#leadsingle — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #leadsingle, aggregated by home.social.
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American rock band #Nirvana. It is the opening track and #leadSingle from Nirvana's second album, #Nevermind (1991), released on #DGCRecords. Having sold over 13 million copies worldwide, it is one of the #bestsellingSongsOfAllTime. The success propelled Nevermind to the top of several albums charts and is often marked as the point when #grungeEnteredTheMainstream. It was Nirvana's biggest hit.
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"If I Could #TurnBackTime" is a song performed by American singer and actress #Cher from her nineteenth studio album, #HeartOfStone (1989). It was released as the album's #leadSingle in June 1989, by #GeffenRecords. The song was written specifically for Cher by #DianeWarren, who produced it in collaboration with Guy Roche. Cher was unmoved by a #demo of the song sung by Warren, but Roche insisted she record it.
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"If I Could #TurnBackTime" is a song performed by American singer and actress #Cher from her nineteenth studio album, #HeartOfStone (1989). It was released as the album's #leadSingle in June 1989, by #GeffenRecords. The song was written specifically for Cher by #DianeWarren, who produced it in collaboration with Guy Roche. Cher was unmoved by a #demo of the song sung by Warren, but Roche insisted she record it.
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"If I Could #TurnBackTime" is a song performed by American singer and actress #Cher from her nineteenth studio album, #HeartOfStone (1989). It was released as the album's #leadSingle in June 1989, by #GeffenRecords. The song was written specifically for Cher by #DianeWarren, who produced it in collaboration with Guy Roche. Cher was unmoved by a #demo of the song sung by Warren, but Roche insisted she record it.
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"If I Could #TurnBackTime" is a song performed by American singer and actress #Cher from her nineteenth studio album, #HeartOfStone (1989). It was released as the album's #leadSingle in June 1989, by #GeffenRecords. The song was written specifically for Cher by #DianeWarren, who produced it in collaboration with Guy Roche. Cher was unmoved by a #demo of the song sung by Warren, but Roche insisted she record it.
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"If I Could #TurnBackTime" is a song performed by American singer and actress #Cher from her nineteenth studio album, #HeartOfStone (1989). It was released as the album's #leadSingle in June 1989, by #GeffenRecords. The song was written specifically for Cher by #DianeWarren, who produced it in collaboration with Guy Roche. Cher was unmoved by a #demo of the song sung by Warren, but Roche insisted she record it.
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"Believe" is a song by the American singer #Cher from her 22nd studio album, #Believe (1998). It was released as the #leadSingle on October 19, 1998, by #WarnerBrosRecords. After circulating for months, a #demo written by #BrianHiggins, Matthew Gray, Stuart McLennen and #TimothyPowell was submitted to Warner's chairman, #RobDickins, while he was scouting for songs to include on Cher's new album. Aside from the chorus.
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"I Could Not Ask for More" is a song by American singer-songwriter #EdwinMcCain for the soundtrack of the 1999 #romantic #drama film #MessageInABottle. It was also included in his third studio album #Messenger (1999), on which it would be released on May 25, 1999, via #AtlanticRecords to #contemporaryHitRadio, as the #leadSingle. Despite being a songwriter, this is one of two tracks featured on Messenger not written by McCain; instead.
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"Life Goes On" is a song by American #countryMusic artist #LeAnnRimes. Recorded for her seventh studio album, #TwistedAngel (2002), the song was penned by Rimes, #DesmondChild, and #AndreasCarlsson, with production from Child, Peter Amato, and Gregg Pagani. Lyrically, "Life Goes On" speaks of moving on and letting go of the past. Rimes's then-label, #CurbRecords, first released the song on August 5, 2002, as the #leadSingle from the album. Commercially.
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"The Logical Song" is a song by British rock group #Supertramp that was released as the #leadSingle from their album #BreakfastInAmerica in March 1979. It was written primarily by the band's frontman #RogerHodgson, who based the lyrics on his experiences being sent away to boarding school for ten years. The song became Supertramp's biggest hit, rising to No. 7 in the United Kingdom and No. 6 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 chart. In 2001.
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"I Had Some Help" is a song by American musician #PostMalone featuring American #countryMusic singer #MorganWallen. It was released through #Republic and #MercuryRecords as the #leadSingle from Malone's sixth studio album, #F1Trillion, on May 10, 2024. They wrote the song with producers #LouisBell, #CharlieHandsome, and Hoskins, alongside #Ernest, #AshleyGorley, and Chandler Paul Walters. "I Had Some Help" received generally positive reviews from music critics.
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"Lovefool" is a song written by #PeterSvensson and #NinaPersson for Swedish rock band #theCardigans' third studio album, #FirstBandOnTheMoon (1996). It was released as the album's #leadSingle on 10 August 1996 in Japan. In the United States, the song was serviced to radio two days later. A few months after its release, the track was included in the #BazLuhrmann film #RomeoAndJuliet, helping the song gain international recognition.
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"Ex's & Oh's" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter #ElleKing for her debut studio album, #LoveStuff (2015). It was released on September 23, 2014, as King's debut single and the album's #leadSingle via #RCARecords. The song was written by King alongside the song's producer, #DaveBassett. "Ex's & Oh's" is primarily an uptempo #popRock, #bluesRock, and #alternativeRock song with elements of #SouthernRock, and a swing beat. Upon the song's release.
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"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is a song by American singer #WhitneyHouston from her third studio album of the same name (1990). Written and produced by #LAReid and #Babyface, in Australia and most European countries it was released as the album's #leadSingle by #AristaRecords on September 28, 1990; in the United States, the release date was October 2. Following the release of her second studio album #Whitney (1987).
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"With Every Beat of My Heart" is a song recorded by American singer #TaylorDayne for her second studio album, #CantFightFate (1989), which reached the Top 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100. Released on October 10, 1989, the song written by #LottiGolden, #TommyFaragher and #ArthurBaker, and produced by #RicWake, was the #leadSingle, kicking off Dayne’s #AristaRecords debut LP, Can't Fight Fate.
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"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" is a song by American #rock band #Heart. It was composed by veteran songwriter and producer #RobertJohnMuttLange and released as the #leadSingle from the band's tenth studio album, #Brigade (1990), in March 1990. The song was first recorded as "All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You" by #DobieGray in 1979, though with different lyrics.
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"Smooth" is a song performed by American #rock band #Santana and #RobThomas of #MatchboxTwenty, who sings the lead vocals. It was released to radio on June 15, 1999, as the #leadSingle from Santana's 1999 studio album, #Supernatural, and was physically released as a single in August. It was written by #ItaalShur and Thomas, who re-wrote Shur's original melody and lyrics, and produced by #MattSerletic. The song was an international success.
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"Runaway" is a song by American singer-songwriter #JanetJackson from her first greatest hits album, #DesignOfADecade19861996 (1995). Written and produced by Jackson and #JimmyJamAndTerryLewis as one of the two original songs on the album, it was made available commercially as the #leadSingle on August 29, 1995, by #AAndMRecords in the United States. Originally written for a possible duet with her brother #MichaelJackson, it is a #pop.
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"I'll Remember" is a song by American singer #Madonna for the 1994 film #WithHonors. It was released by #Maverick and #WarnerBrosRecords on March 8, 1994, as the #leadSingle from the film's soundtrack album. It was a radical change in image and style for Madonna, who had received huge backlash due to the release of her book #Sex, the studio album #Erotica and the film #BodyOfEvidence.
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"Beautiful Day" is a song by Irish #rock band #U2. It is the first track on their tenth studio album, #AllThatYouCantLeaveBehind (2000), and was released as the album's #leadSingle on 9 October 2000. The song was a commercial success, helping launch the album to #multiplatinum status, and is one of U2's biggest hits to date. Like many tracks from All That You Can't Leave Behind, "Beautiful Day" harkens back to the group's past sound.
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"Working for the Weekend" is a song by Canadian #rock band #Loverboy from their second studio album, #GetLucky (1981). It was written by guitarist #PaulDean, vocalist #MikeReno, and drummer Matt Frenette and produced by #BruceFairbairn and Dean. The song was released as the #leadSingle from the album in 1981 and reached number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as number two on Billboard's #RockTopTracks chart in February 1982.
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"He Wasn't Man Enough" is a song by American singer #ToniBraxton. It was written by #RodneyDarkchildJerkins, #FredJerkinsIII, #LaShawnDaniels, and #HarveyMasonJr for her third studio album, #TheHeat (2000), while production was helmed by the former. "He Wasn't Man Enough" is an uptempo R&B song that differs from Braxton's previous #ballads. The song was released by #LaFaceRecords on February 29, 2000, as the #leadSingle from the album.
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"As Long as You Follow" is a song by British-American rock band #FleetwoodMac. Performed by #ChristineMcVie and written alongside her then-husband, Eddy Quintela, it was released on 28 November 1988 as the #leadSingle from the band's 1988 greatest hits album. It was one of two new tracks recorded for the album, along with "No Questions Asked". Lead guitarist #RickVito #singled out the guitar solo on "As Long as You Follow" as his best work with #FleetwoodMac.
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"New Year's Day" is a song by Irish rock band #U2. It is the third track on their 1983 album #War and was released as the album's #leadSingle in January 1983. With lyrics written about the Polish #Solidarity movement, "New Year's Day" is driven by #AdamClayton's distinctive bassline and #theEdge's piano and guitar playing. It was U2's first UK hit single, peaking at number 10, and also their first international hit, reaching number 9 in Norway.
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"I Can't Wait" is a 1985 song by American #singersongwriter #StevieNicks, from her third solo studio album, #RockALittle. Written by Nicks, #RickNowels, and Eric Pressly, the song was released on October 28, 1985, as the album's #leadSingle in Australia, and in January 1986 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In the United States, it was released in February 1986 as the second single after "Talk to Me". The single was a Top 20 hit in Australia and the United States.
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"Missing You" is a song co-written and recorded by English musician #JohnWaite. It was released in June 1984 as the #leadSingle from his second album, #NoBrakes (1984). It reached number one on the US #Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as number 9 on the #UKSinglesChart. The song was nominated for the 1985 Grammy Award for #BestPopVocalPerformanceMale.
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"Tumbling Dice" is a song by the English #rock band #theRollingStones. It was released worldwide as the #leadSingle from the band's 1972 double album #ExileOnMainSt on 14 April 1972 by #RollingStonesRecords. A product of #MickJagger and #KeithRichards' #songwritingPartnership, the song contains a #blues and #boogiewoogie-influenced rhythm that scholars and musicians have noted for its unusual tempo and #groove.
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"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is a song by the German #hardRock band #Scorpions, considered their #signatureSong. It was released as the #leadSingle from their ninth studio album, #LoveAtFirstSting (1984). It was written by #KlausMeine, #HermanRarebell, #RudolfSchenker and arranged/produced by #DieterDierks. The lyrics of "Rock You Like a Hurricane" also reference the title of the album on which it originally appeared – #LoveAtFirstSting. In 2015.
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"Hello" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter #Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by #XLRecordings as the #leadSingle from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Written by Adele and the album's producer, #GregKurstin, "Hello" is a #pianoBallad with #soul influences (including guitar) and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the song garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers comparing it favourably to #Adele's previous works.
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"I Need to Know" is a song by American singer #MarcAnthony for his eponymous fourth studio album. It was released as the #leadSingle from the album on August 16, 1999. Written and produced by Anthony and #CoryRooney, "I Need to Know" is a song about a man who longs to know how a woman feels about him. The song blends the musical styles of several genres, including #RAndB and #LatinMusic; the instruments used include synthesized violin and piano sounds, #timbales.
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"Close to You" is a song by English #reggae singer #MaxiPriest, released on 28 May 1990 by 10 Records as the #leadSingle from his fifth album, #Bonafide (1990). It was written by Priest with #GaryBenson and Winston Sela, and produced by Handel Tucker, #GeoffreyChung and #LowellSlyDunbar. "Close to You" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Australian #ARIASinglesChart, and number seven on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Best Day of My Life" is a song by American #popRock band #AmericanAuthors, released on March 19, 2013, by #MercuryRecords and #IslandRecords as the #leadSingle from their third #extendedPlay, American Authors (2013), and the second single from their debut studio album, #OhWhatALife (2014). The song was written by band members #ZacBarnett, Dave Rublin, Matt Sanchez, and James Adam Shelley, along with producers #AaronAccetta and #ShepGoodman.
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"Walk Me Home" is a song recorded by American singer #Pink for her eighth studio album, #Hurts2BHuman (2019). The track was announced during an interview on #TheEllenDeGeneresShow broadcast on February 6, 2019, and it was released as the #leadSingle from the album on February 20, 2019, by #RCARecords. "Walk Me Home" was written by Pink, #ScottFriedman, and #NateRuess, while the production was handled by #PeterThomas and Kyle Moorman. Upon its release.
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"Lovefool" is a song written by #PeterSvensson and #NinaPersson for Swedish rock band #theCardigans' third studio album, #FirstBandOnTheMoon (1996). It was released as the album's #leadSingle on 10 August 1996 in Japan. In the United States, the song was serviced to radio two days later. A few months after its release, the track was included in the #BazLuhrmann film #RomeoAndJuliet, helping the song gain international recognition.
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"I Don't Care" is a song by English singer-songwriter #EdSheeran and Canadian singer #JustinBieber. It was released on 10 May 2019, through #Asylum, #AtlanticRecords and #DefJamRecordings as the #leadSingle from the former's compilation album, #No6CollaborationsProject (2019). Sheeran previewed the song on his #Instagram on 5 May 2019, and Bieber shared another part of the song the following day, before both artists announced the full title and release date on 7 May.
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"Ramblin' Man" is a song by rock band #theAllmanBrothersBand, released in August 1973 as the #leadSingle from the group's fourth studio album, #BrothersAndSisters (1973). Written and sung by the band's guitarist, #DickeyBetts, it was inspired by a 1951 song of the same name by #HankWilliams. It is much more grounded in #countryMusic than other Allman Brothers Band compositions, which made the group reluctant to record it. Guitarist #LesDudek provides guitar #harmonies.
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"Espresso" is a song by American singer #SabrinaCarpenter from her sixth studio album, #ShortNSweet (2024). #IslandRecords released it on April 11, 2024, as the album's #leadSingle. It was written by Carpenter herself along with #AmyAllen, #StephJones, and its producer #JulianBunetta. A combination of #pop, #funk, and #dance subgenres, the song contains lyrics about self-confidence. "Espresso" received acclaim from music critics for its songwriting and catchiness.
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"Espresso" is a song by American singer #SabrinaCarpenter from her sixth studio album, #ShortNSweet (2024). #IslandRecords released it on April 11, 2024, as the album's #leadSingle. It was written by Carpenter herself along with #AmyAllen, #StephJones, and its producer #JulianBunetta. A combination of #pop, #funk, and #dance subgenres, the song contains lyrics about self-confidence. "Espresso" received acclaim from music critics for its songwriting and catchiness.
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"I'll Remember" is a song by American singer #Madonna for the 1994 film #WithHonors. It was released by #Maverick and #WarnerBrosRecords on March 8, 1994, as the #leadSingle from the film's soundtrack album. It was a radical change in image and style for Madonna, who had received huge backlash due to the release of her book #Sex, the studio album #Erotica and the film #BodyOfEvidence. Warner Bros.
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"Bye Bye Bye" is a song by American #boyBand #NSYNC from their third studio album, #NoStringsAttached. It was released on January 17, 2000, as the #leadSingle from the album. The song was written and produced by #KristianLundin and Jake Schulze, with additional writing by #AndreasCarlsson. Its lyrics describe the end of a romantic relationship; it was reported to also reference the group's separation from their manager #LouPearlman and their record label #RCARecords.
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"Every Morning" is a song by American rock band #SugarRay, released as the #leadSingle from their third studio album, 14:59 (1999). The track is an #alternativeRock and #flamencoPop song that references #Malo's "#Suavecito" and #HughMasekela's "#GrazingInTheGrass". Serviced to US radio in December 1998, "Every Morning" was released in Japan in January 1999 and in the United States two months later.
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"Hello" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter #Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by #XLRecordings as the #leadSingle from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Written by Adele and the album's producer, #GregKurstin, "Hello" is a #pianoBallad with #soul influences (including guitar) and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the song garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers comparing it favourably to Adele's previous works.
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"Bye Bye Bye" is a song by American #boyBand #NSYNC from their third studio album, #NoStringsAttached. It was released on January 17, 2000, as the #leadSingle from the album. The song was written and produced by #KristianLundin and Jake Schulze, with additional writing by #AndreasCarlsson. Its lyrics describe the end of a romantic relationship; it was reported to also reference the group's separation from their manager #LouPearlman and their record label #RCARecords.
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"Frozen" is a song by American singer and songwriter #Madonna from her seventh studio album, #RayOfLight (1998). #Maverick and #WarnerBrosRecords released it as the album's #leadSingle on January 23, 1998. "Frozen" was written by Madonna and #PatrickLeonard, who both produced it in collaboration with #WilliamOrbit. The #downtempo #electronica and #pop #ballad, which has a layered sound enhanced by #synthesizers and #strings, lyrically addresses a cold.
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"You Can Call Me Al" is a song by American singer-songwriter #PaulSimon. It was the #leadSingle from his seventh studio album, #Graceland (1986), released on #WarnerBrosRecords. Written by Simon, its lyrics follow an individual seemingly experiencing a #midlifeCrisis. Its lyrics were partially inspired by Simon's trip to #SouthAfrica and experience with its culture. Released in July 1986, "You Can Call Me Al" became one of Simon's biggest solo hits.
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"Hello" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter #Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by #XLRecordings as the #leadSingle from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Written by Adele and the album's producer, #GregKurstin, "Hello" is a #pianoBallad with #soul influences (including guitar) and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the song garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers comparing it favourably to Adele's previous works.
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"Vogue" is a song by American singer #Madonna from her #soundtrack album #ImBreathlessMusicFromAndInspiredByTheFilmDickTracy (1990). Written and produced by herself and #ShepPettibone, it was inspired by #voguing, a dance prominent in the #underground #NewYorkCityGayScene. The song was released as the #leadSingle from the album on March 20, 1990, by #SireRecords and #WarnerBrosRecords. "Vogue" is a #house song with influences of #disco.
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"You Can Call Me Al" is a song by American singer-songwriter #PaulSimon. It was the #leadSingle from his seventh studio album, #Graceland (1986), released on #WarnerBrosRecords. Written by Simon, its lyrics follow an individual seemingly experiencing a #midlifeCrisis. Its lyrics were partially inspired by Simon's trip to #SouthAfrica and experience with its culture. Released in July 1986, "You Can Call Me Al" became one of Simon's biggest solo hits.
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"Shape of My Heart" is a song by American #boyBand #BackstreetBoys. It was released on October 2, 2000, as the #leadSingle from their fourth studio album, #BlackAndBlue. The #ballad was written and produced by #MaxMartin and #Rami and co-written by #LisaMiskovsky. Following its release, "Shape of My Heart" topped the singles charts of nine countries and reached the top 10 on 16 others, including the US #Billboard Hot 100, on which it peaked at number nine.
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