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Zipper Catches Skin

Despite the worldwide release of the accompanying singleI Am the Future” Zipper Catches Skin did not chart in most countries, including in the US where it became Cooper’s first to not dent the Billboard Top 200 since Easy Action.


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A Perfect Sky

"A Perfect Sky" is Bonnie Pink's twenty-fifth single and first from the album Thinking Out Loud.

A Pub with No Beer

In 1957, "A Pub With No Beer" became the first Australian single to go gold and was the biggest-selling record by an Australian at that time.

Against Me! as the Eternal Cowboy

Two singles were released in support of the album, "Cavalier Eternal" and "Sink, Florida, Sink", though each features different versions of the songs than those found on the album.

Alive N Kickin'

Alive N Kickin’ (known originally as Alive and Kicking, and sometimes spelled Alive 'N Kickin’) is a Brooklyn band, led by singers Pepe Cardona and Sandy Toder, known mainly for their 1970 hit single "Tighter, Tighter" which reached #7 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Be Yourself and 5 Other Cliches

"Be Yourself and 5 Other Cliches" is the second single from the Hard Rock Supergroup Rock Star Supernova and was released on the band's self-titled debut album Rock Star Supernova (album).

Camille O'Sullivan discography

The discography of Camille O'Sullivan, an Irish musician and actress, consists of two studio albums, three live albums, one extended play, one single, two video albums and two music videos.

Camp Lo

Initially signed with Profile Records, Camp Lo made their first appearance in 1996 on The Great White Hype soundtrack, with their single, "Coolie High".

Canungra, Queensland

In Redgum's #1 single "I Was Only Nineteen", Canungra is referred to as one of the bases used for training during the Vietnam war.

Caroline, No

It was released as a solo Brian Wilson single in March 1966 in advance of the album's release.

Chemical World

It was released on 28 June 1993 as the second single from that album, equalling their previous release "For Tomorrow" at number 28 in the UK Singles Charts.

Coma Divine II

"Coma Divine II" is a single released by British psychedelic rock/progressive rock Porcupine Tree, consisting of further music from the March 1997 concerts in Rome.

Eight Easy Steps

The album's opening track, it was released in 2004 as the So-Called Chaos's third single.

Everlasting Night

It was released as a single in the first quarter of 1999 in Australia and reached number 42 on the singles chart, largely helped by the fact that the song was the official theme of the 1999 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Everyone Says You're So Fragile

It was the second single to be released from the album and charted at #47 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1998 (see 1998 in British music).

Everything's Tuesday

"Everything's Tuesday" is a song and single produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland and written by them (using the pseudonym Edyth Wayne) with Daphne Dumas and Ron Dunbar and performed by American group, Chairmen of the Board.

Feel Your Love

It was released as the album's third single in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and was the second commercial single release after "Too Hot".

Give It Up or Turnit a Loose

Released as a single in 1969, it was a #1 R&B hit and also made the top 20 pop singles chart.

He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot.

"He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot" is a single by American indie rock band Grandaddy, from their second studio album, The Sophtware Slump, released in 2000.

High School Musical cast discography

The discography of the cast of the American film series High School Musical—composed of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman—consists of three soundtrack albums, one live album, five compilation albums, two remix albums, one extended play and fourteen singles.

If You Were with Me Now

It was released as the second single in the autumn of 1991 due to a favourable reaction from radio stations and reached number four in the UK and the top ten in Ireland and South Africa as well as the top thirty in Australia.

Jenny Burton

She was lead singer of the dance music band C-Bank's 1983 Top 5 Hot Dance Music/Club Play single "One More Shot", notable for record producer John Robie's use of a "non-linear" approach to its production.

Kathy McCord discography

The discography of Kathy McCord consists of one studio album, one compilation album and three singles on CTI Records, Rainy Day Records and Big Beat Records.

Les Parry

Parry released a single named "I'm Les The White Legs Parry" which changed words from "The Red-Nose Reindeer" in 2006.

Lieutenant Pigeon

"Mouldy Old Dough" (the title being an adaptation of the 1920s jazz phrase, "vo-de-o-do") became the second biggest selling UK single of the year, behind The Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' bagpipe version of "Amazing Grace".

Love Like a Man

"Love Like a Man" is a song and hit single by British blues rock group Ten Years After, first released in 1970 and taken from their album Cricklewood Green.

Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off

"Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off", often shortened to "Lying Is the Most Fun...", is a single by the alternative rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out.

Major Distribution

"Major Distribution" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent, released as a single in promotion for his upcoming fifth studio album Street King Immortal.

Make It Funky

It was released as a two-part single in 1971, which reached #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #22 on the U.S. Pop chart.

Mother Popcorn

"Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" is a song recorded by James Brown and released as a two-part single in 1969.

Move in My Direction

It was released as the first single in the third quarter of 2005 and reached number four in Israel and number fourteen in the United Kingdom, becoming the duo's first top forty hit in twelve years.

Oktötenfest 2006

"Oktötenfest 2006" (a sidekick to Oktoberfest and the German word töten, for to kill) is a single by the industrial band Hanzel und Gretyl.

Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

The album's first single, "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold", achieved modest success, peaking at number 63 on the Hot 100.

Ricky Wilde

At the age of eleven, Wilde was signed by record producer Jonathan King to King's UK record label, and released his first single in November, 1972, called "I Am An Astronaut".

Rita Comisi

In 2006, she sang with Irish singer Ronan Keating on an Italian version of his single All Over Again, which was included on the Italian edition of Keating's album Bring You Home.

Shake the Disease

"Shake the Disease" is Depeche Mode's thirteenth UK single recorded at Hansa Mischraum in Berlin (released on 29 April 1985), and was one of two new songs released on the compilation The Singles (81-85) the same year, along with "It's Called a Heart".

So Pure

While it was released in Japan during the spring of 1999 as the second single, it was released internationally as the album's third single on June 14, 1999 (see 1999 in music), and it is uptempo and reminiscent in sound to the dance pop music Morissette recorded before her third album Jagged Little Pill (1995).

Space Lord

"Space Lord" is a 1998 single by the psychedelic rock band Monster Magnet, from the album Powertrip.

Spin That Wheel

The track appeared on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soundtrack and was also released as a single.

Suitable for Framing

The album contains the top 20 hit singles "Easy to Be Hard", "Eli's Coming", and "Celebrate"; the latter of which (along with the album's opening track "Feelin' Alright") featured the Chicago horn section.

Swiss Boy

"Swiss Boy" is a single by Italo disco singer Tom Hooker, released in 1986 under the pseudonym Lou Sern.

This Wreckage

It was featured as the opening track on his 1980 LP Telekon and was the third and final single to be released from that album (although the only one to feature on every configuration of Telekon worldwide).

Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld

"Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" is a single released in 2000 by the creators of South Park featured in the episode "Timmy 2000".

Tous les secrets

"Tous les secrets" (meaning "All the Secrets") is the second single from Céline Dion's French greatest hits album On ne change pas ("We never change") and also a theme song from the animated movie Asterix and the Vikings.

Up Above My Head

The single combined "Good Evening Friends" with the more fuller titled "Up Above My Head, I Hear Music in the Air" (Philips PB 708), and peaked at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.

Uptown Top Ranking

"Uptown Top Ranking" is a song and single by the Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, recorded when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively.

When I Argue I See Shapes

It was the fourth and final single to be released from the album and charted at #19 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1999 (see 1999 in British music).

When I Get Old

"When I Get Old" is a song by the punk rock band the Descendents, released as the second single from their 1996 album Everything Sucks.

Young Boy

In April 1997, the song was released as the first single from that album, peaking at number 19 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1997 in British music).