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AdvertDetailsReleased: 24th July 2006

Origin: United Kingdom

Label: Virgin / EMI / Universal

Format: Double CD, Double Cassette, Digital MP3 Download

Duration: 2:31:02 (151 minutes 2 seconds)

Tracks: 43

#1’s: 6

Chart Peak: #1 (6 weeks)

Sales: TBC (2x Platinum)

Tracklisting1. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy 2:59 {1}

2. Nelly Furtado – Maneater 3:16 {1}

3. Infernal – From Paris To Berlin 2:57 {2}

4. Rogue Traders – Voodoo Child 3:33 {3}

5. McFly – Don’t Stop Me Now 3:24 {1}

6. P!nk – Who Knew 3:27 {5}

7. Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) 2:32 {1}

8. The Kooks – She Moves In Her Own Way 2:48 {7}

9. The Feeling – Fill My Little World 3:39 {3}

10. Keane – Is It Any Wonder? 3:05 {3}

11. Snow Patrol – You’re All I Have 4:32 {7}

12. Razorlight – In The Morning 3:42 {3}

13. Orson – Bright Idea 4:13 {11}

14. The Zutons – Valerie 3:55 {9}

15. Dirty Pretty Things – Bang Bang You’re Dead 3:33 {5}

16. The Automatic – Monster 3:42 {4}

17. Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy – Faster Kill Pussycat 3:14 {7}

18. Chicane feat. Tom Jones – Stoned In Love 3:38 {7}

19. Primal Scream – Country Girl 4:31 {5}

20. Bon Jovi – Who Says You Can’t Go Home 3:49 {5}

21. Matt Willis – Up All Night 3:54 {7}

22. Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance 3:01 {8}

23. Lily Allen – Smile 3:16 {1}

24. Rihanna – SOS 3:59 {2}

25. Black Eyed Peas – Pump It 3:35 {3}

26. The Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg – Buttonz 3:50 {3}

27. Ne-Yo – So Sick 3:27 {1}

28. Busta Rhymes – Touch It 3:36 {6}

29. Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy – Say I 3:32 {4}

30. Sergio Mendes feat. Black Eyed Peas – Mas Que Nada 3:33 {6}

31. The Ordinary Boys vs Lady Sovereign – Nine2Five 3:01 {6}

32. Sugababes – Red Dress 3:36 {4}

33. BeatFreakz – Somebody’s Watching Me 2:47 {3}

34. Sunblock feat. Robin Beck – First Time 2:40 {9}

35. Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards – World, Hold On (Children Of The Sky) 3:19 {9}

36. Supermode – Tell Me Why 2:51 {13}

37. Mousse T vs Dandy Warhols – Horny As A Dandy 3:18 {17}

38. The Shapeshifters & Chic – Sensitivity 3:41 {40}

39. Beverley Knight – Piece Of My Heart 3:34 {16}

40. James Morrison – You Give Me Something 3:32 {5}

41. Will Young – Who Am I 4:26 {11}

42. Ronan Keating & Kate Rusby – All Over Again 3:57 {6}

43. Girls Aloud – Whole Lotta History 3:47 {6}

 

Key

Tracks highlighted red were official UK #1’s.

Tracks with an asterisk (*) next to their title have also been included in special releases from the series.

The track duration has been highlighted cyan.

Bracketed numbers refer to highest chart position reached.

Miscellaneous FactsTrack Most Weeks At #1: Gnarls Barkley – Crazy (9 weeks)

Lowest Charting Track: The Shapeshifters & Chic – Sensitivity {40}

Longest Song: Snow Patrol – You’re All I Have 4:32

Shortest Song: Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) 2:32

Edited Tracks: Unknown

Unedited Tracks: Unknown

Inlay Mistakes: None

Other Facts: This was the final volume released on the format of double cassette.

On This Day In HistoryNo music news to report for 24th July 2006.Other ResourcesOfficial Now Music Website

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Now 64 Rate

Andrew's ReviewNow That’s What I Call Music! 64 or Now 64 was the offering for summer 2006. It contained 43 tracks and 6 UK #1 singles. It was the first volume in the series to feature quite notable artists like Gnarls Barkley, P!nk, The Kooks, Matt Willis (as a solo artist), Lily Allen, Ne-Yo, BeatFreakz and James Morrison.

 

Just one omitted UK #1 single which would make an appearance on the following volume. There was also a B side single that made #1 which was left off. But there were other omissions from the likes of X Factor winner Shayne Ward, Muse, George Michael, LL Cool J, Daz Sampson and the official England World Cup single from Embrace (along with many, many unofficial World Cup singles).

 

The one hit wonders on this volume came from Infernal, Rogue Traders, Sandi Thom, The Zutons, Dirty Pretty Things, The Automatic, Sergio Mendes and Supermode.

 

Artwork Rating: 6/10 Good

It’s a little basic, but the summer theme they chose this year, which would obviously feature a backdrop of the sea as per usual, featured multiple coloured and multiple designed surfboards. I think it’s ok but nothing more.

 

Disc 1 Favourite: The Automatic – Monster

I remember this song sounding quite iconic at the time of its release, and it was good enough to cause me to purchase the bands album too. Sadly this was their only major hit single.

 

Disc 2 Favourite: Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards – World, Hold On (Children Of The Sky)

I loved this era for Bob Sinclar, and this single was a great choice for the summertime. A very catchy chorus easy to whistle along to.

 

Disc 3 Tracklist:

(A concept of what a third disc might look like if other hits from the era were used)

 

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani California 4:42 {2}

2. Muse – Supermassive Black Hole 3:30 {4}

3. We Are Scientists – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt 3:12 {21}

4. The Raconteurs – Steady As She Goes 3:35 {4}

5. The Fratellis – Henrietta 3:32 {19}

6. The Flaming Lips – The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song 3:52 {16}

7. Nerina Pallot – Everybody’s Gone To War 3:54 {14}

8. The Kooks – Naïve 3:24 {5}

9. Embrace – World At Your Feet 3:43 {3}

10. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway 3:58 {22}

11. Shayne Ward – No Promises 3:42 {2}

12. Chris Brown – Yo (Excuse Me Miss) 3:41 {13}

13. George Michael – An Easier Affair 4:38 {13}

14. Robbie Williams – Sin Sin Sin 4:09 {22}

15. Daz Sampson – Teenage Life 3:03 {8}

16. Pet Shop Boys – I’m With Stupid 3:27 {8}

17. Solu Music feat. KimBlee – Fade 2:49 {18}

18. Dannii Minogue – So Under Pressure 3:21 {20}

19. Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks – Dreams 3:45 {14}

20. Blaze presents U.D.A. feat. Barbara Tucker – Most Precious Love 3:16 {17}

21. Armand Van Helden feat. Tara McDonald – MyMyMy 3:38 {12}

22. Justice vs. Simian – We Are Your Friends 2:39 {20}

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Total time: 1:19:30

 

Overall Rating: 6/10 Good

It’s alright for what it is. The standard of the music at the time was going through a transition, and indie music was very much on the rise. However, this volume has catered for many different genres at the time and many of the tracks still sound fresh to hear.

 

Andrew's Best 5 (as of October 2017)

1. The Automatic – Monster

2. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy

3. Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards – World, Hold On (Children Of The Sky)

4. Infernal – From Paris To Berlin

5. Supermode – Tell Me Why

 

Andrew's Worst 5 (as of October 2017)

1. Ronan Keating & Kate Rusby – All Over Again

2. Busta Rhymes – Touch It

3. Dirty Pretty Things – Bang Bang You’re Dead

4. The Kooks – She Moves In Her Own Way

5. Sergio Mendes feat. Black Eyed Peas – Mas Que Nada

Other OmissionsMcFly – Please Please {1}

LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez – Control Myself {2}

Busta Rhymes – I Love My Chick {8}

Lostprophets – Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) {8}

Tony Christie – (Is This The Way To) The World Cup {8}

Sham 69 & The Special Assembly – Hurry Up England (The People’s Anthem) {10}

Crazy Frog – We Are The Champions (Ding A Ding Dong) {11}

Feeder – Lost & Found {12}

Tonedef Allstars – Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen {13}

Hard-Fi – Better Do Better {14}

Morrissey – The Youngest Was The Most Loved {14}

Shayne Ward – Stand By Me {14}

Trina feat. Kelly Rowland – Here We Go {15}

Stan Boardman – Stan’s World Cup Song {15}

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Tell Me Baby {16}

Boy Kill Boy – Suzie {17}

All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret {18}

Depeche Mode – Join The Revelator / Lilian 18{}

James Dean Bradfield – That’s No Way To Tell A Lie {18}

Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris – Unpredictable {18}

Soundbwoy Ent – Never Wanna Say {18}

Angels & Airways – The Adventure {20}

Dirty Pretty Things – Deadwood {20}

Richard Ashcroft – Music Is Power {20}

The Streets – Never Went To Church {20}

LeAnn Rimes – And It Feels Like {22}

Sean Paul – Never Gonna Be The Same {22}

T.I. – Why You Wanna {22}

Upper Room – Black And White {22}

Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne – Gimme That Remix {23}

Guillemots – Made-Up Lovesong Number 43 {23}

Panic At The Disco – But It’s Better If You Do {23}

Futureheads – Skip To The End {24}

Sigur Ros – Hoppipolla {24}

Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah {25}

Edited November 27, 20177 yr by awardinary

Well there we go, I’ve caved in and I give you the 64th edition to Now That’s What I Call Music!

YAS MY FAVE

I wonder will our very own dandy* go for his name bearing song as his fave on disc 2?! :o

 

Thanks for bringing this back awardinary. :cheer: Last Now of the mid 00s funky/retro influenced house revival I would say though so it is rather sad for me to reach this point on our rundowns and accompanying plug sessions as I will have less dance tunes that I really like that I can play in the plug pre-party :( From now on the inferior imo but admittedly 'cooler' electro house, mostly with spoken word vocals would start to increasingly dominate the dance charts in the UK instead (although a funky house/electro hybrid I really do like will make the next Now after this). At least eurodance makes a brief comeback though in the second half of 2006!

 

For my fave tracks I went for Oakenfold ft Britanny Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat for the first one! Great tune (although I prefer the Nat Monday trance remix)

 

Went for Sunblock ft Robin Beck - First Time as my fave from disc 2, a fantastic remix I think, quite nostalgic sounding too to listen to now imo, and better and more interesting for me than Sunblock's I'll be Ready. Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching me is fantastic too imo and is a close second, with Tell Me Why in third, Stoned In Love fourth and Children Of The Sky fifth, all these five are great dance tracks imo!

 

Some other great dance tracks omitted, My My My, Fade and Most Precious Love being my faves, Dreams is also very good imo.

Edited November 27, 20177 yr by Snow❄Diploughmat

ooh great to see this being brought back!

 

Disc One:

My favourite here would probably be Maneater, but it's a tough choice between the first four tracks on the album - all are brilliant, it's a shame McFly had to ruin it with one of their worst singles on track five. Also like most of the indie on here and what little dance there is too.

 

Disc Two:

Quite a strong disc two on the whole ignoring the last few tracks (shame the album has to end on quite a dull note). My favourite here and on the whole set is by a long way 'Tell My Why' by Supermode. Also a big fan of Pump It, Buttons and Somebody's Watching Me, plus SOS is one of early Rihanna's best and Smile was a brilliant debut for Lily Allen.

I don't often post in these threads but glad you are bringing them back Wardy ;o

I’ll leave you guys to sort any plug sessions you want to have, but if they do happen then let me know and I’ll pop along. ^_^

Thanks for doing this Andrew! :) My fav's have to be:-

 

1) Bob Sinclair - World Hold On

2) The Zutons - Valarie

3) Pink - Who Knew

4) Supermode - Tell Me Why

5) The Automatic - Monster

So good to see these back. Thanks Andrew.

 

Went for Crazy and Tell Me Why. Happy Buzzjack chart memories!

Summer 2006 was such an amazing time for me and this is one of my favourite ever Nows. Went for Who Knew and SOS though disc 1 is so much better than disc 2.

Very good

Pink

PCD (although Sugababes, BEP and Will are highlights from Disc 2 here)

Overall rating is extremely good.