The 40 Best Songs of 2009

Well 2009 was an exciting way to end a decade. Lady Gaga became a break-out star, the Black Eyed Peas completely and totally dominated the airwaves, we saw the arrivals of Jason Derulo and Owl City, and stars such as Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson made great comebacks after their near-suicide of their careers. So, which songs were the best of this exciting year? Complete with their peak positions on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Year-End charts, let's see which 40 songs defined this year the best:

40. Muse-Uprising
Peak: 37                     Billboard Year-End: NA

39. Britney Spears-3
Peak: 1 (1 week)        Billboard Year-End: 87

38. Kelly Clarkson-I Do Not Hook Up
Peak: 20                     Billboard Year-End: 91

37. Pink-Please Don't Leave Me
Peak: 17                     Billboard Year-End: 52

36. Daughtry-No Surprise
Peak: 15                     Billboard Year-End: 63

35. Plain White Ts-1, 2, 3, 4
Peak: 34                     Billboard Year-End: NA

34. Lady Gaga-Paparazzi
Peak: 6                       Billboard Year-End: 53

33. Kanye West-Heartless
Peak: 2                       Billboard Year-End: 9

32. Sean Kingston-Fire Burning
Peak: 5                       Billboard Year-End: 33

31. Shakira-She Wolf
Peak: 11                     Billboard Year-End: 64

30. Jordin Sparks-Battlefield
Peak: 10                     Billboard Year-End: 57

29. Miley Cyrus-The Climb
Peak: 4                       Billboard Year-End: 21

28. Nickelback-If Today Was Your Last Day
Peak: 19                     Billboard Year-End: 70

27. Colbie Caillat-Fallin For You
Peak: 12                     Billboard Year-End: 68

26. Boys Like Girls-Love Drunk
Peak: 22                     Billboard Year-End: 72

25. Rob Thomas-Her Diamonds
Peak: 23                     Billboard Year-End: 83

24. Kelly Clarkson-Already Gone
Peak: 13                     Billboard Year-End: 85

23. Green Day-21 Guns
Peak: 22                     Billboard Year-End: 78

22. Iyaz-Replay
Peak: 2                       Billboard Year-End: 25

21. Mariah Carey-Obsessed
Peak: 7                       Billboard Year-End: 41

20. Pink-Sober
Peak: 15                     Billboard Year-End: 38

19. Pitbull-I Know You Want Me
Peak: 2                       Billboard Year-End: 17

18. Britney Spears-Circus
Peak: 3                       Billboard Year-End: 27

17. Katy Perry-Waking Up in Vegas
Peak: 9                       Billboard Year-End: 36

16. Jay Sean and Lil Wayne-Down
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)      Billboard Year-End: 20

15. Lady Gaga-LoveGame
Peak: 5                       Billboard Year-End: 35

14. Jason Derulo-Whatcha Say
Peak: 1 (1 week)        Billboard Year-End: 34

13. Beyonce-Halo
Peak: 5                       Billboard Year-End: 24

12. Owl City-Fireflies
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)      Billboard Year-End: 60

11. The Fray-You Found Me
Peak: 7                       Billboard Year-End: 13

10. All American Rejects-Gives You Hell
Peak: 4                       Billboard Year-End: 10

9. Shinedown-Second Chance
Peak: 7                       Billboard Year-End: 26

8. The Black Eyed Peas-Boom Boom Pow
Peak: 1 (12 weeks)    Billboard Year-End: 1

7. Kelly Clarkson-My Life Would Suck Without You
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)      Billboard Year End: 23
*Achieved the Biggest Jump on the Hot 100 from rising from 97-1 in one week*

6. Flo Rida-Right Round
Peak: 1 (6 weeks)      Billboard Year-End: 6

5. Miley Cyrus-Party in the USA
Peak: 2                       Billboard Year-End: 29

4. Kings of Leon-Use Somebody
Peak: 4                       Billboard Year-End: 14

3. Taylor Swift-You Belong With Me
Peak: 2                       Billboard Year-End: 11

2. Lady Gaga-Poker Face
Peak: 1 (1 week)        Billboard Year-End: 2

1. The Black Eyed Peas-I Gotta Feeling
Peak: 1 (14 weeks)    Billboard Year-End: 4

The 40 Best Songs of 2010

Wow! 2010 was the start of a whole new decade, and in order to fully celebrate it, we saw several careers blow-up on the music scene. Lady Gaga rose to her highest prominence, Eminem made the best comeback by any artist, Katy Perry then crafted the best summer song in history, and to top it all off, we saw the arrival of Bruno Mars, BOB, Ke$ha, and many more artists still prominent today. This was a great year for music, so picking only 40 songs was a difficult task, but not an impossible one. Here are the best songs that defined this new-age of music (complete with peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Year-End Singles charts):

40. Shontelle-Impossible
Peak: 13                         Billboard Year-End: 70

39. Train-If It's Love
Peak: 34                         Billboard Year-End: NA

38. Maroon 5-Misery
Peak: 14                         Billboard Year-End: 62

37. Sara Bareilles-King of Anything
Peak: 32                         Billboard Year-End: 95

36. Will I Am and Nicki Minaj-Check It Out
Peak: 24                         Billboard Year-End: NA

35. Eminem-Not Afraid
Peak: 1 (1 week)            Billboard Year-End: 24

34. Michael Buble-Haven't Met You Yet
Peak: 24                         Billboard Year-End: 39

33. Daughtry-September
Peak: 36                         Billboard Year-End: NA

32. Rihanna-Rude Boy
Peak: 1 (5 weeks)          Billboard Year-End: 15

31. Lady Gaga-Alejandro
Peak: 5                           Billboard Year-End: 33

30. Usher and Pitbull-DJ Got Us Falling in Love
Peak: 4                           Billboard Year-End: 22

29. Bruno Mars-Just the Way You Are
Peak: 1 (4 weeks)          Billboard Year-End: 18

28. Taylor Swift-Mine
Peak: 3                           Billboard Year-End: 46

27. BOB and Bruno Mars-Nothin On You
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)          Billboard Year-End: 11

26. Jason Derulo-In My Head
Peak: 5                           Billboard Year-End: 14

25. The Script-Breakeven
Peak: 12                         Billboard Year-End: 27

24. Taio Cruz-Break Your Heart
Peak: 1 (1 week)            Billboard Year-End: 10

23. Lady Gaga and Beyonce-Telephone
Peak: 3                           Billboard Year-End: 16

22. Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars-Billionaire
Peak: 4                           Billboard Year-End: 23

21. Adam Lambert-Whataya Want From Me?
Peak: 10                         Billboard Year-End: NA

20. Katy Perry-Teenage Dream
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)          Billboard Year-End: 17

19. Mike Posner-Cooler Than Me
Peak: 6                           Billboard Year-End: 19

18. Will I Am and Usher-OMG
Peak: 1 (4 weeks)          Billboard Year-End: 5

17. Train-Hey, Soul Sister
Peak: 3                           Billboard Year-End: 3

16. Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull-I Like It
Peak: 4                           Billboard Year-End: 12

15. Rihanna-Only Girl (In The World)
Peak: 1 (1 week)            Billboard Year-End: 47

14. Christina Perri-Jar of Hearts
Peak: 17                         Billboard Year-End: NA

13. Neon Trees-Animal
Peak: 13                         Billboard Year-End: 61

12. Ke$ha-We R Who We R
Peak: 1 (1 week)            Billboard Year-End: NA

11. Nelly-Just a Dream
Peak: 3                           Billboard Year-End: NA

10. Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Peak: 2                           Billboard Year-End: 2

9. Paramore-The Only Exception
Peak: 24                         Billboard Year-End: 93

8. Pink-Raise Your Glass
Peak: 1 (1 week)            Billboard Year-End: NA

7. Taio Cruz
Peak: 2                           Billboard Year-End: 9

6. Jay Z and Alicia Keys-Empire State of Mind
Peak: 2*                         Billboard Year-End: 21

5. Ke$ha-Tik Tok
Peak: 1 (9 weeks)          Billboard Year-End: 1

4. BOB and Hayley Williams-Airplanes
Peak: 2                          Billboard Year-End: 6

3. Eminem and Rihanna-Love The Way You Lie
Peak: 1 (7 weeks)         Billboard Year-End: 7

2. Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg-California Gurls
Peak: 1 (6 weeks)         Billboard Year-End: 4

1. Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
Peak: 2                          Billboard Year-End: 8

*This song reached a peak of 1 in December 2009, but still remained very popular in 2010

The Best Songs of 2011

2011 was a dramatic shift from the music blow-out of 2010. Eminem started to die down a bit, Lady Gaga started a massive surge in popularity, Katy Perry matched Michael Jackson's record for most number ones from one album, and then the fourth quarter brought us a whole new playlist to hold us over for 2012. I'm not going to say that it was the worst year in music because it wasn't, there were still many songs I considered to be the best of the year, but only 40 made the final cut. Complete with their peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the 2011 Billboard Year-End chart, let's recap the 40 best songs of 2011:

40. Tinie Tempah and Erik Turner-Written in the Stars
39. Avril Lavigne-What The Hell?
38. Alexandra Stan-Mr. Saxobeat
37. Dev-In The Dark
36. Cobra Starship and Sabi-You Make Me Feel...
35. Demi Lovato-Skyscraper
34. Kelly Clarkson-Mr. Know It All
33. Lady Gaga-You and I
32. David Guetta and Usher-Without You
31. OneRepublic-Good Life
30. Britney Spears-Hold It Against Me
29. Gym Class Heroes and Adam Levine-Stereo Hearts
28. LMFAO-Sexy and I Know It
27. Bruno Mars-The Lazy Song
26. Britney Spears-I Wanna Go
25. Enrique Iglesias and Ludacris-Tonight (I'm Fucking You)
24. Lady Gaga-The Edge of Glory
23. Ke$ha-Blow
22. Jessie J and BOB-Price Tag
21. The Band Perry-If I Die Young
20. The Black Eyed Peas-Just Can't Get Enough
19. Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera-Moves Like Jagger
18. Hot Chelle Rae-Tonight, Tonight
17. Britney Spears-Till The World Ends
16. Katy Perry-Last Friday Night (TGIF)
15. P!nk-Fuckin Perfect
14. Foster The People-Pumped Up Kicks
13. PitBull, Nayer, Ne-Yo, and Afrojack-Give Me Everything
12. Lady Gaga-Born This Way
11. Rihanna-S&M
10. Jennifer Lopez and PitBull-On The Floor
9. Katy Perry-Firework
8. Cee Lo Green-Fuck You
7. Bruno Mars-Grenade
6. Nicki Minaj-Super Bass
5. Katy Perry and Kanye West-ET
4. Adele-Someone Like You
3. Rihanna and Calvin Harris-We Found Love
2. LMFAO, Goonrock, and Lauren Bennett-Party Rock Anthem
1. Adele-Rolling in the Deep

The 2012 Maestro Awards

And the results are in! After 50 responses to my "Best and Worst of 2012" survey, 15 winners were chosen to receive the honor of their respective category. So now, after twelve days of waiting, and the options being listed from most votes to least, the award goes to:

Best Soundtrack
1. Skyfall
2. The Hunger Games
3. Breaking Dawn, part 2
4. Joyful Noise
5. Sparkle

Best Comeback Artist
1. P!nk
2. Ke$ha
3. Alicia Keys
4. Madonna
5. No Doubt

Best Comeback Song
1. "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" by P!nk
2. "Die Young" by Ke$ha
3. "Your Body" by Christina Aguilera
4. "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys (feat. Nicki Minaj)
5. "Settle Down" by No Doubt

Worst Artist
1. Justin Bieber
2. One Direction
3. Psy
4. Chris Brown
5. Lil Wayne

Worst Song
1. "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber
2. "Back in Time" by Pitbull
3. "One Thing" by One Direction
4. "50 Ways to Say Goodbye"
5. "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber (feat. Big Sean)

Best Breakthrough Artist
1. Ellie Goulding
2. Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Gotye
4. Sia
5. Havana Brown

Best Debut Single
1. "We Are Young" by fun. (feat. Janelle Monae)
2. "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
3. "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye (feat. Kimbra)
4. "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran
5. "Want U Back" by Cher Lloyd

Most Overrated
1. Justin Bieber
2. One Direction
3. Psy
4. Lil Wayne

Worst Music Moment of 2012
1. Whitney Houston's Death
2. Madonna's Super Bowl Half-Time Show
3. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez get back together
4. "Whistle" beating "Lights" for no.1 on Billboard Hot 100
5. "One More Night" and "Gangnam Style" atop the Hot 100 for seven weeks

Best Music Moment of 2012
1. "Gangnam Style" beating "Baby" for most views on YouTube
2. Adele winning all of her Grammy nominations
3. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez break up
4. Taylor Swift getting her first no.1 single
5. P!nk and Rihanna getting their first no.1 albums

Most Anticipated 2013 Album Arrival
1. Lady Gaga-"ArtPop"
2. Backstreet Boys-TBA
3. Shakira-"Truth or Dare"
4. 50 Cent-"Street King Immortal"
5. Ludacris-"Ludaversal"

Best New Artist
1. Ed Sheeran
2. fun.
3. Carly Rae Jepsen
4. Gotye
5. Lana Del Rey

Artist of the Year
1. Adele
2. fun.
3. Gotye
4. Rihanna
5. Nicki Minaj

Album of the Year
1. "Some Nights" by fun.
2. "Babel" by Mumford and Sons
3. "Halcyon" by Ellie Goulding
4. "The Truth About Love" by P!nk
5. "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" by Nicki Minaj

Song of the Year
1. "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele
2. "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
3. "We Are Young" by fun. (feat. Janelle Monae)
4. "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye (feat. Kimbra)
5. "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" by Kelly Clarkson

The Top 40 Songs of 2012

Well what a year it's been! Starting with the blow-out of new music in late 2011, and then the 2012 Grammy's bringing us a whole new playlist to add to out I-Pods, these songs have been played, played again, over-played, and then have sold millions of copies around the globe. 2012 was a year where every song got its fair share of airplay, so picking only 40 songs to represent this year wasn't easy. But I did it, I went through all the songs that became popular this year and I have successfully made this comprehensive list complete with peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard's Year-End rank, and the amount of copies sold in the US alone. So enjoy as I countdown the top songs of this whirlwind year:

40. Havana Brown and Pitbull-We Run the Night
Peak: 26                    Billboard Year-End: 90     Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

39. No Doubt-Settle Down
Peak: 34                    Billboard Year-End: NA    Total US Sales: 500,000*

38. Christina Aguilera-Your Body
Peak: 34                    Billboard Year-End: NA    Total US Sales: 500,000*

37. Train-Drive By
Peak: 10                    Billboard Year-End: 19     Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

36. Selena Gomez-Love You Like A Love Song
Peak: 22                    Billboard Year-End: 83     Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

35. Ed Sheeran-The A Team
Peak: 18                    Billboard Year-End: NA    Total US Sales: 500,000*

34. Maroon 5-One More Night
Peak: 1 (9 weeks)     Billboard Year-End: 18     Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

33. Bruno Mars-It Will Rain
Peak: 3                     Billboard Year-End: 26      Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

32. Flo Rida-Good Feeling
Peak: 3                     Billboard Year-End: 16      Total US Sales: 3,000,000*

31. Pitbull and Chris Brown-International Love
Peak: 13                   Billboard Year-End: 48      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

30. Neon Trees-Everybody Talks
Peak: 6                     Billboard Year-End: 22      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

29. Usher-Scream
Peak: 9                     Billboard Year-End: 44      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

28. Coldplay-Paradise
Peak: 15                   Billboard Year-End: 69      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

27. Karmin-Brokenhearted
Peak: 16                   Billboard Year-End: 59      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

26. Cher Lloyd-Want U Back
Peak: 12                   Billboard Year-End: 55      Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

25. Ke$ha-Die Young
Peak: 2                     Billboard Year-End: 85      Total US Sales: 500,000*

24. Rihanna-Diamonds
Peak: 1 (3 weeks)    Billboard Year-End: 94      Total US Sales: 500,000*

23. Adele-Rumour Has It
Peak: 16                   Billboard Year-End: 64      Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

22. Christina Perri-A Thousand Years
Peak: 31                   Billboard Year-End: 87      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

21. Demi Lovato-Give Your Heart a Break
Peak: 16                   Billboard Year-End: 39      Total US Sales: 1,600,000

20. Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen-Good Time
Peak: 8                     Billboard Year-End: 38      Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

19. The Wanted-Glad You Came
Peak: 3                     Billboard Year-End: 6        Total US Sales: 3,000,000*

18. Flo Rida and Sia-Wild Ones
Peak: 5                     Billboard Year-End: 11      Total US Sales: 3,000,000*

17. Rihanna-Where Have You Been?
Peak: 5                     Billboard Year-End: 21      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

16. Jessie J-Domino
Peak: 6                     Billboard Year-End: 46      Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

15. Taylor Swift-We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Peak: 1 (3 weeks)    Billboard Year-End: 33      Total US Sales: 2,700,000

14. fun.-Some Nights
Peak: 3                     Billboard Year-End: 14      Total US Sales: 3,000,000*

13. David Guetta and Nicki Minaj-Turn Me On
Peak: 4                     Billboard Year-End: 35      Total US Sales: 2,337,000

12. Katy Perry-Wide Awake
Peak: 2                     Billboard Year-End: 15      Total US Sales: 2,600,000

11. P!nk-Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
Peak: 5                     Billboard Year-End: 37      Total US Sales: 1,000,000*

10. Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa-Payphone
Peak: 2                     Billboard Year-End: 4        Total US Sales: 4,573,000

9. Nicki Minaj-Starships
Peak: 5                     Billboard Year-End: 9        Total US Sales: 3,158,000

8. Katy Perry-Part of Me
Peak: 1 (1 week)     Billboard Year-End: 31       Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

7. David Guetta and Sia-Titanium
Peak: 7                    Billboard Year-End: 24       Total US Sales: 2,000,000*

6. Kelly Clarkson-What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
Peak: 1 (3 weeks)   Billboard Year-End: 7         Total US Sales: 3,919,000

5. Ellie Goulding-Lights
Peak: 2                    Billboard Year-End: 5         Total US Sales: 3,000,000*

4. Adele-Set Fire to the Rain
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)   Billboard Year-End: 12        Total US Sales: 4,000,000*

3. fun.-We Are Young
Peak: 1 (6 weeks)   Billboard Year-End: 3          Total US Sales: 5,731,000

2. Gotye and Kimbra-Somebody That I Used to Know
Peak: 1 (8 weeks)   Billboard Year-End: 1          Total US Sales: 6,667,000

1. Carly Rae Jepsen-Call Me Maybe
Peak: 1 (9 weeks)   Billboard Year-End: 2          Total US Sales: 6,138,000

*Sales figure is an approximate number. Based on RIAA certification alone.

The Best Albums of 2012

Before I reveal the best songs of 2012 on December 15, 2012, I might as well countdown the best albums released this year. These were the albums that broke records, put names on the map, have been stuck on my I-Pod... and overall popularity has also been a factor in the creation of this list. This countdown will not be according to the results of my survey, so the album that was voted by you as the best of 2012 may not be the same as the album I consider to be the best. But without any further explanation, let's rewind and reminisce about all of the exciting new albums released in 2012:

25. Kelly Clarkson-Greatest Hits, Chapter 1
24. Lionel Richie-Tuskegee
23. Norah Jones-Little Broken Hearts
22. Green Day-Uno!
21. Jason Mraz-Love is a Four Letter Word
20. Usher-Looking 4 Myself
19. Lana Del Rey-Born to Die
18. Linkin Park-Living Things
17. Maroon 5-Overexposed
16. Christina Aguilera-Lotus
15. Frank Ocean-Channel Orange
14. Rihanna-Unapologetic
13. Taylor Swift-Red
12. Ed Sheeran- +
11. No Doubt-Push and Shove
10. Carly Rae Jepsen-Kiss
9. Carrie Underwood-Blown Away
8. Madonna-MDNA
7. Gotye-Making Mirrors
6. Nicki Minaj-Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
5. P!nk-The Truth About Love
4. Mumford and Sons-Babel
3. Ke$ha-Warrior
2. fun.-Some Nights
1. Ellie Goulding-Halcyon

Bridigt Mendler-"Hello My Name Is..." Review

Long before “Hello My Name Is…”, which by the way, is definitely the most generic album title ever released by a Disney artist (besides “Breakout” from Miley Cyrus), Mendler was already starting to assert her vocal chops with several sound-tracking songs, and even starring as the front man in the fictional band Lemonade Mouth. Don’t worry, this album isn’t ‘Lemonade Mouth 2.0’, this is WAY too urban. It’s a quirk worth exploring, since the rest of the Disney stars usually just clung to the pop-rock mold to increase interest and sales. Mendler’s take is completely different. She tries to fit alongside Barbadian princess Rihanna, and even executes reggae and Barbadian influences down to the exact nuance in most of the album. This repetitive-ness makes for one slick set, one that does not need any effort to listen to. Like Christina Aguilera’s 2012 album “Lotus”, Bridgit marches on throughout each track taking the exact same approach most of the way through, the only exception being the closing track “Hold On to Dear Love”, which stands out the most because it’s the only song to change direction. And as expected, this urban and R&B album has been Disney-fied so it will not only play well with the kids, but it will also offer plenty for teens. So it’s not entirely her fault; even though she did co-write every song on the album (also a first for a Disney artist), Hollywood Records (Disney’s record label) will always throw in their pixie dust to take away any nutritive substance. This leaves “Hello My Name Is…” a stripped away product that focuses on making Mendler credible, even though “Lemonade Mouth” already proved her considerable chops. And in fact, the kiddie rock and defiant pop of “Lemonade Mouth” is preferable to the chill and urban flavors omnipresent here. The lead single “Ready Or Not” is the best track on the album by a considerable margin because its style and lyrical content are perfect for this genre, but when it comes to “All I See is Gold” and “Love Will Tell Us Where to Go”, her ballads, a pop/rock break could have refreshed the listening experience.

It was inevitable for this album to see like a desperate attempt to separate Bridgit from Disney, and this tug of war definitely drags the album down. Even in the album booklet, the pictures look like senior photos instead of professional photography. This album still plays like a soundtrack for teens, no matter how involved Mendler would have gotten with this project. It’s a frustrating fact, the moment she signed onto Disney, she was destined for albums like this. It’s not like Ashley Tisdale’s 2007 master-work “Headstrong”, and it’s only slightly better than Miley Cyrus’s 2008 collection “Breakout”, but even still, the one thing that this album definitely is, is an artistic statement. It’s obvious and calculated, yes, but Bridgit Mendler still shows off her potential for far better works in the future. This is easy listening music, designed only for the radio, your garage stereo, and your I-pod during workouts. But considering her vocal talent, Bridgit deserves better than a sleek and cold production like this. This album is not the most fantastic listening experience, but at the same time, it’s still an enjoyable one.

 

Recommended Tracks in Bold:

1. Ready or Not         2. Forgot to Laugh       3. Top of the World
4. Hurricane                5. City Lights               6. All I See is Gold
7. The Fall Song        8. Love Will Tell Us Where to Go
9. Blonde                     10. Rocks At My Window
11. 5:15                       12. Hold on for Dear Love