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BMI, October 9, 2012

In addition to Song of the Year, BMI presented the Dance Award to Afrojack and Pitbull for co-writing the latter’s “Give Me Everything.” Talpa Music/Afrojack Publishing shared the award as publishers. Like “Rolling in the Deep,” “Give Me Everything” has also generated remarkable performance totals in the U.S. In just one year, the song earned more than one million performances, and to date, BMI has logged 1.19 million performances of the song—the equivalent of “Give Me Everything” being performed back-to-back for six consecutive years.

The night also honored many other successful transatlantic co-writing efforts by British, Dutch, French, Swedish, Italian, Irish, Danish, and other international songwriters for U.S. performances of songs including P!nk’s “Perfect”; “5 O’Clock” by T-Pain, featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen; Rihanna’s “S&M”; Flo Rida’s “Good Feeling”; “Look at Me Now” by Chris Brown, featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes; Adele’s “Someone Like You” and “Set Fire to the Rain”; “On the Floor” by Jennifer Lopez, featuring Pitbull; and many more.

Also saluted were composers of the most-watched and highest-grossing television programs and films; and the legendary songwriters behind classics that have generated more than three million U.S. radio and television performances.

The 2012 BMI London Awards were held at London’s Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane. The songwriters and composers saluted at the event are members of European and other foreign performing rights societies and choose BMI for representation in the U.S.

2012 BMI London Awards
Tuesday, October 9

MILLION-AIR AWARD SONGS
Honorees have accumulated substantial performance totals—from three to ten million—in U.S. radio and television.

3 MILLION


CHASING CARS
Nathan Connolly
Gary Lightbody
Jonny Quinn
Tom Simpson
Paul Wilson
Universal Music Publishing Group
Snow Patrol

DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA
Sting
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
GM Sumner
The Police

HITCHIN' A RIDE
Peter Callander
Mitch Murray
Universal Music Publishing Group
Vanity Fare/Sinitta

HONEY, I'M HOME
Shania Twain
Shania Twain

IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU
Sting
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Steerpike Ltd.
The Police

IT DON'T COME EASY
Ringo Starr
Startling Music Ltd.
Universal Music Publishing Group
Ringo Starr

IT'S MY LIFE
Mark Hollis
Universal Music Publishing Group
No Doubt / Talk Talk

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Sting
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
GM Sumner
The Police

SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING
Elton John
Bernie Taupin
Dick James Music Ltd.
Universal Music Publishing Group
Elton John

SLEDGEHAMMER
Peter Gabriel
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Real World Music Ltd.
Peter Gabriel

STAYIN' ALIVE
Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb
Crompton Songs LLC
Gibb Brothers Music
Universal Music Publishing Group
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
The Bee Gees

TELL HER NO
Rod Argent
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
The Zombies

WHITE ROOM
Pete Brown
Jack Bruce
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
Cream

4 MILLION


LIVE AND LET DIE
Paul McCartney
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
MPL Communications Ltd.
Wings

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
Ewan MacColl
Roberta Flack

5 MILLION


DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
Sting
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
GM Sumner
The Police

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART
Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb
Crompton Songs LLC
Gibb Brothers Music
Universal Music Publishing Group
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
The Bee Gees/

KISS FROM A ROSE
Seal
Perfect Songs Ltd.
Seal

MONEY FOR NOTHING
Sting
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
GM Sumner

Dire Straits


6 MILLION


BLACK MAGIC WOMAN
Peter Green
Bourne Music Ltd.
Fleetwood Mac/Santana

WONDERFUL TONIGHT
Eric Clapton
E.C. Music Ltd.
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
Eric Clapton

7 MILLION


DON'T STOP
Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac

8 MILLION


(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones

11 MILLION


EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
Sting
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
GM Sumner
The Police


All writers listed license their rights in the USA through BMI.