Top Gear: The Best Driving Songs

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

Tracklist

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1My Favourite Game
assistant engineer:
Lars Göransson (1970s Swedish folk singer)
engineer and producer:
Tore Johansson
mixer:
Tore Johansson and Staffan Schöler (engineer)
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set):
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stockholm Records and Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group) (in 1998)
mixed at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden and New York City Center in New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden and Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
produced at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden and Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 57)
recording of:
My Favourite Game
lyricist:
Nina Persson
composer:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
publisher:
Stockholm Songs and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
The Cardigans3.753:38
2Clocks
additional recording engineer:
Mark Phythian
recording engineer and engineer:
Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
additional engineer:
Rik Simpson
producer:
Coldplay and Ken Nelson (UK record producer)
mixer:
Coldplay, Ken Nelson (UK record producer) and Mark Phythian
acoustic guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals:
Will Champion
electric bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
electric guitar:
Jonny Buckland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2002)
music videos:
Clocks (music video) by Coldplay
part of:
VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 19) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 144)
recording of:
Clocks
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Coldplay4.25:07
3America
recording of:
America
writer:
Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows (songwriting drummer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Razorlight4:09
4Driver’s Seat
acoustic guitar:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
bass guitar:
Chris Birkin
drums (drum set):
Luigi Salvoni
guitar:
Mick Dyche and Loz Netto
vocals:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Driver’s Seat (Sniff ’n’ the Tears song)
composer:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
Sniff ’n’ the Tears43:59
5I Like the Way
recording of:
I Like the Way
writer:
Dylan Burns and Kaz James
BodyRockers3:20
6Dakota
engineer:
Jim Lowe (sound engineer)
producer and mixer:
Kelly Jones (Welsh guitarist vocalist for the Stereophonics) and Jim Lowe (sound engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
V2 Music Limited (holding company - do not use as release label) (in 2005), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Dakota
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Jones (Welsh guitarist vocalist for the Stereophonics)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Stereophonics3.954:57
7Buck Rogers
programming:
John Dunne and Mark Phythian
additional engineer:
Matt Sime
engineer:
Adrian Bushby, Matt Sime and Danton Supple
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Jack Joseph Puig
bass guitar:
Taka Hirose
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Henry Lee (Former drummer with Feeder)
guitar and keyboard:
Grant Nicholas
vocals:
Grant Nicholas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Echo Label Limited (in 2001)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Buck Rogers by Feeder
recording of:
Buck Rogers
lyricist and composer:
Grant Nicholas
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Feeder3.753:12
8My Generation
cover recording of:
My Generation
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Devon Music Inc., Essex Music of Australia P/L, Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH and Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Di‐rect2:48
9Somebody Told Me
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 42)
recording of:
Somebody Told Me
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
The Killers3.853:17
10Take Me Out
producer and mixer:
Tore Johansson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Domino Recording Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
produced for:
Stephen Budd Management
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 16), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2004) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 80)
recording of:
Take Me Out
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Franz Ferdinand4.054:00
11Rocks
additional engineer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer) and Jeffrey Reed
engineer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer) and Jeff Powell (engineer)
additional producer:
George Drakoulias
co-producer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
remixer:
George Drakoulias
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creation Records Ltd. (in 1994) and Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Rocks
writer:
Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert Young (British guitarist, of Primal Scream)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Primal Scream3.63:31
12Our Velocity
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
assistant engineer:
Helen Atkinson
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Adrian Bushby and Gil Norton (British record producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2006)
music videos:
Our Velocity (Music video) by Maxïmo Park (English alternative rock band)
recording of:
Our Velocity
writer:
Duncan Lloyd and Paul Smith (of Maxïmo Park)
Maxïmo Park4.353:19
13Ride
recording of:
Ride
lyricist and composer:
Craig Nicholls
The Vines42:35
14Song for Bob Dylan
recording of:
Song for Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
named after artist:
Bob Dylan
David Bowie4:10
15For What It’s Worth
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Brian Stone (producer)
background vocals:
Richie Furay and Dewey Martin
vocals:
Stephen Stills
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 63)
recording of:
For What It’s Worth (on 1966-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Cotillion, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Richie Furay Music (BMI), Springalo Toones (BMI), Ten East and Ten‐East Music (BMI)
Buffalo Springfield4.252:36
16Woke Up This Morning
recording of:
Woke Up This Morning
writer:
Jake Black (member of Alabama 3), Chester Burnett, Simon Edwards (Sir Eddie Real), Piers Marsh and Robert Spragg
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Alabama 34:05
17Song 2
engineer:
John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
bass guitar:
Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set):
Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
electric guitar, theremin and background vocals:
Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Damon Albarn
percussion:
Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
music videos:
Song 2 (music video) by Blur (UK alternative rock band)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 8), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 15), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 57) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Song 2
lyricist:
Damon Albarn
composer:
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) and Dave Rowntree
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wixen Music UK Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong (division of EMI Music Publishing Group Hong Kong Ltd. that existed as early as 2000), FujiPacific Music (S.E. Asia) Ltd., 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch) and 香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
Blur4.252:00
18Mr Blue Sky
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
drums (drum set), other instruments [fire extinguisher] and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1977)
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
keyboard:
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (in 1977)
background vocals:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1977) and Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
conductor:
Louis Clark (in 1977)
arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (J-pop label, established 1978; use ONLY for releases by Japanese domestic artists after 2001!) (in 1977), Jet Records (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1977)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 17) and Q50 – December 2005 (number: 33)
recording of:
Mr. Blue Sky (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Concerto for a Rainy Day
Electric Light Orchestra4.65:01
19Slave to the Wage
recording of:
Slave to the Wage
writer:
Steve Hewitt (UK drummer, singer, guitarist & producer), Scott Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
publisher:
BMG Consortium Music Publishing Germany, BMG FM Music Limited, Domino Publishing Co. Ltd., Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Treble Kicker Publishing, Victor Music Arts, Words and Music International, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Placebo43:46
20The Race
producer:
Yello (Swiss electronica duo)
recording of:
The Race
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
publisher:
Bavaria Sonor Musikverlag, Datasound AG, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Chappell
Yello3.653:19