgium), Virginia Beach Music and Warner Chappell Publishing
Timbaland3.753:19
9It's Tricky
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
samples:
My Sharona by The Knack (Los Angeles power pop band “My Sharona”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 175)
recording of:
It’s Tricky
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Protoons Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.43:03
10So What
recording engineer and producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
assistant engineer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2008)
recorded at:
House of Blues Studios in Encino, California, United States and Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
So What (clean) by P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
recording of:
So What (in 2008)
writer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter), Johan Schuster and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Kobalt Music, Maratone AB and P!nk Inside Publishing
P!nk4.23:35
11I Like (Jost & Grubert radio mix)
recording of:
I Like
lyricist and composer:
Robin Grubert and David Jost
Keri Hilson4.653:37
12It Ends Tonight (edit version)
The All‐American Rejects3:44
13Happy Ending
recording of:
Happy Ending (Mika song, featured on “Gossip Girl”)
lyricist and composer:
MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer)
publisher:
MIKA Punch
MIKA44:30
14New in Town (album version)
recording engineer:
Greg Kurstin (guitar, keyboard)
programming and producer:
Greg Kurstin
assistant mixer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: engineer for mix)
guitar and keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2009)
produced for:
SK1 Productions
recorded at:
Echo Studios in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
New in Town
writer:
Victoria Hesketh and Greg Kurstin
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Kurstin Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Little Boots4.83:17
15Signs
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bloc Party (English indie rock band) (in 2008)
recording of:
Signs
composer:
Bloc Party (English indie rock band)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Bloc Party3.654:37
16Na Na Na Na Naa
additional engineer and additional editor:
Mr. Tom Stanley
engineer:
Mr. Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
producer:
Mr. Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Mr. Cenzo Townshend (engineer) and Mr. Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
mixed at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Na Na Na Na Naa
lyricist and composer:
Nick Baines, Nick J.D. Hodgson (ex Kaiser Chiefs), Simon Rix, Andrew White (Guitarist for the Kaiser Chiefs) and Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs)
Kaiser Chiefs3.63:00
17Partie Traumatic
Black Kids2:56
18You Can't Break a Broken Heart
Kate Voegele3:39
19Nothing Lasts Forever (album version)
producer:
Mike Elizondo and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
recording of:
Nothing Lasts Forever
writer:
Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist)
is based on:
Heard ’Em Say
Maroon 533:08
20All in My Head
Nick Lachey3:27
21Hallelujah
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Leonard Cohen Stranger Music Inc., SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), 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)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
Rufus Wainwright4.054:09