May 18, 201412 yr 04 02 03 Calvin Harris Summer - http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/f4/47/b9/f447b922-bd62-8c01-2f51-15e68d4be7cb/886444521352.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1-2-4 Release date: 27-04-2014 Format: digital single Label: Sony Music Sales: 100k+ Video here: ebXbLfLACGM Biography Favoring a naughty schoolboy look that makes him seem even younger than his already tender years (22 when his first major-label album was released), Scottish artist, producer, and remixer Calvin Harris has a similarly youthful and forward-looking approach to his music. Skipping the usual apprenticeship in the clubs or on indie labels, Harris went from posting his own D.I.Y. electroclash music online through MySpace and similar sites, to signing with the multinational giant EMI almost in a single step. A short time later, he was producing material for Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, and Rihanna. Born on January 17, 1984, in the southern Scotland city of Dumfries, Harris was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. Two of these songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days," were released as a 12" club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the artist name Stouffer. With that single to his credit, the still teenaged Harris moved from Scotland to London, but as a very small fish in one of the world's largest and most competitive ponds, Harris floundered; only one of his songs was released during his time in London, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2. Returning home to Dumfries, Harris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in 2006. Following a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007. It featured two Top Ten hits ("Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"), and climbed high in the album charts. Along with his work as a solo artist, including touring in front of a full live band, Harris quickly became an in-demand remixer — working on singles by Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, All Saints, and CSS. He also wrote and produced songs for Kylie Minogue's 2007 comeback album, and collaborated with Dizzee Rascal on "Dance wiv Me," which reached number one in the U.K. "I'm Not Alone," the first single from his second album, also hit number one upon release in April 2009, as did the album when it appeared that August. That album, Ready for the Weekend, topped the U.K. album chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's U.S. dance/electronic chart. Through 2011, Harris took on production work for Example, Tinchy Stryder, and Rihanna ("We Found Love," a quadruple-platinum hit in the U.S.), while he also issued two more of his own singles (the Kelis collaboration "Bounce" and "Feel So Close"). Harris' third solo album, 18 Months, was a collaboration-filled affair that featured "We Found Love" and "Bounce" plus vocal spots from Ellie Goulding, Florence Welch, and Ne-Yo, among others. It was released in October of 2012. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2007 10 Acceptable In The 80s -1- 2007 03 The Girls -2- 2007 43 Merrymaking At My Place -3- 2008 01 Dance Wiv Me (Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome) 2009 01 I'm Not Alone -1- 2009 03 Ready For The Weekend -2- 2009 18 Flashback -3- 2010 27 You Used To Hold Me -4- 2011 02 Bounce (Calvin Harris Feat. Kelis) -1- 2011 02 Feel So Close -2- 2011 01 We Found Love (Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris) MILLION SELLER 2011 24 Off The Record (Tinchy Stryder Feat. Calvin Harris & BURNS) 2012 02 Let's Go (Calvin Harris Feat. Ne-Yo) -3- 2012 02 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris Feat. Example) -4- 2012 01 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch) -5- 2012 05 Drinking From The Bottle (Calvin Harris Feat. Tinie Tempah) -6- 2013 04 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding) -7- 2013 08 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris Feat. Ayah Marar) -8- 2013 01 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso Feat. Hurts) -1- 2014 01 Summer -2- Discussion Thread Here
May 18, 201412 yr It says a lot about Rita Ora as an artist when she has concerns like "I need to do this for the album", as in 'I need a breakup ballad/club banger etc.' rather than writing songs and picking the best/the ones that fit a theme or whatever. Sorry if this is a slightly music snob-type observation :P.
May 18, 201412 yr Swans and the Common Linnets in the chart together. We only needed Doves for the full set.
May 18, 201412 yr (17) Conchita Wurst-Rise Like A Phoenix It is a good song, but I can do without the drag queen look from him.
May 18, 201412 yr Summer :wub: I was re-listening to Calvin's first two albums yesterday and they're still sounding absolutely amazing! Summer is probably my favourite thing Calvin has done since Sweet Nothing. :heart:
May 18, 201412 yr If only Calvin was number 3 this week :D :D :D I still love this song more than Thinking About You.
May 18, 201412 yr Summer :wub: I was re-listening to Calvin's first two albums yesterday and they're still sounding absolutely amazing! Summer is probably my favourite thing Calvin has done since Sweet Nothing. :heart: Sweet Nothing is probabbly his best song *-* Him and Florence work so well, Spectrum is just fabulous too Edited May 18, 201412 yr by jsilv
May 18, 201412 yr Sweet Nothing is probabbly his best song *-* Him and Florence work so well, Spectrum is just fabulous too I love Sweet Nothing and Spectrum remix as well. I was also surprised that Calvin Harris co-written and co-produced Kylie's In My Arms!!!
May 18, 201412 yr Sweet Nothing is probabbly his best song *-* Him and Florence work so well, Spectrum is just fabulous too For me it is Acceptable in the 80s >The Girls > I'm Not Alone > Sweet Nothing but yes, him and Florence do work so well together!
May 18, 201412 yr Sweet Nothing is probabbly his best song *-* Him and Florence work so well, Spectrum is just fabulous too YES!
May 18, 201412 yr For me it is Acceptable in the 80s >The Girls > I'm Not Alone > Sweet Nothing but yes, him and Florence do work so well together! Not a fan of The Girls or I'm Not Alone..Acceptable in the 80s is great too, as is Ready For The Weekend
May 18, 201412 yr It's not THAT offensive? That depends on your exposure to the condition. It strikes the same nerve everytime Jameela refers to something trivial as "insane". That's a medical condition, not a song coming out of nowhhere and entering in the top 10, although to be fair she has cut down on this in recent months.
May 18, 201412 yr 03 04 15 John Legend All Of Me Love In The Future | 2013 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nyFodcb2L._AA160_.jpg Chart Run: 72-28-29-9-8-6-3-5-2-4-4-4-5-4-3 Format: download only track Label: Columbia Sales: 400k+ Video here: 450p7goxZqg Biography John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Prior to the release of his debut album, Legend's career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Legend added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Magnetic Man's "Getting Nowhere," Kanye West's "All of the Lights", on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name", the Kanye West remix of Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music", and Fort Minor's "High Road". Legend played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything". - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2005 29 Used To Love U -1- 2005 04 Ordinary People -2- 2005 62 Number One (John Legend Feat. Kanye West) -3- 2008 35 Green Light (John Legend Feat. André 3000) -1- 2009 50 Heartbreaker (MSTRKRFT Feat. John Legend) 2010 65 Getting Nowhere (Magnetic Man Feat. John Legend) 2014 02 All Of Me -1-
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