The Best Rock Anthems in the World… Ever!

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1We Are the Champions
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
assistant producer and co-producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar and guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1977), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1977) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1977, in 2011)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 25)
recording of:
We Are the Champions
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen4.13:01
2The Best
engineer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
producer:
Dan Hartman and Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
edit of:
The Best by Tina Turner
music videos:
The Best by Tina Turner
cover recording of:
The Best
writer:
Holly Knight and Michael Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Knighty-Knight Music, Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Rondor Music (Australia), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tina Turner3.94:09
3Addicted to Love
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
bass guitar:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
background vocals:
Benny Diggs and Fonzi Thornton
vocals arranger:
Chaka Khan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1985) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1985)
recording of:
Addicted to Love
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Heavy Nova Music, Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and WC Music Corp.
Robert Palmer44:21
4I Found Someone
producer:
Michael Bolton
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Parker (American drummer)
guitar:
Steve Lukather and John McCurry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MBO Productions, Inc.
cover recording of:
I Found Someone
writer:
Michael Bolton and Mark Mangold
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Is Hot Music Ltd.
Cher3.853:41
5Behind the Mask
cover recording of:
Behind the Mask (Michael Jackson version)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
lyricist:
Chris Mosdell
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Alfa Music, Inc. (Japan), Mijac Music and 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)
version of:
Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra version)
Eric Clapton4:45
6The Living Years
recording of:
The Living Years
writer:
B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Hidden Pun Music, Inc., Michael Rutherford Ltd., R & BA Music Ltd. and R and B. A. Music Ltd.
Mike + the Mechanics5:30
7Everybody Hurts (edit)
recording of:
Everybody Hurts
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
R.E.M.5:15
8Let’s Dance
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Nile Rodgers
solo guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1983)
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Watanabe Music Publishing CM division
David Bowie44:08
9Bat Out of Hell
bass guitar:
Kasim Sulton
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar and guitar [Motorcycle guitar]:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard:
Roy Bittan, Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
percussion:
Jim Steinman
piano:
Roy Bittan
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
additional background vocals:
Rory Dodd and Ellen Foley
background vocals:
Todd Rundgren and Kasim Sulton
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977) and 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)
edit of:
Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
recording of:
Bat out of Hell
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG AM Pty Limited, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Neverland Music and Peg Music Co.
Meat Loaf4.654:53
10Are You Gonna Go My Way?
additional engineer:
David Domanich
assistant engineer:
Greg DiGesu
engineer and mixer:
Henry Hirsch
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Craig Ross (guitarist) (in 1998-12)
bass:
Lenny Kravitz (in 1998-01) and Tony Breit (in 1998-12)
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) [junkanoo] and background vocals and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz (in 1998-12)
synthesizer [arp string ensemble]:
Henry Hirsch (in 1998-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1993) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1993)
recording of:
Are You Gonna Go My Way (in 1998-12)
lyricist:
Lenny Kravitz
composer:
Henry Hirsch, Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross (guitarist)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Miss Bessie Music, Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman, LLP, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Wigged Music, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Lenny Kravitz3.93:32
11All Right Now
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
producer:
Free (60s/70s UK blues rock group) and John Kelly (producer)
bass:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
drums (drum set):
Simon Kirke
guitar:
Paul Kossoff
lead vocals:
Paul Rodgers
remixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Free (60s/70s UK blues rock group) (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970, in 1971)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
All Right Now by Free (60s/70s UK blues rock group)
recording of:
All Right Now
writer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free) and Paul Rodgers
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Blue Mountain Music Scandinavia, Catherine’s Peak Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Free4.654:15
12Inside
producer:
Peter Lawlor (Scottish songwriter, producer and multi‐instrumentalist of band Stiltskin)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
White Water Records (in 1994)
recording of:
Inside
lyricist and composer:
Peter Lawlor (Scottish songwriter, producer and multi‐instrumentalist of band Stiltskin)
Stiltskin3.74:25
13The Final Countdown
producer:
Kevin Elson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records AB (SE subsidiary of CBS Records, renamed Sony Music Entertainment (Sweden) AB in 1991) (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), 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 1986), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1987) and 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 1987)
recording of:
The Final Countdown
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Seven Doors Music
Europe4.23:59
14Cold as Ice
associate engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
engineer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
co-producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
producer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer) and John Sinclair (engineer)
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
bass guitar:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner))
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
horn:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
keyboard:
Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
synthesizer:
Al Greenwood
background vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Ian Lloyd (of Stories) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Cold as Ice
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., MVA Music, Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Fuji Pacific Music inc. (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Foreigner43:18
15Long Train Runnin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recording of:
Long Train Runnin’
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1982) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) (in 1991)
sub-publisher:
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)
The Doobie Brothers4.13:26
16Need You Tonight
assistant engineer:
Paula Jones (Australian audio engineer, producer)
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
INXS (label and copyrights holder for INXS) (in 1987, in 1997), PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) and Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Need You Tonight (music video) by INXS
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 16) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 114)
recording of:
Need You Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B. V., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), XL Publishing Pty. Ltd., 101 Muziek (publisher) (in 1987) and Chardonnay Investments Ltd. (in 1987)
INXS4.153:00
17Don’t You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 25) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 340)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
Simple Minds4.254:20
18Is This Love
producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
produced for:
Mike Stone Enterprises
recording of:
Is This Love (Whitesnake song)
writer:
David Coverdale and John Sykes
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Whitesnake Music Ltd., Whitesnake Music Overseas Ltd., 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)
Whitesnake33:58
19In the Air Tonight
assistant engineer:
Nick Launay and Karen Segal (engineer)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
assistant producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar:
John Giblin (in 1980)
guitar:
Daryl Stuermer (in 1980)
Rhodes piano, drum machine, drums (drum set), synthesizer and vocoder and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (in 1980)
violin:
Sharokav (in 1980)
arranger:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 291)
recording of:
In the Air Tonight (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hit & Run Music (Publishers) Limited, Imagem Music, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980, in 1981), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1980) and Pun Music, Inc. (in 1981)
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Phil Collins4.355:26
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