One Republic released Timbaland version of “Apologize”

Apologize One Republic with Timbaland

Writer(s): Ryan Tedder (see lyrics here) Released: April 30, 2006 First Charted: April 21, 2007 Peak: 2 US, 17 RR, 4 AC, 16 A40, 60 RB, 3 UK, 113 CN, 18 AU (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 6.0 US, 1.2 UK, 20.0 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 0.8 radio, 858.05 video, 680.93 streaming

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About the Song: Ryan Tedder, a songwriter and record producer, formed One Republic in Colorado with high school friend Zach Filkins. Once the pair moved to Los Angeles, they fleshed out the band and garnered attention via the online community, especially MySpace. SF The song was initially written for the band’s debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, but didn’t take off until it was remixed by hip-hop producer Timbaland for his Shock Value album SF and released again in April 2007 – a year after its initial release. Tedder told ilikemusic.com that the Timbaland connection was not as unusual as it might seem. They’d known each other about six years and after One Republic exploded on MySpace, labels started calling, but Timbaland offered the most interesting deal. SF While Timbaland made changes to the instrumental track, the vocals were still Ryan Tedder. However, because Timbaland had just made a name for himself the track was billed as “Timbaland featuring One Republic.” The Timbaland version went all the way to #2 in the U.S. in late 2007. It spent 4 non-consecutive weeks there, as well as another 11 weeks at #3. It totalled 25 weeks in the top 10, the most weeks since Santana’s “Smooth” logged 30 weeks there. BB It also set the record in North America as the most played song in one week at Mainstream Top 40, a record broken by Leona Lewis’s “Bleeding Love,” a song also written by Tedder. WK The song topped the charts in 16 countries, WK most notably spending 14 weeks atop the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where it was dethroned by – none other than – “Bleeding Love.” SF One Republic would have more hits and Tedder was established as a go-to songwriter, working with Adele, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Beyoncé, Camila Cabello, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Cornell, Hilary Duff, The Fray, Ellie Goulding, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Demi Lovato, Maroon 5, Paul McCartney, Shawn Mendes, the Pussycat Dolls, Rascal Flatts, Ed Sheeran, Gwen Stefani, Taylor Swift, Train, Carrie Underwood, Westlife, Stevie Wonder, and more. Resources: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for One Republic DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Timbaland BB Billboard (9/08). “All-Time Hot 100” SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Last updated 8/6/2023.

The Top 50 Songs of 2006

Dave’s Music Database: Top 50 Songs of 2006

These are the top 50 songs for the year based on their overall performance in Dave’s Music Database, which is determined by combining chart data, sales figures, streaming, video views, and aggregates from year-end lists and charts. Check out “Top Songs and Albums of the Year” lists here. DMDB Top 1%: Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” Justin Timberlake “Sexyback” One Republic with Timbaland “Apologize” Shakira & Wyclef Jean “Hips Don’t Lie” Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” Amy Winehouse “Rehab” Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” Nelly Furtado & Timbaland “Promiscuous” DMDB Top 2%: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California” Nelly Furtado “Say It Right” Hinder “Lips of an Angel” Justin Timberlake with T.I. “My Love” DMDB Top 5%: Chamillionaire with Krayzie Bone “Ridin’” Rihanna “S.O.S. (Rescue Me)” The Raconteurs “Steady As She Goes” The Dixie Chicks “Not Ready to Make Nice” John Mayer “Waiting on the World to Change” My Chemical Romance “Welcome to the Black Parade” Red Hot Chili Peppers “Snow (Hey Oh)” Justin Timberlake “What Goes Around…Comes Around” The Killers “When You Were Young” T.I. “What You Know” My Chemical Romance “Teenagers” Gwen Stefani with Akon “The Sweet Escape” Breaking Benjamin “The Diary of Jane” Christina Aguilera “Ain’t No Other Man” Akon with Eminem “Smack That” Fergie with Ludacris “Glamorous” The Swell Season (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová) “Falling Slowly” Daughtry “It’s Not Over” Ludacris with Pharrell Williams “Money Maker” Pussycat Dolls with Snoop Dogg “Buttons” Fall Out Boy “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” Jack Johnson “Upside Down” Lily Allen “Smile” Pink “U + Ur Hand” Akon with Snoop Dogg “I Wanna Love You” Taylor Swift “Teardrops on My Guitar” Cassie “Me & U” Daughtry “Home” Corinne Bailey Rae “Put Your Records On” Yung Joc with Nitti “It’s Goin’ Down” Three Days Grace “Never Too Late” Fergie “London Bridge” Pink “Who Knew” Gym Class Heroes with Patrick Stump “Cupid’s Chokehold/Breakfast in America” Rihanna “Unfaithful” Rascal Flatts “What Hurts the Most” The Killers “Read My Mind” Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Top Songs and Albums by Year lists Dave’s Music Database: Songs of the Decade lists First posted 1/4/2024.

 

Justin Timberlake hit #1 with “SexyBack”

SexyBack Justin Timberlake

Writer(s): Justin Timberlake/Tim Mosley/Nate "Danja" Hills (see lyrics here) Released: July 18, 2006 First Charted: July 14, 2006 Peak: 17 US, 14 BA, 15 DG, 15 RR, 18 A40, 11 RB, 11 UK 1 CN, 12 AU, 22 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 4.9 US, 0.65 UK, 6.22 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 0.5 radio, 223.3 video, 623.31 streaming

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About the Song: “Even back in N Sync’s heyday, you always got the feeling that Timberlake was just a little bit…well, funkier than those other boy band singers.” MX Naysayers couldn’t help but ask who is “this skinny, pasty, curly-haired, girly-singing, Walt Disney World teeny-bopper to talk about bringing sexy back? And BACK? Back from where?” LR However, doubters were “forced to sign off…on Justin’s hot, hot hit” LR and acknowledge that he could “do no wrong. Two great albums after leaving a boy band, television and movie appearances where he’s proven to be pretty damn funny and a collaborator with many, he’s almost untouchable.” PD Kanye West said at one point that “Justin Timberlake should be the #1 artist on the planet (right before stating that he himself is actually that guy, of course).” PD Timberlake told Observer Music Monthly, “The chorus is very James Brown-ish…It’s a very physical song, meant to provoke sexual dance. ‘Sex Machine’ is the closest reference.” SF He also said the song’s vocals were influenced by Prince, WK but that he sang the song in a rock style instead of an R&B style, as if David Bowie and David Byrne were covering James Brown’s “Sex Machine.” WK He said the end result “doesn’t qualify as rock or straight funk” WK but that he liked it being described as “club funk.” WK Andrew Murfett of The Age said the song “introduced a new phrase into the pop cultural lexicon.” WK Billboard’s Katy Kroll said one “can almost feel beads of sweat rolling off” WK the track and that when Timberlake “claims to be bringing sexy back to pop music…indeed he is.” WK Entertainment Weekly amusingly wrote, “We didn’t even know that sexy was missing until 2006. We’re just happy Justin brought it back safe and sound.” WK The instrumental backing is built on “a pounding bass beat, electronic chords, and beat box sounds.” WK Instead of his “famous falsetto,” WK Timberlake’s voice is distorted on the track and features backing vocals from Timbaland, who also produced the track. He’d previously worked on Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River” and also produced Nelly Furtado’s #1 hit “Promiscuous.” SF PopMatters.com’s Quentin B. Huff called “SexyBack” a ‘fraternal twin” with “Promiscuous.” WK Timberlake had top five hits with “Cry Me a River” and “Rock Your Body” from his previous album, 2002’s Justified, and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with *NSYNC on “It’s Gonna Be Me” from 2000. This, however, was his first #1 as a solo artist. The song also won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording, a People’s Choice Award for Favorite R&B Song, and and MTV Video Music Award for Male Artist of the Year. Resources: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Justin Timberlake DMDB encyclopedia entry for Timbaland LR LowResolution.blogspot.com “Retrospecticus: 100 Favorite Songs of the Decade” (1/4/2010). MX Atlanta Metromix (11/24/09) Best songs of the decade PD PopDose.com (11/24/09) The Best Songs of the Decade Last updated 4/25/2023.

Missy Elliott” Get Ur Freak On” charted

Get Ur Freak On Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott

Writer(s): Melissa Elliott, Tim Mosley (see lyrics here) Released: March 6, 2001 First Charted: February 17, 2001 Peak: 7 US, 20 RR, 3 RB, 4 UK, 12 CN, 44 AU, 23 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.6 UK Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 0.2 radio, 93.8 video, 246.16 streaming

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About the Song: Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott was born in 1971 in Virginia. She started her music career with the R&B girl group Sista in the early ‘90s before launching her solo career as a rapper in 1997 with Supa Dupa Fly. It debuted at #3 on the Billboard album chart, the highest charting debut at the time for a female rapper. It was her first of six studio albums, all of wich went platinum and five reached the top 10. She also reached the top 10 on the pop charts with eleven songs as the lead artist or a featured artist. Two of those songs (“Hot Boyz” and “Work It”) reached #1 on the R&B chart. Interestingly, though, her most celebrated song wasn’t her biggest hit nor was it from her biggest selling album. “Get Ur Freak On,” however, was still a top 10 hit on the pop and R&B charts. It was the lead single from her third album, 2001’s Miss E…So Addictive. She wrote and produced the song with childhood friend Tim Mosley (aka “Timbaland”). It was a last minute addition to the album because they thought the album needed more more cut. SF The song owes its unusual sound to Bhangra music. Timbaland discovered the musical form while traveling in India. He used a tumbi, which is a one-stringed guitar, to record individual notes into a keyboard. SF Elliott said the song, “could be about dancing – the bedroom, whatever. You’re cleaning your house? Get your freak on!” SF A remix of the song with Nelly Furtado was used in the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. It was also remixed with AC/DC’s “Back in Black” for 2003’s The Rundown and with the Black Keys’ “Keep Me” for the soundtrack for the 2014 movie Neighbors. It was also used in 2005’s The 40-Year Old Virgin. Resources: SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 2/3/2023; last updated 6/18/2023.