Radio 2 Playlist
31st October 2011 
 

COUNTDOWN / BEYONCE
 
Countdown" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles from her fourth studio album, 4 (2011). It was written by Terius Nash, Shea Taylor, Knowles, Ester Dean, Cainon Lamb, Julie Frost, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris and Wanya Morris. The song's development was motivated by the fact that Knowles wanted to create something refreshing and different by mixing several musical styles of the 1990s with the 1970s. "Countdown" serves as the album's official third single and was released to US radios on October 4, 2011.
 
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY / KATY PERRY
 
The One That Got Away" was chosen as Katy Perry’s album Teenage Dream’s albums sixth single. Capitol Records serviced "The One That Got Away" to U.S. Top 40/Mainstream radio stations on September 28, 2011 at 12 noon ET. Furthermore, it will impact Rhythmic radio on October 11, 2011 and Hot/Modern/AC radio on October 31, 2011
 
MY HOMETOWN / UNCLE KRACKER

Uncle Kracker’s new song ‘My Hometown’ is very inclusive. The upbeat, easy-cheesy country single drops almost a dozen towns and big cities across America. The alliteration in the opening lyric gives one hope for the first single from Uncle Kracker’s upcoming ‘Postcards From Home’ album. “Sweet southern smell of summer in Savannah / Tailgate drop Tuscaloosa, Alabama that’s my hometown / Yeah that’s my hometown,” he sings. Each lyric features a new geographic epicenter that is also, somehow, his hometown.

YOU GONNA FLY / KEITH URBAN
 
You Gonna Fly is the new single from Keith Urban’s new album get Closer. You Gonna Fly retains many familiar features of a Keith Urban hit – an uplifting melody, guitar shredding, along with a slick pop-centric arrangement with flourishes of country instrumentation – yet it also brings infectious instrumental hooks that ring fresh and original, showcasing Urban’s formidable prowess with just about any instrument his hand finds.
 
THE WORLD AS I SEE IT / JASON MRAZ
 
The World As I See It" was released as the first single released from Jason Mraz’s upcoming fourth studio album. The single was released on September 20, 2011 on iTunes in the US. The single was announced to be the official theme for the Intel and ASUS "In Search of Incredible" campaign.

NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS / AKA…WHAT A LIFE!

"AKA... What a Life!" is a song by the English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, released through Noel Gallagher's own Sour Mash Records and was produced by Dave Sardy whom Noel had previously worked with on Oasis records.
Following the success of "The Death of You and Me", "AKA... What a Life!" was released as a digital UK single on 9 September 2011,alongside "If I Had a Gun...", which was released as a North American (digital) single on 31 August 2011. It was later physically released as a CD single, 7" vinyl on 17 October 2011. Noel names this single as one of his favourites from the album.

DREAMS DON’T TURN TO DUST / OWL CITY

This synth-pop confection finds Adam Young, the man behind the Owl City project, accompanied by a hip-hop beat inspired by A Tribe Called Quest. "I wanted to use a hip-hop influence that no one would expect," he told Spin magazine. "I was listening to a lot of Tribe and I love that sort of walking speed of their beats. I knew I wanted to try and pull from that."

DAVID COOK / FADE INTO ME

Fade Into Me is the second single for American Idol (Season 7) winner David Cook's sophomore album This Loud Morning. On October 6, 2011, David announced on his website than Fade Into Me will be the second single from This Loud Morning. The single was released on October 11, 2011.

THE FRAY / HEARTBEAT

Heartbeat is the first single from The Fray's third album Scars and Stories. The band premiered the song while opening for U2 on their U2 360° Tour in May 2011. The song was released for airplay on October 8, 2011, and was released for download in the United States on iTunes on October 11, 2011. So far the single has peaked at number 11 on the iTunes Singles Chart, but dropped back down to number 17.
ALL ABOUT US / HE IS WE featuring OWL CITY
He Is We is an indie pop band from Tacoma, Washington. The band is made up of Rachel Taylor and Trevor Kelly. They met while working at Ted Brown Music Company, a music store in their home town of Tacoma, Washington. They each realized that the other had talent and began to play small gigs. As He Is We was getting their music out to the world, they toured for weeks in 2009, nearly 4 tours in one year. This led to their signing with Universal Motown Records, and their recent radio play on satellite radio. prior to the release of My Forever He Is We went to tour with The Rocket Summer. Their debut album My Forever hit number 6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Charts.