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! colspan="2" |Now That's What I Call Music II | |||
Released | |- | ||
! colspan="2" |Compilation album by various artists<br>[[File:NOW002UKCover.jpg|200px|center]] | |||
Genre: | |- | ||
!Released | |||
Label | |26 March 1984 | ||
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!Genre | |||
|Pop | |||
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!Length | |||
|1:00:55 | |||
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!Label | |||
|Virgin / EMI | |||
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! colspan="2" |Series chronology | |||
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|''[[Now That's What I Call Music (original UK album)|Now 1]]'' (1983) | |||
|'''''Now 2''''' (1984) | |||
|''[[Now That's What I Call Music 3 (UK series)|Now 3]]'' (1984) | |||
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'''''Now That's What I Call Music II''''' or '''''Now 2''''' was released on 26 March 1984. The album is the second edition of the (UK) Now! series. It was released on LP & audio cassette. ''Now 2'' debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and then climbed to number one a week later, staying there for five weeks. | '''''Now That's What I Call Music II''''' or '''''Now 2''''' was released on 26 March 1984. The album is the second edition of the (UK) Now! series. It was released on LP & audio cassette. ''Now 2'' debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and then climbed to number one a week later, staying there for five weeks. | ||
== Track listing == | == Track listing == | ||
=== Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1) === | === Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1) === | ||
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|Queen | |Queen | ||
|5:43 | |5:43 | ||
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|2. | |2. | ||
|"Wouldn't It Be Good" | |"Wouldn't It Be Good" | ||
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|Thompson Twins | |Thompson Twins | ||
|4:38 | |4:38 | ||
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|4. | |4. | ||
|"Get Out of Your Lazy Bed" | |"Get Out of Your Lazy Bed" | ||
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|Carmel | |Carmel | ||
|3:08 | |3:08 | ||
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|6. | |6. | ||
|"Michael Caine" | |"Michael Caine" | ||
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=== Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2) === | === Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2) === | ||
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|Nena | |Nena | ||
|3:51 | |3:51 | ||
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|2. | |2. | ||
|"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | |"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | ||
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|Tracey Ullman | |Tracey Ullman | ||
|3:01 | |3:01 | ||
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|4. | |4. | ||
|"Break My Stride" | |"Break My Stride" | ||
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|Julia & Company | |Julia & Company | ||
|3:09 | |3:09 | ||
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|6. | |6. | ||
|"That's Livin' Alright" | |"That's Livin' Alright" | ||
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|Hot Chocolate | |Hot Chocolate | ||
|3:39 | |3:39 | ||
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|8. | |8. | ||
|"Bird of Paradise" | |"Bird of Paradise" | ||
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=== Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3) === | === Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3) === | ||
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|Frankie Goes to Hollywood | |Frankie Goes to Hollywood | ||
|3:55 | |3:55 | ||
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|2. | |2. | ||
|"Here Comes the Rain Again" | |"Here Comes the Rain Again" | ||
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|Howard Jones | |Howard Jones | ||
|3:40 | |3:40 | ||
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|4. | |4. | ||
|"What Difference Does It Make?" | |"What Difference Does It Make?" | ||
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|Fiction Factory | |Fiction Factory | ||
|3:30 | |3:30 | ||
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|6. | |6. | ||
|"The Politics of Dancing" | |"The Politics of Dancing" | ||
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|Thomas Dolby | |Thomas Dolby | ||
|4:15 | |4:15 | ||
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|8. | |8. | ||
|"Wishful Thinking" | |"Wishful Thinking" | ||
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=== Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4) === | === Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4) === | ||
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|David Bowie | |David Bowie | ||
|3:59 | |3:59 | ||
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|2. | |2. | ||
|"It's a Miracle" | |"It's a Miracle" | ||
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|The Rolling Stones | |The Rolling Stones | ||
|4:33 | |4:33 | ||
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|4. | |4. | ||
|"Wonderland" | |"Wonderland" | ||
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|Slade | |Slade | ||
|3:44 | |3:44 | ||
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|6. | |6. | ||
|"New Moon on Monday" | |"New Moon on Monday" |
Revision as of 20:32, 11 July 2022
Now That's What I Call Music II | ||||
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Compilation album by various artists | ||||
Released | 26 March 1984 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 1:00:55 | |||
Label | Virgin / EMI | |||
Series chronology | ||||
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Now That's What I Call Music II or Now 2 was released on 26 March 1984. The album is the second edition of the (UK) Now! series. It was released on LP & audio cassette. Now 2 debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and then climbed to number one a week later, staying there for five weeks.
Track listing
Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1)
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Radio Ga Ga" | Queen | 5:43 |
2. | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | Nik Kershaw | 4:28 |
3. | "Hold Me Now" | Thompson Twins | 4:38 |
4. | "Get Out of Your Lazy Bed" | Matt Bianco | 3:24 |
5. | "More, More, More" | Carmel | 3:08 |
6. | "Michael Caine" | Madness | 3:39 |
7. | "Only You" | The Flying Pickets | 3:21 |
Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2)
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "99 Red Balloons" | Nena | 3:51 |
2. | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | Cyndi Lauper | 3:31 |
3. | "My Guy's Mad at Me" | Tracey Ullman | 3:01 |
4. | "Break My Stride" | Matthew Wilder | 2:58 |
5. | "Breaking Down" | Julia & Company | 3:09 |
6. | "That's Livin' Alright" | Joe Fagin | 3:04 |
7. | "I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)" | Hot Chocolate | 3:39 |
8. | "Bird of Paradise" | Snowy White | 4:21 |
Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3)
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Relax" | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 3:55 |
2. | "Here Comes the Rain Again" | Eurythmics | 5:01 |
3. | "What Is Love?" | Howard Jones | 3:40 |
4. | "What Difference Does It Make?" | The Smiths | 3:48 |
5. | "(Feels Like) Heaven" | Fiction Factory | 3:30 |
6. | "The Politics of Dancing" | Re-Flex | 3:17 |
7. | "Hyperactive!" | Thomas Dolby | 4:15 |
8. | "Wishful Thinking" | China Crisis | 4:12 |
Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4)
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Modern Love" | David Bowie | 3:59 |
2. | "It's a Miracle" | Culture Club | 3:24 |
3. | "Undercover of the Night" | The Rolling Stones | 4:33 |
4. | "Wonderland" | Big Country | 3:56 |
5. | "Run Runaway" | Slade | 3:44 |
6. | "New Moon on Monday" | Duran Duran | 4:16 |
7. | "Pipes of Peace" | Paul McCartney | 3:54 |
VHS release
A video selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album, one track that previously featured on Volume I of the series, one that later featured on Volume IV and seven which did not appear on any Now album.
- Nik Kershaw : "Wouldn't It Be Good"
- Thompson Twins : "Doctor! Doctor!" ††
- Howard Jones : "What is Love?"
- Duran Duran : "New Moon on Monday"
- China Crisis : "Wishful Thinking"
- Tina Turner : "Help" †
- Status Quo : "Marguerita Time" †
- Carmel : "More, More, More"
- Shannon : "Let the Music Play" †
- The Icicle Works : "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" †
- Bourgie Bourgie : "Breaking Point" †
- Re-Flex : "The Politics of Dancing"
- Thomas Dolby : "Hyperactive"
- Matt Bianco : "Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"
- Big Country : "Wonderland"
- Marilyn : "Cry and Be Free" †
- Snowy White : "Bird of Paradise"
- The Flying Pickets : "Only You"
- Kajagoogoo : "The Lion's Mouth" †
- Culture Club : "Victims" †††
† Never appeared on any NOW album.
†† Later appeared on NOW 4.
††† Previously appeared on NOW 1.
Charts
Chart (1984) Peak position UK Albums Chart 1
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