V8 compiles JavaScript to native machine code [...] before executing it, instead of more traditional techniques such as interpreting bytecode or compiling the whole program to machine code and executing it from a filesystem.
Sia has co-written great pop songs for a number of artists -- including Britney Spears, Katy Perry, David Guetta, Flo Rida and Rihanna -- but she decided to keep one for herself: Chandelier, the first solo single the Australian singer has released in four years, and the best Rihanna song of 2014.
There were four renditions of the theme song. Initially, B.J. Thomas sang it solo. Later, a track recorded by Dusty Springfield was overlaid to create a duet. Springfield's track was replaced by Jennifer Warnes version following her successful duet with Bill Medley on the Dirty Dancing (1987) soundtrack.