Get Lucky - Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams

"Get Lucky" is a song by French house music duo Daft Punk, co-written by and featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. It is the lead single from Daft Punk's fourth studio album Random Access Memories. Before its release as a single, "Get Lucky" was featured in television advertisements broadcast during Saturday Night Live, after which Rodgers and Pharrell announced their involvement in the track. Small excerpts also appear throughout the promotional video series The Collaborators.

Musically, "Get Lucky" is a disco and funk song while lyrically, according to Pharrell Williams, the song is about the fortune of finding chemistry with someone and not just about sexual chemistry. Following a leak days earlier, the single was released as a digital download on 19 April 2013. "Get Lucky" has since received acclaim from critics and was commercially successful, reaching the top ten in the music charts of over 28

Single by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
from the album Random Access Memories
Released 19 April 2013[1]
Format Digital download
Genre Disco, funk
Length 4:08 (radio edit)
6:07 (album version)
Label Daft Life, Columbia
Writer(s) Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers
Producer Daft Punk
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Derezzed"
(2010) "Get Lucky"
(2013)
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Blurred Lines"
(2013) "Get Lucky"
(2013)

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Bella - Maitre Gims

Gandhi Djuna better known by his stage name Maître Gims (born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 6 May 1986), is a Frenchrapper. He is part of the rap group Sexion d'Assaut but is currently developing his solo career.

Background information

Birth name Gandhi Djuna

Also known as Gims, Me-Gui, Mugiwarano

Born  6 May 1986 (age 27)

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Genres Rap

Occupations Rapper

Years active 2002 – present

Labels Wati B

Associated acts Sexion d'Assaut, 3e Prototype

Website www.maitregims.com

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J'me Tire - Maitre Gims

Gandhi Djuna better known by his stage name Maître Gims (born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 6 May 1986), is a Frenchrapper. He is part of the rap group Sexion d'Assaut but is currently developing his solo career.

Background information

Birth name Gandhi Djuna

Also known as Gims, Me-Gui, Mugiwarano

Born 6 May 1986 (age 27)

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Genres Rap

Occupations Rapper

Years active 2002 – present

Labels Wati B

Associated acts Sexion d'Assaut, 3e Prototype

Website www.maitregims.com

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Watch Out For This (Bumaye) - Major Lazer Featuring Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green

Major Lazer is a musical project by DJ/producer Diplo. Formerly a collaboration along with DJ/producer Switch, they parted ways in late 2011. Diplo has since enlisted producers/DJs Jillionaire and Walshy Fire (of Black Chiney) to help with the production and live shows.

Major Lazer

Genres Electronic, dancehall, reggae fusion, bounce, moombahton, daggering, Trap

Years active 2008–present

Labels Secretly Canadian, Downtown, Mad Decent, Interscope

Associated acts Diplo, Switch, Santigold, The Partysquad, Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, Snoop Lion, Beyoncé, Rita Ora

Members Diplo, Jillionaire, Walshy Fire

Past members Switch

Skerrit Bwoy

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Under - Alex Hepburn

Alex Hepburn (born December 25, 1986) is a British singer and songwriter. She released her eponymous EP in June 2012. In April 2013, she released her debut studio album Together Alone.

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Home - Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

"Home" is a song recorded by American group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was released in January 2010 as the second single from the album, Up from Below. The song came in at number 73 on Australian radio station Triple J's 100 hottest songs of the past 20 years.

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Let Her Go - Passenger

"Let Her Go" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Passenger. Recorded at Sydney's Linear Recording and co-produced by Mike Rosenberg and Chris Vallejo. Featuring a band of Australian musicians Stu Larsen, Georgia Mooney, Stu Hunter, Cameron Undy and Glenn Wilson. "Let Her Go" was released in July 2012 as the second single from Passenger's debut album All the Little Lights. In early 2013, the song broke through in Europe and Oceania, reaching number-one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, theNetherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, making it his first international success.

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Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell

"Blurred Lines" is a song recorded by American R&B recording artist Robin Thicke, for his sixth studio album of the same name (2013). Featuring guest vocals from American rapper T.I. and American singer and producer Pharrell, the song was released as the lead single from "Blurred Lines" on March 26, 2013 through Star Trak Recordings. The R&B song was produced by featured guest Pharrell, and was written by him along with Thicke and T.I.

The single has so far peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as topping the Billboard R&B Songs chart. It has also become his most successful song on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6 (he previously climbed as high as #14 with Lost Without U, back in 2007). The song has been a worldwide hit and reached number #1 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK and the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and the United States. Comparisons have been made between the instrumentation and musical style of "Blurred Lines" and Madonna's 2008 single, "Give It 2 Me", which was also co-written and co-produced by Pharrell Williams.

The accompanying video was directed by Diane Martel and released on March 20, 2013. The video depicts Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell standing around while they flirt with scantily clad models (Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi M'Bengue, and Elle Evans). The video was released in two versions; the first features the models topless, the second features them covered. The unrated version of the video was taken down from YouTube on March 30, 2013, citing violations of the site's terms of service that restricts the uploading of videos containing nudity, particularly if used in a sexual context.

 

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We Own It (Fast & Furious) 2 Chainz & Wiz Khalifa

"We Own It (Fast & Furious)" is a song by 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa that appears on the Fast & Furious 6 soundtrack. The song appears in the opening and end credits of the film.

Released 2013

Format Digital download

Genre Hip hop

Length 3:47

Label Def Jam

Writer(s) Tauheed Epps

Cameron Jabril Thomaz

Alex Schwartz

Joe Khajadourian

Breyan Stanley Isaac

Producer The Futuristics

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Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray

"Can't Hold Us" is a song by American rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis from their collaborative album The Heist (2012). Featuring singer Ray Dalton, it was released as the third single from the album on August 16, 2011. The song also features additional vocals by actress Susannah Wetzel, who sings portions of the chorus alongside Dalton.

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their second number-one hit in the United States. It is also their third consecutive number-one single in Australia. In early 2013, the song was re-released and featured in a U.S. television commercial for Microsoft's Outlook.comwebmail service and in commercials for the drink Miller. The song was also used in the background of ESPN College Gameday commercials and in the March 2013 premiere episode of MTV's The Real World: Portland.

The radio edit cuts out portions of the introduction, as well as the extended bridge section and an alternate beat during the last chorus. The beat is similar to their live performances of the song. The song is in the key of E minor

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