Now That's What I Call Music II (UK series)

This article describes the second album in the UK Now! series. It should not be confused with identically-numbered albums from other Now! series. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! 2 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography

Now That's What I Call Music II
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	7 April 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop
Length	60:55
Label	Virgin / EMI Sony Music Entertainment
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music (1983) Now That's What I Call Music II (1984) Now That's What I Call Music 3 (1984)

Now That's What I Call Music II or Now 2 was released in 1984. The album is the second edition of the (UK) Now! series. It was only released on vinyl & audio cassette. Like the first album, Now 2 also reached number one on the UK Albums chart, staying there for five weeks.

The album features 4 #1 hits: "Only You" by The Flying Pickets, "99 Red Balloons" by Nena, "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, & "Pipes of Peace" by Paul McCartney.

Now 2 is one of only two Now! albums to feature Roman numerals in the title as opposed to numbers, Now 13 being the other.

Track listing

Side One

1. Queen : "Radio Ga Ga"
2. Nik Kershaw : "Wouldn't It Be Good"
3. Thompson Twins : "Hold Me Now"
4. Matt Bianco : "Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"
5. Carmel : "More, More, More"
6. Madness : "Michael Caine"
7. The Flying Pickets : "Only You"

Side Two

1. Nena : "99 Red Balloons"
2. Cyndi Lauper : "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
3. Tracey Ullman : "My Guy's Mad at Me"
4. Matthew Wilder : "Break My Stride"
5. Julia & Company : "Breaking Down (Sugar Samba)"
6. Joe Fagin : "That's Livin' Alright"
7. Hot Chocolate : "I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)"
8. Snowy White : "Bird of Paradise"

Side Three

1. Frankie Goes to Hollywood : "Relax"
2. Eurythmics : "Here Comes the Rain Again"
3. Howard Jones : "What Is Love?"
4. The Smiths : "What Difference Does It Make?"
5. Fiction Factory : "(Feels Like) Heaven"
6. Re-Flex : "The Politics of Dancing"
7. Thomas Dolby : "Hyperactive"
8. China Crisis : "Wishful Thinking"

Side Four

1. David Bowie : "Modern Love"
2. Culture Club : "It's a Miracle"
3. Rolling Stones : "Undercover of the Night"
4. Big Country : "Wonderland"
5. Slade : "Run Runaway"
6. Duran Duran : "New Moon on Monday"
7. Paul McCartney : "Pipes of Peace"

VHS release

1. Nik Kershaw : "Wouldn't It Be Good"
2. Thompson Twins : "Hold Me Now"
3. Howard Jones : "What is Love?"
4. Duran Duran : "New Moon on Monday"
5. China Crisis : "Wishful Thinkins"
6. Tina Turner : "Help"
7. Status Quo : "Marguerita Time"
8. Carmel : "More, More, More"
9. Shannon : "Let the Music Play"
10. Icicle Works : "Birds Fly"
11. Bourgie Bourgie : "Breaking Point"
12. Re-Flex : "The Politics of Dancing"
13. Thomas Dolby : "Hyperactive"
14. Matt Bianco : "Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"
15. Big Country : "Wonderland"
16. Marilyn : "Cry and Be Free"
17. Snowy White : "Bird of Paradise"
18. The Flying Pickets : "Only You"
19. Kajagoogoo : "The Lion's Mouth"
20. Culture Club : "Victims"

See also

• Now That's What I Call Music!
• Discography of Now That's What I Call Music!
• Now That's What I Call Music! 2 (U.S. series)

External links

• Now That's What I Call Music II front- and backcover
• Now That's What I Call Music II Tv advert

Preceded by Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie

UK number-one album April 14, 1984 – May 18, 1984

Succeeded by Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers