Mercy (Duffy)

A number 1 hit in the UK for Duffy, “Mercy” is a great backing track which maintains that wonderful sixties soul feel which seems to have come back in to fashion thanks to Amy Winehouse. The riff is almost a copy of Ben E Kings stand by me (which Sean Kingston used for his Beautiful [...]

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No one (Alicia Keys)

More top chart success for Alicia Keys with this song No one. This backing track is the radio play version. It’s a catchy little tune with a nice middle-of-the-road tempo – a nice song to sing early in the evening or in the middle of your set. Listen to a 30 second audio clip (below) [...]

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Apologize (Timbaland feat One Republic)

This song spent weeks and weeks in the UK charts and not surprisingly so – it’s a very catchy tune. This backing track is the radio play version of Apologize and is in the original key of Eb. Listen to a 30 second audio clip (below) or buy the full backing track from our catalogue: [...]

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Bose L1 feedback problem

A customer has emailed me asking me if feedback is going to be a problem with the Bose L1 system? He works in venues with quite small stage areas and asked if he sets up his Bose L1 too close to him will he get feedback. Here’s my answer: Hi,  Feedback isn’t a major problem with [...]

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Now you’re gone (Basshunter)

There have been more than a dozen arrangements of “Now you’re gone” released, so to help you, the Trax Team have produced this easy-to-follow backing track version. The arrangement begins with a chord and a bell note to pitch you then a two-bar count in. Listen to a 30 second audio clip (below) or buy [...]

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Backing track lyrics on the iPod

Do you usually have to sing a new song several times before you can commit the words to memory? me to! It’s a real pain when you’re keen to perform a brand new backing track but need the lyric sheet in front of you. It just doesn’t look very professional on stage when you’re standing there reading the words! But [...]

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What hurts the most (Cascada)

Originally recorded by Rascal Flatts, this song has been given the Cascada “dance” treatment. This backing track is a powerful uptempo dance version with a thumping beat and based on the dance arrangement that was released for radio play. Listen to a 30 second audio clip (below) or buy the full backing track from our [...]

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Chasing pavements (Adele)

One of the nicest songs to come out early 2008. This backing track is based on the radio play edit of Adele’s chasing pavements… Listen to a 30 second audio clip (below) or buy the full backing track from our catalogue: Audio Clip: CLICK HERE

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Don’t stop the music (Rihanna)

…An uptempo dance beat makes this song really move along. This backing track version is based on the radio play edit of Rihanna’s please don’t stop the music so is a perfect version for a female singer to sing – the arrangement is not too heavy, yet still retains that really hard thumping dance beat [...]

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