Top Gear: The Best Driving Songs

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#TitleArtistLength
1Don’t Stop Me Now
additional engineer:
John Etchells
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker and Queen
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
electric guitar:
Brian May (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
percussion:
Roger Taylor (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
piano:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
vocals:
Brian May (from 1978-07 until 1978-10), Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10) and Roger Taylor (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
arranger:
Queen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1978, in 2011)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1978-07 until 1978-10) and Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 74)
recording of:
Don’t Stop Me Now (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Queen Music Ltd., Sony/ATV, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
Queen3:30
2Born to Be WildSteppenwolf3:29
3Radar LoveGolden Earring5:04
4Here I Go AgainWhitesnake3:52
5Gimme All Your Lovin’ZZ Top3:57
6JessicaThe Allman Brothers Band4:00
7More Than a Feeling
assistant engineer:
Bruce Hensal, Deni King and Doug Rider
engineer:
Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
assistant mixer:
Steve Hodge
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
arranger:
Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
co-arranger:
Jim Masdea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Epic Records (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States
earliest release:
More Than a Feeling by Boston
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 39), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 194), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 500)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975 until 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Copyright Control, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4:42
8Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1974) and Universal Music (in 1974)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lynyrd Skynyrd4:44
9Bat Out of HellMeat Loaf9:47
10Swim With Sam
a balladeer3:26
11(Don’t Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster Cult5:07
12Black Betty
producer:
Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (from 1977 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Black Betty
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] and Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., Folkways Music Publ. Co. (from 1977 to present) and TRO (from 1977 to present)
Ram Jam2:29
13All Right NowFree4:13
14Highway StarDeep Purple6:06
15Paranoid
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., Warner Bros. Records Inc., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Interworld Communications (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 6), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 250) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
recording of:
Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
Black Sabbath2:46
16Silver Machine
producer:
Doctor Technichal and Hawkwind
additional bass guitar and additional guitar:
Guy Pratt (on 1972-02-13)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (on 1972-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Simon King (on 1972-02-13)
flute and saxophone:
Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
guitar:
Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13)
synthesizer:
Dik Mik Davies (on 1972-02-13) and Del Dettmar (on 1972-02-13)
vocals:
Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13), Robert Calvert (on 1972-02-13) and Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
remixer:
The Scourge of the Earth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1972)
recorded at:
Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-13)
mixed at:
Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent, London, England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Silver Machine (12″ mix) by Hawkwind infected by The Scourge of the Earth
live recording of:
Silver Machine (on 1972-02-13)
lyricist:
Robert Calvert
composer:
Sylvia MacManus
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
Hawkwind4:37
17Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1980) and Universal Music (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd.
Motörhead2:46
18GirlAnouk3:31
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1My Favourite GameThe Cardigans3:38
2Clocks
additional recording engineer:
Mark Phythian
recording engineer and engineer:
Ken Nelson
additional engineer:
Rik Simpson
producer:
Coldplay and Ken Nelson
mixer:
Coldplay, Ken Nelson and Mark Phythian
acoustic guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals:
Will Champion
electric bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
electric guitar:
Jonny Buckland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd (in 2002)
music videos:
Clocks 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
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Coldplay5:07
3AmericaRazorlight4:09
4Driver’s Seat
acoustic guitar:
Paul Roberts
bass guitar:
Chris Birkin
drums (drum set):
Luigi Salvoni
guitar:
Mick Dyche and Loz Netto
vocals:
Paul Roberts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (in 1978)
recording of:
Driver’s Seat (Sniff ’n’ the Tears song)
composer:
Paul Roberts
Sniff ’n’ the Tears3:59
5I Like the Way
recording of:
I Like the Way
writer:
Dylan Burns and Kaz James
BodyRockers3:20
6Dakota
engineer:
Jim Lowe
producer and mixer:
Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe
recording of:
Dakota
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Jones
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing
Stereophonics4:57
7Buck RogersFeeder3:12
8My GenerationDi‐rect2:48
9Somebody Told MeThe Killers3:17
10Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand4:00
11RocksPrimal Scream3:31
12Our Velocity
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
assistant engineer:
Helen Atkinson
producer:
Gil Norton
mixer:
Adrian Bushby and Gil Norton
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 2006)
music videos:
Our Velocity by Maxïmo Park
recording of:
Our Velocity
writer:
Duncan Lloyd and Paul Smith
Maxïmo Park3:19
13Ride
recording of:
Ride
lyricist and composer:
Craig Nicholls
The Vines2:35
14Song for Bob Dylan
recording of:
Song for Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
named after artist:
Bob Dylan
David Bowie4:10
15For What It’s Worth
producer:
Charles Greene and Brian Stone
background vocals:
Richie Furay and Dewey Martin
vocals:
Stephen Stills
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music International (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 63)
recording of:
For What It’s Worth (on 1966-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Cotillion, Cotillion Music Inc., Richie Furay Music, Springalo Toones, Ten East and Ten‐East Music
Buffalo Springfield2:36
16Woke Up This MorningAlabama 34:05
17Song 2Blur2:00
18Mr Blue Sky
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
drums (drum set), other instruments [fire extinguisher] and percussion:
Bev Bevan (in 1977)
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
keyboard:
Richard Tandy (in 1977)
background vocals:
Bev Bevan (in 1977) and Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
conductor:
Louis Clark (in 1977)
arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1977)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, 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., 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 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Concerto for a Rainy Day
Electric Light Orchestra5:01
19Slave to the WagePlacebo3:46
20The RaceYello3:19