Best of Black ’12

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1World in Our Hands
Taio Cruz43:20
2Whistle
producer:
DJ Frank E (Justin Franks) and David Glass (songwriter & producer)
lead vocals:
Flo Rida (American rapper)
recording of:
Whistle
writer:
David Glass (songwriter & producer), Breyan Isaac, Justin Franks (Justin Franks), Marcus Killian, Antonio Mobley and Tramar Dillard (American rapper)
Flo Rida3.553:45
3Where Have You Been
assistant recording engineer:
Jennifer Rosales (lead vocals)
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer) and Marcos Tovar (engineer) (lead vocals)
miscellaneous support:
Katie Mitzell (task: production coordination) and Irene Richter (task: production coordination)
programming:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
assistant engineer:
Chris Sclafani and Jonathan Sher
engineer:
Aubry “Big Juice” Delaine (Aubry Delaine) and Clint Gibbs
producer:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell (lead vocals) and Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
instruments:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer)
lead vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
produced for:
Prescription Songs
recorded at:
eightysevenfourteen studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Eyeknowasecret Studios in Brentwood, California, United States, Fly Eye Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Grand Hotel, Room 654 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (lead vocals)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Where Have You Been
writer:
Ester Dean, Łukasz Gottwald, Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer), Henry Walter and Geoff Mack
publisher:
Dat Damn Dean Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Belinda Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Prescription Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc., TSJ Merlyn Licensing B.V. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
is based on:
I’ve Been Everywhere
Rihanna3.254:03
4Back in Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2013 to present)
Pitbull2.253:27
5She Doesn't Mind
recording of:
She Doesn’t Mind
Sean Paul23:48
6Numb
recording of:
Numb
writer:
Klas Åhlund, Alessandro Lindblad, Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors (Swedish DJ, record producer and remixer), Sebastian Ingrosso, Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner), Ryon Lovett and Usher Raymond IV (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
Usher2.53:44
7Don't Wake Me Up
assistant recording engineer:
Iain Findley
recording engineer:
Brian B. Springer
co-producer:
Brian "BK" Kennedy (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist)
producer:
Alle Benassi, Benny Benassi, Free School (group of US producers) and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
instruments:
Alle Benassi, Benny Benassi and Free School (group of US producers)
recording of:
Don’t Wake Me Up
writer:
Alessandro "Alle" Benassi, Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown (US R&B/pop singer and dancer), Ryan Buendia, Brian Kennedy (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist), Marco "Benny" Benassi, Michael McHenry (Singer, Songwriter), Nick "Free School" Marsh, William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer), Priscilla "Priscilla Renea" Hamilton and Alain Whyte (Morrissey guitarist)
Chris Brown2.253:41
8R.I.P.
recording engineer:
Rob Kinelski and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
assistant engineer:
Damien Lewis
producer:
Chase & Status and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
guest lead vocals:
Tinie Tempah
lead vocals:
Rita Ora
recording of:
R.I.P.
writer:
Aubrey Drake Graham (Canadian rapper), Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Nneka, Farhad Samadzada, Saul Milton (UK drum & bass producer Saul Milton), William Kennard (UK drum & bass producer Will Kennard) and Renee "Shi" Wisdom
Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah53:48
9Starships (Explicit version)
recording engineer:
Ariel Chobaz
programming and producer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Rami (Rami Yacoub) and RedOne
executive producer:
Bryan Williams (rapper Bryan Williams, aka Baby), Dwayne Carter and Ronald Williams (“Slim tha Don”)
mixer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Trevor Muzzy and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
guitar:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter)
instruments:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Rami (Rami Yacoub) and RedOne
additional vocals:
Mohombi
lead vocals:
Nicki Minaj
vocals:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter) and Wayne Hector
recording of:
Starships
writer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Wayne Hector, Nadir Khayat, Onika Maraj and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
publisher:
Harajuku Barbie Music, Songs of RedOne, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
is based on:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Nicki Minaj4.353:31
10Breathing
membranophone programming and synthesizer programming:
DJ Frank E (Justin Franks)
producer:
DJ Frank E (Justin Franks)
assistant mixer:
Chris Galland
mixer:
Erik Madrid and Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
DJ Frank E (Justin Franks) and Jacob Luttrell
recording of:
Breathing
writer:
Julian Bunetta, Lauren Christy, Folksong Thrace, Shope Trad (special purpose artist), Jason Desrouleaux, Krasimir Kyurkdjiyski and Jacob Luttrell
Jason Derulo3.53:53
11Dance Again (without Pitbull)
recording of:
Dance Again
writer:
Achraf Jannusi, Bilal “The Chef” Hajji, Enrique Iglesias (Spanish pop singer), Pitbull (American rapper) and RedOne
Jennifer Lopez24:08
12Hey Hey Hey (Pop Another Bottle)
Laurent Wery feat. Swift K.I.D. & Dev3:06
13Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)
Ne‐Yo2.54:14
14Hot Right Now (radio edit)
recording engineer:
The Invisible Men (songwriting/production collective: Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, Jon Shave)
additional programming:
Wez Clarke
engineer:
DJ Fresh (UK drum & bass DJ Dan Stein)
producer:
DJ Fresh (UK drum & bass DJ Dan Stein) and The Invisible Men (songwriting/production collective: Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, Jon Shave)
mixer:
Wez Clarke
recording of:
Hot Right Now
writer:
The Invisible Men (songwriting/production collective: Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, Jon Shave) and Daniel Stein (DJ Fresh: English Drum & Bass and Dubstep producer)
publisher:
Bucks, Sony/ATV and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora3.53:00
15Lovumba
Daddy Yankee3:39
16Beat on My Drum (EU radio edit)
Gabry Ponte feat. Pitbull & Sophia del Carmen3:46
17Thinkin Bout You
producer:
Shea Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 5) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 367)
recording of:
Thinkin Bout You
writer:
Christopher Edwin Breaux and Robert Taylor
Frank Ocean43:23
18Glitter & Gold
Rebecca Ferguson3:29
19Men Do What They Can
Ivy Quainoo4:18
20Spirit Indestructible
Nelly Furtado34:00
21Next to Me
recording of:
Next to Me
additional writer:
Kendrick Lamar (US rapper)
writer:
A. K. Paul (brother of Jai Paul), Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze and Emeli Sandé
publisher:
Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated)
Emeli Sandé3.43:15
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part of:Best of Black (number: 2012) (order: 13)