More songs confirmed for Lips: No.1 Hits

Microsoft has announced the identity of further songs which will be featured in Lips: Number One Hits, scheduled for release on Xbox 360 this autumn.

Lips: Number One Hits features popular songs that have graced the #1 position on major global charts. Joining previously announced hits from Coldplay, Rihanna, Tokio Hotel, Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, Extreme, Culture Club, MC Hammer, Roy Orbison and Marvin Gaye are the following:

California Love by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman (U.S.):

This song earned the late rapper a posthumous Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance, Duo or Group in 1997

Barbie Girl by Aqua (Denmark):

A breakthrough international hit, this song featured the band’s lead singers as the toy couple Barbie and Ken in the music video

Just Dance by Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis (U.S.):

The debut song of this theatrical pop singer became an international smash hit

Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears (U.K.):

This successful single was written and recorded in two weeks, becoming the band’s first Billboard Hot 100 #1 and peaking at #2 on the U.K. Top 40 chart

The Fear by Lily Allen (U.K.):

From her second album, this song is the artist’s social commentary about the dark side of celebrity and consumer culture

Don’t Phunk With My Heart by Black Eyed Peas (U.S.):

Influenced by Indian music, this song sampled the Bollywood cult hit film “Don,” a movie about a man posing as the leader of a gang of international smugglers

I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ by Scissor Sisters (U.S.):

This song was written with the legendary artist Elton John and features his piano playing in the melody

Heartless by Kanye West (U.S.):

This is the first single in “pop art” music, a new genre which West describes as making pop music in an “artistic” way

Touch My Body by Mariah Carey (U.S.): this song was Carey’s 18th #1 on the U.S. singles charts, which pushed her into second place behind the Beatles as the artist with the most chart-topping singles

Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s (U.S.):

This song was written as an ode to a girl named Delilah that the band’s singer met only once by chance in NYC

Always On My Mind by Pet Shop Boys (U.K.):

The Daily Telegraph’s music critics ranked the band’s cover of this Brenda Lee song as #2 of the all-time best cover songs

I’m Yours by Jason Mraz (U.S.):

While this artist’s music has appeared on the charts since 2003, this single is his first chart-topping hit

Push the Button by Sugababes (U.K.):

This song was the girl group’s fourth #1 single in the U.K. and topped the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles

In addition to the songs available on disc, Lips fans will be able to download five additional songs for free on Xbox LIVE.

Lips: Number One Hits is scheduled for release in October.