It is the 220 KID & Billen Ted version. It says so on the back cover

I know. Not sure why they didn't use that version for Now 108.

I know. Not sure why they didn't use that version for Now 108.

I don’t get that either as it was that version what helped the song become a hit and in other news, Now Rock Anthems is #1 on the compilation chart while Vault 1983 is at #4

Edited June 7, 20241 yr by Hadji

That’s pretty bad for Vault, behind Greatest Showman means it almost certainly sold under 2,000 copies. I expected at least 3,000. Will they want to go to all the effort of curation for such a low sales return for any other years?

 

On the other hand, maybe these songs were all super cheap to license as were not big hits. Yet the uninspired regurgitated rock spin-off sells over 3.5k!

Now 12" 1983 is due for release on 19th July and like Now 12" 1982, they’re doing it as part 1 and part 2. They should just stop with the part 1 and part 2 and just release one of them. They didn’t do it with 1980 and 1981 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6QTYWCG No Blue Monday so they can kick off with Wham! What’s their obsession with kicking off with George Michael? And no Safety Dance either

Edited June 13, 20241 yr by Hadji

In case you're wondering why Eurythmics are always listed like that, it's because they sold the rights to their music and the new publishing company

insist on being listed like that.

Now 12" 1983 is due for release on 19th July and like Now 12" 1982, they’re doing it as part 1 and part 2. They should just stop with the part 1 and part 2 and just release one of them. They didn’t do it with 1980 and 1981 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6QTYWCG No Blue Monday so they can kick off with Wham! What’s their obsession with kicking off with George Michael? And no Safety Dance either

 

1983 was when the 12" got popular so expect this will be normal now

Speaking of Nows, my local Asda already has Now Millennium 2006-2007 stocked up but I didn’t buy it as I’m gonna wait until tomorrow for the digibook edition. I did buy one of those budget compilations called 80s 2s & 3s and when I saw that it has Love Don’t Live Here Anymore by Jimmy Nail, it made me wonder why that never appeared on any of the 1985 yearbooks. I hope it appears on either Vault 1985 or any of the 1985-1989 yearbooks

Yeah likewise on Asda and waiting until tomorrow for the deluxe.

 

I did get Now Yearbook 1974 Extra in there THREE days early last week though.

Yeah likewise on Asda and waiting until tomorrow for the deluxe.

 

I did get Now Yearbook 1974 Extra in there THREE days early last week though.

I remember last year getting Now Yearbook Extra 1985 from my local Asda living, 3 days before its release date. Amazon didn’t dispatch my Now Millennium 2006-2007 so I cancelled my order and I’m gonna get it tomorrow from HMV

Edited June 13, 20241 yr by Hadji

What's your latest Now 118 prediction looking like Hadji with multiple singles from the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and others to choose from? I feel it's going to be a real mess of a release this time due to the variables. <_<

What's your latest Now 118 prediction looking like Hadji with multiple singles from the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and others to choose from? I feel it's going to be a real mess of a release this time due to the variables. <_<

Out of the three, I reckon Dua will be the only one to get a double appearance. Please Please Please has only just been released and Birds Of A Feather has only just been announced as a single so I reckon they’ll be saved for Now 119. Training Season was released before Now 117 so it would’ve made sense if they’d have included it on Now 117 along with Houdini which is why it would make sense for her to get a double appearance on Now 118

Edited June 14, 20241 yr by Hadji

Here's an updated version of the Now 118 predictions

 

CD 1

 

1. Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

2. Hozier – Too Sweet

3. Billie Eilish – Lunch

4. Ariana Grande – We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

5. Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help

6. Djo – End Of Beginning

7. Artemas – I Like The Way You Kiss Me

8. Dua Lipa – Illusion

9. SZA – Saturn

10. Olivia Rodrigo – Obsessed

11. Tate McRae – Exes

12. Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man – Lovers In A Past Life

13. Michael Marcagi – Scared To Start

14. Coldplay – Feelslikeimfallinginlove

15. Charli XCX – 360

16. Kygo & Ava Max – Whatever

17. Tommy Richman – Million Dollar Baby

18. Perrie – Forget About Us

19. Benson Boone – Slow It Down

20. Good Neighbours – Home

21. NewEra – Birds In The Sky

22. Rudimental & Skepsis featuring Charlotte Plank & Rico Dan – Green & Gold

23. Becky Hill – Right Here

24. Gracie Abrams – Close To You

25. Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

26. Bon Jovi – Legendary

 

CD 2

 

1. Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

2. Dasha – Austin (Boots Stop Workin')

3. Central Cee & Lil Baby – Band4Band

4. Mark Ambor – Belong Together

5. Noah Kahan & Sam Fender – Homesick

6. Dua Lipa – Training Season

7. David Guetta & OneRepublic – I Don't Wanna Wait

8. The Blessed Madonna featuring Clementine Douglas – Happier

9. RAYE – Genesis (Part 2)

10. Teddy Swims – The Door

11. Jungle – Back On 74

12. Bryson Tiller – Whatever She Wants

13. Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng – Jump

14. Badger & Natasha Bedingfield – These Words

15. Peggy Gou – Lobster Telephone

16. Nemo – The Code

17. Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim

18. Myles Smith – Stargazing

19. Nathan Dawe & MNEK – Ten (Get Back Up)

20. Cassö, Jazzy & Headie One – Zeros

21. Tems – Love Me Jeje

22. Lay Bankz – Tell Ur Girlfriend

23. Justin Timberlake – Selfish

24. James – Life's A Shocking Miracle

25. The Libertines – Shiver

26. Take That – You And Me

Edited June 14, 20241 yr by Hadji

So the single dilemmas facing the Now team;

 

Dua Lipa – Training Season / Illusion

Ariana Grande – We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) / The Boy Is Mine

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso / Please Please Please

Perrie – Forget About Us / Tears

Leigh-Anne – Stealin' Love / Forbidden Fruit

Billie Eilish – LUNCH / BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Charli XCX – Von dutch / 360

Becky Hill – Outside Of Love / Right Here / feat. Self Esteem – True Colours

Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help / feat. Blake Shelton – Pour Me A Drink

Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti – I LUV IT / feat. Lil Nas X – HE KNOWS

Meghan Trainor feat. T-Pain – Been Like This / To The Moon

Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove / feat. Little Simz – Supernova

 

 

No doubt more dilemmas to come.

Official predictions for NOW 118 ahead of its possible reveal this week:

 

CD 1:

1. SABRINA CARPENTER - Espresso

2. OLIVIA RODRIGO - obsessed

3. HOZIER - Too Sweet

4. ARIANA GRANDE - we can't be friends (wait for your love)

5. DJO - End of Beginning

6. BENSON BOONE - Slow it Down

7. POST MALONE featuring MORGAN WALLEN - I Had Some Help

8. BILLIE EILISH - LUNCH

9. ARTEMAS - i like the way you kiss me

10. DUA LIPA - Training Season

11. CAMILA CABELLO featuring LIL NAS X - HE KNOWS

12. KYGO featuring AVA MAX - Whatever

13. COLDPLAY - feelslikeimfallinginlove

14. SZA - Saturn

15. TOMMY RICHMAN - MILLION DOLLAR BABY

16. TATE MCRAE - exes

17. SABRINA CARPENTER - Please Please Please

18. YG MARLEY - Praise Jah in the Moonlight

19. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - Selfish

20. NEMO - The Code (Winner of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest)

21. DAVID GUETTA featuring ONEREPUBLIC - I Don't Wanna Wait

22. JOJO SIWA - Karma

23. BADGER featuring NATASHA BEDINGFIELD - These Words (Badger Remix)

 

CD 2:

1. CENTRAL CEE featuring LIL BABY - BAND4BAND

2. METRO BOOMIN - BBL Drizzy

3. SHABOOZEY - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

4. YEAT - Breathe

5. BEYONCÉ featuring MILEY CYRUS - II Most Wanted

6. MEGHAN TRAINOR featuring T-PAIN - Been Like This

7. CAMILA CABELLO featuring PLAYBOI CARTI - I LUV IT

8. KEHLANI - After Hours

9. GLORILLA featuring MEGHAN THEE STALLION - Wanna Be

10. TAYLOR SWIFT featuring POST MALONE - Fortnight

11. RAYE - Genesis.

12. JUNGLE - Back on 74

13. GRACIE ABRAMS - Close to You

14. ARIANA GRANDE - the boy is mine

15. BILLIE EILISH - BIRDS OF A FEATHER

16. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - No Angels

17. IMAGINE DRAGONS - Eyes Closed

18. CALVIN HARRIS featuring RAG'N'BONE MAN - Lovers in a Past Life

19. DUA LIPA - Illusion

20. JESSIE MURPH featuring JELLY ROLL - Wild Ones

21. BRYSON TILLER - Whatever She Wants

22. TEDDY SWIMS - The Door

23. OLIVIA RODRIGO - can't catch me now (from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)

24. TAKE THAT - You and Me

25. BON JOVI - Legendary

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé both have no chance of appearing and Billie and Sabrina’s latest singles will more likely appear on Now 119. And as for the tracklist reveal, it’ll more likely be revealed next week if it’s gonna be released on 26th July as they normally reveal it 4 weeks prior to release date on the numbered series but I’ll be surprised if they reveal it this week

Edited June 16, 20241 yr by Hadji

On Now Millennium '06-'07, despite D.O.E. being credited on Timbaland's The Way I Are, the radio edit (where D.O.E. doesn't feature) is used instead.

On Now Millennium '06-'07, despite D.O.E. being credited on Timbaland's The Way I Are, the radio edit (where D.O.E. doesn't feature) is used instead.

It’s like on Now 69 where Timbaland was credited on Apologise but the version that appeared didn’t include him

Does anyone know if NOW 118 official artwork have been revealed

It’s like on Now 69 where Timbaland was credited on Apologise but the version that appeared didn’t include him

 

I'm quite annoyed that they've used the (at least correctly credited this time) OneRepublic version on '06-'07, as it wasn't the hit! The Timbaland version was, and I was hoping to have that on vinyl.

 

Also wondering what hold John Mayer has on them. Even the song's parent album wasn't a hit here so I question what it's doing on here, at least the Rufus Wainwright song was from a No.2 album.

I'm quite annoyed that they've used the (at least correctly credited this time) OneRepublic version on '06-'07, as it wasn't the hit! The Timbaland version was, and I was hoping to have that on vinyl.

The OneRepublic-only version has (surprisingly) a few hundred million more streams on Spotify than the Timbaland feat. OneRepublic version, so perhaps that was their thinking?