“Superstar” is a song written by Cutfather, Joe Belmaati, and Remee and performed by Danish pop singer Christine Milton. It was released in 2003 as the lead single from her debut studio album, Friday (2004), and spent seven weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. According to a HitQuarters interview with co-writer and producer Cutfather, the song was initially inspired by Liberty X’s “Just a Little” (2002), “I liked that song and wanted to do something, not similar, but something in that vibe”, he said. Superstar” was covered by British singer Jamelia for her second studio album, Thank You. It was released as the album’s second single in September 2003. The song peaked at No. 3 in the UK. The single has been certified Gold by the BPI, spending 20 weeks on the UK chart.
“Take Me Out” is a song by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the second single from debut studio album in the United Kingdom in January 2004 through Domino Records. The single reached number three in the UK. In the U.S., it reached number three on Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 66 on the Billboard. It was a number-seven hit on the Canadian Singles Chart, and also reached number one on the UK Indie Chart. In November 2004, the single was certified Gold by the RIAA. It was voted the best single of 2004 by The Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll.
“Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall from her 2004 debut album, Eye to the Telescope. It is one of many songs that reuses the famous Bo Diddley beat from the influential 1955 song of his own name. Tunstall said of the song: “It is inspired by old blues, Nashville psycho hillbillies & hazy memories. It tells the story of finding yourself lost on your path, and a choice has to be made. It’s about gambling, fate, listening to your heart, and having the strength to fight the darkness that’s always willing to carry you off. The track was released in February 2005 as the lead single from the album, charting at No. 28 in the UK the same month. The following year, the single became a hit outside Europe, reaching No. 7 in Canada and No. 20 in the United States and New Zealand.
“All the Small Things” is a song by American band Blink 182. It was the second single and eighth track released from the band’s third album. The track was composed primarily by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge as an ode to his then girlfriend. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jerry Finn, the song was created with the intention of shipping it to radio, as the trio felt they needed a single “really catchy and basic.” The single was released in January 2000, and promptly charted worldwide, becoming a number six hit on the Billboard chart, peaking at number two in the UK. The song remains the band’s most successful single to date, being their only song to break the Top 40. “All the Small Things” was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the “100 Greatest Pop Songs”, and is listed in the 2010 book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.
“Numb” is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, Meteora (2003), and is the closing track on the album. One of Linkin Park’s most well-known and critically acclaimed songs, “Numb” topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for 12 weeks. The song spent six weeks at the top of the chart in 2003 and six weeks in 2004. The song also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard. In January 2011, “Numb” was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3. In August 2020, it, together with several other Linkin Park songs, was added in an update to Beat Saber.
