“No One Knows” is a song by American band Queens of the Stone Age written by band members Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. It was the first single and second track from their third album, Songs for the Deaf, and was released in November 2002. “No One Knows” was a chart success, becoming the band’s first single to chart on the Billboard and their only single to top the US Alternative charts. It reached number 15 in the UK. The song was also critically acclaimed, receiving a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards. The music video for “No One Knows” was directed by Dean Karr and Michel Gondry; Gondry filmed the first half in June with Karr taking over in July. Josh Homme has said Gondry was chosen because he “did all those videos for Bjork and we’re huge fans of Björk, so we’re excited”.
“Since U Been Gone” is a song recorded by American singer Kelly Clarkson from her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). The song, which was written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz “Dr Luke” Gottwald, was released as the lead single two weeks before the album was released. Martin originally wrote “Since U Been Gone” with Pink in mind, but she turned it down. It was then given to Hilary Duff, but she rejected the song because she could not reach its higher notes. The song was finally given to Clarkson after Clive Davis convinced the writers to give it to her. Clarkson decided to add heavier guitars and harder drums to the song after noticing that the demo had an obvious pop sound. Lyrically, the song is written from a woman’s point of view where she expresses her sense of relief with the end of her troubled relationship. It was a commercial success. In the United States, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard and in the top 5 in the UK.
“Bulletproof” is a song by English synth-pop duo La Roux from their debut studio album (2009). Written and produced by the duo’s members, Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid, the song was released digitally in the United Kingdom in June 2009 and physically the following day as the album’s third single. “Bulletproof” was met with both critical and commercial success, debuting at number one in the UK. It was a sleeper hit in the United States, where it peaked at number eight on the Billboard in June 2010, following televised performances of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres. It also reached within the top 10 of Australia, Austria, the Belgian territory of Flanders, Ireland, New Zealand and Ukraine.
“How You Remind Me” is a song by Canadian band Nickelback. Written by lead singer Chad Kroeger and composed by the band, the track was released in July 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, Silver Side Up (2001). A “Gold Mix” was made for latter editions of the single with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus. Considered to be Nickelback’s signature song, “How You Remind Me” reached the top of the US Billboard and was named the number-one most played song on US radio of the 2000s decade. The song was ranked fourth on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade and 75th on the UK decade-end chart. It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. “How You Remind Me” was also rated the number-one rock song and number-four alternative song of the decade of the 2000s by Billboard.
“Untouched” is a song by Australian duo the Veronicas, which is featured on their second studio album Hook Me Up (2007). Toby Gad assisted the duo in writing the song and is also the producer. It was released as the second single from the band’s album in Australia in December 2007, and the first single in the UK and US. The song was commercially successful worldwide, as the song reached number seventeen on the U.S. Billboard, becoming the group’s only top twenty there and was known as their breakthrough single. The song also peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom and number two in their native Australia, The song was certified platinum by the RIAA. An accompanying music video was released for the single, directed by Anthony Rose, where it was shot in Sydney, Australia. The video starts with a lot of pictures in the hallway and received generally positive reviews.
