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Now Summer 2008 is a compilation album released by EMI Music Australia in 2007. It is the 19th album of the Australian Now!
Now That's What I Call Music!
Now That's What I Call Music! is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Polygram /EMI/Sony Music/Virgin Records ; spinoff series were later introduced in South Africa and many other countries worldwide, including the United States...

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Disk 1

  1. Matchbox 20 - How Far We've Come
    How Far We've Come
    "How Far We've Come" is the lead single from Matchbox Twenty's retrospective collection, Exile on Mainstream, which was released on October 2, 2007. The music video premiered on VH1's Top 20 Countdown on September 1, 2007. The CD single comes with two live covers as B-sides; "Remedy" by The Black...

  2. Plain White T's
    Plain White T's
    Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.The band is best...

     - Hey There Delilah
    Hey There Delilah
    "Hey There Delilah", written by Tom Higgenson, is the third single released from the band Plain White T's 2005 album All That We Needed. In June 2007, over two years after the song's release, it became the band's first hit in the United States, eventually reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July...

  3. The Veronicas
    The Veronicas
    The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....

     - Hook Me Up (song)
    Hook Me Up (song)
    "Hook Me Up" is a song by Australian duo The Veronicas for their second album, Hook Me Up. Produced by Greg Wells, it was released as the albums lead single in late 2007 in Australia. The downtempo, electropop-dance song is a change in direction from the pop rock sound from their previous album,...

  4. James Blunt
    James Blunt
    James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...

     - 1973
    1973 (song)
    "1973" is the first single released from James Blunt's second studio album, All the Lost Souls. First performed by Blunt during his Autumn 2006 North American tour, "1973" was released for radio play on July 23, 2007, to selected radio stations around the world. It was made available for download...

  5. Missy Higgins
    Missy Higgins
    Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...

     - Peachy
    Peachy
    "Peachy" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins and the third single released from her second album, On A Clear Night. The track features a guest appearance by Neil Finn playing electric guitar...

  6. Silverchair
    Silverchair
    Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...

     - If You Keep Losing Sleep
    If You Keep Losing Sleep
    "If You Keep Losing Sleep" is a song by Australian band Silverchair from their fifth album Young Modern, released on 9 October 2007. It was the third single in Australia to be released from the album. It was released worldwide as the second single from the album since "Reflections of a Sound" was...

  7. John Butler Trio
    John Butler Trio
    The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...

     - Better Than
    Better Than
    "Better Than" is an alternative rock single/extended play by Australian jam band The John Butler Trio from their fourth studio album, Grand National...

  8. Operator Please
    Operator Please
    Operator Please are an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar, and violinist Taylor Henderson.The...

     - Get What You Want
    Get What You Want
    "Get What You Want" is a song by Operator Please and is the second single released in Australia on 27 October 2007 and the third in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2008 from their debut album, Yes Yes Vindictive. It debuted at number 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 5 November, before later...

  9. Scribe
    Scribe (rapper)
    Malo Luafutu better known by his stage name Scribe, is a New Zealand hip hop rapper and recording artist of Samoan descent...

     - F.R.E.S.H.
    F.R.E.S.H.
    "F.R.E.S.H." was the second single released from Scribe's second studio solo album, Rhyme Book.It was released on 8 September 2007."F.R.E.S.H." stands for "Forever Rhyming Eternally Saving Hip hop".-Composition:...

  10. Che'Nelle
    Che'Nelle
    Cheryline Lim known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is an Australian recording artist. in 2005 she was signed to Virgin Records America, an imprint of EMI.-1983-2005: Early life:...

    - I Fell in Love with the DJ
    I Fell in Love With the DJ
    "I Fell in Love with the DJ" is a song by reggae fusion singer Che'Nelle from her debut album Things Happen for a Reason . The song is chosen as her first single. The song has two versions: the original and the remix featuring Cham. It samples R. Kelly's song "Reggae Bump Bump".-Music video:The...

  11. Cat Empire - So Many Nights
    So Many Nights
    So Many Nights is The Cat Empire's fourth studio album. On 30 July 2007, the band announced on their website and to their mailing list that the album has been released on 22 September. The release of the album was followed by an Australian tour in September and October. On 14 October, the band...

  12. Joss Stone
    Joss Stone
    Jocelyn Eve Stoker , better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...

     - Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
    Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
    "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" is a song by English soul singer–songwriter Joss Stone, featuring American rapper Common. Written by Stone, Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson, Tony Reyes and Common and produced by Raphael Saadiq, the song was released as the album's second single in July 2007. The song...

  13. Paolo Nutini
    Paolo Nutini
    Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. His father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany, although both his parents are Scottish, his family having been in Scotland for three generations....

     - New Shoes
    New Shoes
    "New Shoes" is the fourth single from Paolo Nutini's debut album, These Streets. It is being used as the headlining single for the US release of the album. It peaked at #108 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #99 on the US Billboard's Pop 100 chart, as well as #21 on the UK Singles Chart.The song was...

  14. KT Tunstall
    KT Tunstall
    Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...

     - Hold On
    Hold On (KT Tunstall song)
    "Hold On" is an alternative rock song performed by Scottish singer KT Tunstall. The song was written by Tunstall and produced by Steve Osborne for Tunstall's third album Drastic Fantastic . The song was released as the album's first single on 16 July 2007 in the United States and on 13 August 2007...

  15. Eskimo Joe
    Eskimo Joe
    Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....

     - London Bombs
  16. Stereophonics
    Stereophonics
    The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...

     - It Means Nothing
    It Means Nothing
    "It Means Nothing" is a single by Stereophonics from their album Pull the Pin. It was released September 24, 2007 and has so far made it to number 12 on the UK Singles Chart."Helter Skelter" is a cover version of the original song by The Beatles...

  17. Paramore
    Paramore
    Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...

     - Misery Business
    Misery Business
    "Misery Business" is a song by American rock band Paramore, and is the lead single from their second studio album, Riot!. "Misery Business" was the third Paramore video to be directed by Shane Drake, and was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the Kerrang! Awards 2007, but lost to Fall Out...

  18. Armand Van Helden
    Armand Van Helden
    Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...

     - I Want Your Soul
    I Want Your Soul
    "I Want Your Soul" is the third single to be lifted off Armand Van Helden's seventh studio album, called Ghettoblaster. It contains samples of "Do You Want It Right Now" by Siedah Garrett and "Everything Counts" by Depeche Mode.-Track listing:...

  19. Eyerer & Chopstick - Make My Day (Haunting)
  20. David Guetta
    David Guetta
    Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...

     Featuring Chris Willis
    Chris Willis
    Christopher "Chris" Willis is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Although initially a gospel singer, he later received international attention for his collaborations with house music artist David Guetta, including on the songs "Just a Little More Love", "Love Don't Let Me Go , "Love Is...

     - Love Is Gone
    Love Is Gone
    "Love Is Gone" is a song by French house DJ David Guetta and American singer Chris Willis. It is the second single from Guetta's third studio album Pop Life. The single was released in France on June 18, 2007 and in the UK on August 3, 2007. The song reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming his...

  21. The Chemical Brothers
    The Chemical Brothers
    The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...

     - The Salmon Dance
    The Salmon Dance
    "The Salmon Dance" is a Hip hop/big beat song by the English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers and is the 7th track on their 2007 studio album We Are the Night. It features vocals by Fatlip, a rapper who is a former member of the alternative rap group The Pharcyde and was released as the...

  22. Shaggy
    Shaggy (musician)
    Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...

     Featuring Rikrok
    Rikrok
    Ricardo George Ducent better known by his stage name Rikrok is an English singer. Rikrok is most famous for the single "It Wasn't Me" from Shaggy's Hot Shot album.-Life and career:...

     - Bonafide Girl
    Bonafide Girl
    "Bonafide Girl" is the second single from rapper Shaggy's seventh studio album, Intoxication. The song features guest vocals from Rikrok, who previously collaborated with Shaggy in 2000 for the single "It Wasn't Me". The single was released on March 11, 2008...

  23. Gummibär - I Am Your Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)

Disk 2

  1. Sneaky Sound System
    Sneaky Sound System
    Sneaky Sound System are a Sydney-based Australian dance music group consisting of guitarist and producer Black Angus and vocalist Connie Mitchell.-Early Years:...

     - Goodbye
    Goodbye (Sneaky Sound System song)
    "Goodbye" is the sixth single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their self-titled debut album Sneaky Sound System. Goodbye has a point of difference from the previous singles - It features lead vocals from MC Double D. It was remixed for its single release.-Track...

  2. Faker
    Faker (band)
    Faker are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Sydney in 1996. The band consists of vocalist Nathan Hudson and guitarist Nicholas Munnings....

     - This Heart Attack
    This Heart Attack
    "This Heart Attack" is the first single from Faker's second album Be the Twilight. It was released digitally on 13 October 2007 and physically on 27 October 2007...

  3. Ricki Lee - Love Is All Around
    Love Is All Around (Agnes Carlsson song)
    "Love Is All Around" is a song by Agnes Carlsson, who was the winner of Swedish Idol 2005. The song was composed by Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikstrom. It has been covered in at least 3 other continents.- Ricki-Lee version :...

  4. Kisschasy
    Kisschasy
    Kisschasy are an Australian rock band formed in Victoria, Australia, in 2002. Since forming, their line-up has consisted of lead vocalist Darren Cordeux, bassist Joel Vanderuit, guitarist Sean Thomas and drummer Karl Ammitzboll....

     - Spray on Pants
    Spray on Pants
    "Spray on Pants" is the second single from Kisschasy's second studio album Hymns for the Nonbeliever. It was released on November 10, 2007. The song is a take on the perceived emo subculture in Australia, alluding to the very tight black jeans often forming the basis of "emo" fashion...

  5. Hilary Duff
    Hilary Duff
    Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...

     - Stranger
    Stranger (Hilary Duff song)
    "Stranger" is a song by American recording artist Hilary Duff. The song was written by Duff, Kara DioGuardi, Vada Nobles, Derrick Harvin, and Julius "Logic" Diaz, and produced by Nobles, Harrvin, and Logic for Duff's fourth studio album, Dignity...

     (Radio Edit)
  6. Nickelback
    Nickelback
    Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....

     - Rockstar
    Rockstar (Nickelback song)
    "Rockstar" is the fifth U.S. single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their 2005 fifth studio album All the Right Reasons. It was only released in the U.S. and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide...

     (Radio Edit)
  7. 30 Seconds To Mars
    30 Seconds to Mars
    30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto , Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević...

     - A Beautiful Lie
    A Beautiful Lie
    A Beautiful Lie is the second album by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. It was released on August 30, 2005 through Virgin Records and was produced by Josh Abraham. The album produced four singles, "Attack," "The Kill," "From Yesterday," and "A Beautiful Lie"; of which three of those four...

      (Single Shot)
  8. Soft Tigers - Mr Ice Cream (Radio Mix)
  9. Reverend & The Makers - He Said He Loved Me
    He Said He Loved Me
    "He Said He Loved Me" is the second single by Reverend and The Makers, from their debut album The State of Things. The song features Jon McClure and Laura Manuel on lead vocals...

  10. The Hampdens
    The Hampdens
    The Hampdens are a modern Australian band known for their literary lyrics, originally from Perth, Western Australia, but who are now based in Melbourne.-Biography:The band's name is taken from Hampden College in Donna Tartt's novel "The Secret History"...

     - Generation Y
    Generation Y
    Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation , Generation Next, Net Generation, or Echo Boomers, describes the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, and commentators have used birth dates ranging somewhere...

  11. Josh Pyke
    Josh Pyke
    Josh Pyke is an Australian singer-songwriting musician.-Beginnings and Feeding the Wolves :Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation. Playing guitar and initial song writing efforts came aged 14...

     - Fed & Watered
  12. Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set - When the Lights Down
  13. Custom Kings
    Custom Kings
    Custom Kings is a Melbourne folk-pop band started in 2002 as solo project for Nick Vorrath . After three critically acclaimed EPs they released their debut album, At Sea in 2007 and it was followed up with a second, Great Escape, in 2010...

     - Up Late
  14. Angus Stone & Julia Stone - The Beast
  15. José González
    José González
    José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...

     - Down the Line
    Down the Line (José González song)
    "Down the Line" is a single from José González's second album In Our Nature. The single was released as the first single in the UK on September 10, 2007. The song was also the third single in Sweden, released on February 20, 2008...

  16. The Waifs
    The Waifs
    The Waifs are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham , and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson...

     - Stay
  17. The Hot Lies
    The Hot Lies
    The Hot Lies were an alternative rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Adelaide, Australia, in 2004. Their line-up consisted of lead vocalist Pete Wood, rhythm guitarist Benjamin Pix, drummer Jared Brown, lead guitarist Luke Szabo and former I Killed the Prom Queen bassist Leaton Rose...

     - Emergency! Emergency!
    Emergency! Emergency!
    "Emergency! Emergency!" is the first single released from Adelaide band The Hot Lies debut album Ringing in the Sane-Track listing:-External links:*...

  18. Airbourne
    Airbourne (band)
    Airbourne are an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool in 2001. Mainstay members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother, Ryan O'Keeffe on drums, and David Roads on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. They were later joined by Justin Street on bass guitar and backing...

     - Diamond in the Rough
  19. Freaks
    Freaks
    Freaks is a 1932 American Pre-Code horror film about sideshow performers, directed and produced by Tod Browning and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with a cast mostly composed of actual carnival performers. The film was based on Tod Robbins' 1923 short story "Spurs"...

     - The Creeps (Get on the Dancefloor)
    The Creeps (Get on the Dancefloor)
    "The Creeps " is a song by London-based electronic dance band Freaks. It entered the charts on 2 September 2007 and went to number nine in the UK Singles Chart.It is a remix by Vandalism of an instrumental from a couple of years back...

     (Radio Edit)
  20. Roisin Murphy
    Róisín Murphy
    Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...

     - Overpowered
    Overpowered
    Overpowered is the second solo studio album by Irish recording artist Róisín Murphy, released in Ireland on 12 October 2007 and in the United Kingdom and rest of Europe on 15 October 2007. The album was to be released in the United States in late 2008 or early 2009, but was cancelled by EMI due to...

  21. Super Mal
    Super Mal
    Super Mal are electro house producers and DJs from London, England. Formed in 2006 by Bandito Records owners Lyndon Coyne and James Crompton, who joined forces with producer/engineer James Reynolds to make their first record. Super Mal take their influence from old skool house, hip hop, rock and...

     Featuring Luciana - Bigger Than Big
    Bigger Than Big
    "Bigger Than Big" is a song by Super Mal, with the vocals performed by Luciana. Released through Bandito Records, the song achieved critical and commercial success in the dance industry, but only reached #19 on the UK Top 40 — not performing as well as the previous song that Luciana provided vocals...

     (Radio Edit)
  22. Peter Gelderblom - Waiting 4 (Radio Edit)
  23. Paul Van Dyk
    Paul van Dyk
    Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...

     Featuring Rea Garvey
    Rea Garvey
    Raymond Michael "Rea" Garvey is an Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist and frontman of the German rock/pop band Reamonn....

     - Let Go (Single Edit)
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