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Rihanna - Whats My Name Song : Whats My Name Artist : Rihanna Album : Loud Recorded : 2010 Released : October 26, 2010 Genre : Electro-R&B Length : 4:23 Label : Def Jam SongWriter(s) : Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ester Dean, Traci Hale, Aubrey Graham Producer : StarGate "What's My Name?" is mid-tempo electro-R&B song, produced by Norwegian producers, StarGate, who return Rihanna to the "Island-pop" of her early career with a backing track consisting of "heavy reggae" and ska beats with synthesised organs. Bill Lamb from About.com noted that before Rihanna's vocals start, there is an internal build up of "dreamy drum machine rhythms". Overall he described the backing track as "simple" and "atmospheric". The song was written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ester Dean, Traci Hale and Aubrey Graham and incorporates themes of "sex and romance". Jocelyn Vena from MTV described ...

Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Song : Pump It Artist : Black Eyed Peas Album : Monkey Business Recorded : 2004 Released : February 14, 2006 Genre : Hip Hop, Pop, Electronic Dance, Surf Length : 3:34 Label : A&M, Will.i.am, Interscope SongWriter(s) : Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, Fergie, Nicholas Roubanis Producer : Will.i.am "I was in Brazil doing some CD," The Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am recalls. "I came across this compilation [disk] and I thought it was one thing but it turned out to be something else. The Dick Dale song Miserlou was on it. At first, I was angry this isn't what I wanted to buy," he laughs. "But then, really, that song is hot. I said, 'We should do a song like this.' I jump-started the computer and made some beats on the train. Then we had to fly to Tokyo and I tightened up the beat on the plane. Then I recorded vocals in this park in Tokyo, and that's how we recorded the song 'Pump It'." The music video for ...

Aerosmith - Cryin Song : Cryin Artist : Aerosmith Album : Get A Grip Recorded : 1992 Released : October 5, 1993 Genre : Blues Rock, Hard Rock Length : 5:08 Label : Geffen SongWriter(s) : Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Taylor Rhodes Producer : Bruce Fairbairn The music video for the song, directed by Marty Callner, features the first appearance of Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos, as well as the band performing in the Central Congregational Church in Fall River, Massachusetts. The song flashes back and forth between the band and Alicia Silverstone, who plays a teen who has a falling out with her boyfriend (played by Stephen Dorff) after catching him cheating. She feigns an attempt to kiss him, but instead leans away annoying him. She then punches him and shoves him out of the car leaving him in the dust. She begins a phase of rebellion and individuality and gets a navel piercing, which has largely been credited as introducing navel piercing to mainstream culture. After h...

Lady Gaga - Alejandro Song : Alejandro Artist : Lady Gaga Album : The Fame Monster Recorded : 2009 Released : April 20, 2010 Genre : Europop, Synthpop Length : 4:34 Label : Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree, Interscope SongWriter(s) : Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat Producer : RedOne "Alejandro" is credited as a synthpop song with Europop influences, and is influenced by ABBA and Ace of Base. The Ace of Base influences are prominent in the beats of the song, the vocals, and the melody. The words are slurred in her mouth while consisting of an uplifting melody. It incorporates the melody from the violin piece "Cs�rd�s" by Italian composer Vittorio Monti. The song opens with the weeping violin, as a distressed Gaga (speaking in a Spanish accent) states: "I know that we are young, and I know that you may love me/But I just can't be with you like this anymore, Alejandro." The track then changes to a stomping Europop beat. Gaga bids her ex-lovers f...

Usher - Omg Song : Omg Artist : Usher Album : Raymond V. Raymond Recorded : 2009 Released : March 22, 2010 Genre : Dance-pop, Synthpop, R&B Length : 4:45, 4:28 Label : LaFace SongWriter(s) : William Adams Producer : Will.i.am "OMG was written and produced by The Black Eyed Peas frontman, will.i.am. The tune was recorded at Chung King Studios, New York City. Dylan "3-D" Dresdow mixed the record at Paper V.U. Studios, North Hollywood. The sample of a crowd shouting "owowowo" in the song was record by will.i.am from the public of the french tv program Taratata. "OMG" is a midtempo pop song, drawing from the subgenres of dance-pop and synthpop, and is also influenced by R&B. The song also infuses hints of Eurodance. Several lines feature the auto-tune effect, and makes use of "hypnotic" hand claps, and Jock Jams-esque arena chanting. The song is set in common time, and has a tempo of 130 beats per minute. It is written in the ke...

Rihanna - Rude Boy Song : Rude Boy Artist : Rihanna Album : Rated R Recorded : 2009 Released : February 19, 2010 Genre : R&B, Pop Length : 3:43 Label : DefJam SongWriter(s) : Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ester Dean, Makeba Riddick, Rob Swire, Robyn Fenty Producer : Stargate, Rob Swire "Rude Boy" is an up-tempo dance song that incorporates elements of the dancehall, ragamuffin, pop, and contemporary R&B genres. The song is written in the key of E? minor with a time signature in common time, and a tempo of 96 beats per minute. Rihanna's vocal range spans from the low note of E3 to the high note of D,5 and the song follows a sequence of Am�Em�F�Dm as its chord progression. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian commented that "Rude Boy", and the album's previous single "Hard", were the highlights of Rated R, praised the singer's vocal performance in the song, "both of which exploit Rihanna's most appealing vocal style,...

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance Song : Bad Romance Artist : Lady Gaga Album : The Fame Monster Recorded : 2009 Released : October 26, 2009 Genre : Dance-pop, House, New Wave, Techno Length : 4:54 Label : Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree, Interscope SongWriter(s) : Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat Producer : RedOne "Bad Romance" is a dance-pop song with house, New Wave and techno influences. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Bad Romance" is set in common time with a metronome of 119 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of A minor with Gaga's vocal range spanning from the low-note of E3 to the high-note of C5. The song follows in the chord progression of Am�C�F�C�G in the verses and F�G�Am�C�F�G�E�Am in the chorus. The song opens with Gaga singing a portion of the chorus, then transitioning into the "Rah-rah-rah-ah-ah-ah, Roma-roma-ma, Gaga-ooh-la-la" hook. It is followed by the sound of drum ...