Hairspray (2007 movie)

Hairspray (2007 soundtrack)

For the soundtrack of the 1988 original film, see Hairspray (1988 soundtrack)

For the soundtrack of the 2002 Broadway musical, see Hairspray (2002 album).

Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the 2007 New Line Cinema musical film Hairspray. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters's original 1988 film. It features performances from the film's cast, which includes John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, and Nikki Blonsky as the lead character of Tracy Turnblad.

The album has sold 1,291,075+ copies to date in the U.S., and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Album information

The soundtrack contains nineteen songs from the film written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, three of which were not included in the stage musical version. Shaiman, who produced the original cast album for the Broadway musical, produced the songs for the film musical as well. Hairspray's music is written and performed to conform to the story's 1962 setting, with influences spanning the genres of rock and roll, soul, and pop.

"Ladies' Choice", a new song performed by Zac Efron, was the Hairspray soundtrack's first single. iTunes released the single on May 15, 2007. The iTunes version of the album includes bonus features such as the bonus track "I Can Wait" (a song written for the film but cut), the "Ladies' Choice" music video, an instructional dance video for "Ladies' Choice", and a digital version of the album booklet. The soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 20 and peaked at number two.

"The New Girl in Town", "Big, Blonde and Beautiful (Reprise)", and "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" are the three songs new to this version of Hairspray, although "The New Girl in Town" was originally written for but dropped from the Broadway production. "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" is played over the film's end credits, as are renditions of two songs from the stage musical which were not included in the film proper: "Cooties" and "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now". "Cooties" is performed on the soundtrack in a contemporary pop style by singer Aimee Allen. It was also played (without vocals) while the contestants, for Miss Teenage Hairspray, danced to show off their "moves". "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", is performed by each of the three women most famous portraying Hairspray's main character, Tracy Turnblad: the 1988 film's Ricki Lake, the Broadway production's Marissa Jaret Winokur, and this film's Nikki Blonsky. Harvey Fierstein, who played Edna in the original Broadway production, also has a vocal cameo at the end of this track.

Several of the songs from the Broadway musical had their lyrics altered and/or verses removed for use in the film version. These songs include "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs", "Welcome to the 60's", "Big, Blonde and Beautiful", "Without Love", "(It's) Hairspray", "You Can't Stop the Beat", et cetera.

Track listing

All songs written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

#	Title	Performer(s)	Length	Featured Artist(s)
1	"Good Morning Baltimore"	Nikki Blonsky	3:54
2	"The Nicest Kids in Town"	James Marsden	2:42	Zac Efron, Brittany Snow, and Council Members
3	"It Takes Two"	Zac Efron	3:04
4	"(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"	Michelle Pfeiffer	4:08	Brittany Snow, Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Taylor Parks, and Council Members
5	"I Can Hear the Bells"	Nikki Blonsky	4:14
6	"Ladies' Choice"	Zac Efron	2:28	Brian Hindle, Sheldon Smith, and Greg Farkas
7	"The New Girl in Town"	Brittany Snow	2:16	Sarah Jayne Jensen, Hayley Podschun, Shayna Steele, Kamilah Marshall, and Terita R. Redd
8	"Welcome to the 60's"	Nikki Blonsky and John Travolta	5:13	Shayna Steele, Kamilah Marshall, Terita R. Redd, and Jerry Stiller
9	"Run and Tell That"	Elijah Kelley	3:51	Taylor Parks
10	"Big, Blonde and Beautiful"	Queen Latifah	2:35
11	"Big, Blonde and Beautiful (Reprise)"	John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer	1:06
12	"(You're) Timeless to Me"	John Travolta and Christopher Walken	4:47
13	"I Know Where I've Been"	Queen Latifah	4:13	Shayna Steele and Company
14	"Without Love"	Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley, and Amanda Bynes	3:40	The Detention Kids
15	"(It's) Hairspray"	James Marsden	2:20	Zac Efron, Brittany Snow, and Council Members
16	"You Can't Stop the Beat"	Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, and Queen Latifah	5:25	Christopher Walken, James Marsden, Council Members, and Ensemble
17	"Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)"	Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, and Elijah Kelley	4:17
18	"Cooties"	Aimee Allen	2:42
19	"Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now"	Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Nikki Blonsky	3:19	Harvey Fierstein

2-Disc Collector's Edition

A limited edition two-disc version of the Hairspray soundtrack was released on November 20, 2007, the same day as the film's DVD/Blu-Ray release. The 2-Disc Collector's Edition Soundtrack includes the one-disc soundtrack, as well as a second disc featuring additional songs from the film, deleted songs (among them "I Can Wait"), demo recordings, and karaoke versions of certain songs. The album debuted at #90 on the Billboard 200 with sales of at least 20,000 copies sold.

Disc 2 track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Length	Notes
1	"I Can Wait"	Nikki Blonsky	3:44	Deleted number shot but cut from film
2	"Breakout"	Chester Gregory	3:03	Used in film as a record
3	"Boink-Boink"	Arthur Adams	2:04	Used in film as a record
4	"Trouble on the Line"	Corey Reynolds	2:02	Used in film as a record
5	"Mr. Pinky’s Theme"	Instrumental	0:33	Instrumental score
6	"Mrs. Von Tussle Says"	Pattie Darcy and Marc Shaiman	2:24	Demo for a potential replacement for "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"
7	"Save Your Applause ’Til the End"	Christine Ebersole	2:55	Demo for a potential replacement for "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"
8	"Turn Back the Hands of Time"	Jenifer Lewis	3:02	Demo for an end-credits song, but "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" was chosen instead
9	"Timeless to Me"	Nathan Lane	4:03	Original demo recorded during development of the Broadway show
10	"It Ain’t Over ’Til the Fat Lady Sings"	Keala Settle	3:19	Original demo for an unused song, recorded during development of the Broadway show
11	"It Doesn’t Get Better Than This"	Marc Shaiman	3:05	Original demo for an unused song, recorded during development of the Broadway show
12	"Ladies’ Choice"	Karaoke instrumental	2:29	Karaoke instrumental version
13	"Welcome to the 60’s"	Karaoke instrumental	5:01	Karaoke instrumental version
14	"Run and Tell That"	Karaoke instrumental	3:41	Karaoke instrumental version
15	"You Can’t Stop the Beat"	Karaoke instrumental	5:25	Karaoke instrumental version
16	"Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)"	Karaoke instrumental	4:20	Karaoke instrumental version

Additional songs

Although included in the movie, "The Nicest Kids in Town (Reprise)" was not included on the motion picture soundtrack. The track included Tracy in the Roll Call and included Corny and the Council Members. Another such song was "Tied Up in the Knots of Sin" and the performers included Marc Shaiman and Adam Shankman.

Vocalists

Main vocalists

Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad
James Marsden as Corny Collins
Zac Efron as Link Larkin
Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle
Brittany Snow as Amber Von Tussle
John Travolta as Edna Turnblad
Elijah Kelley as Seaweed J. Stubbs
Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle
Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad
Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton
Aimee Allen
Ricki Lake
Marissa Jaret Winokur

Cameo vocalists

Jerry Stiller as Mr. Pinky
Taylor Parks as Little Inez
Harvey Fierstein

The Dynamites

Shayna Steele
Kamilah Marshall
Terita R. Redd

Council Members

Curtis Holbrook as Brad
Hayley Podschun as Tammy
Philip Spaeth as Fender
Cassie Silva as Brenda
Nick Baga as Sketch
Sarah Jayne Jensen as Shelley
Jesse Weafer as IQ
Kelly Fletcher as Lou Ann
J.P. Ferreri as Joey
Spencer Liff as Mikey
Laura Edwards as Vicki
Tabitha Lupien as Becky
Corey Gorewicz as Bix
Josh Feldman as Jesse
Becca Sweitzer as Darla
Everett Smith as Paulie
Tiffany Engen as Noreen
Brooke Engen as Doreen

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position	Sales
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	5	-
U.S. Billboard 200	2	1,300,000+
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	1	1,300,000+
United World Chart	8	1,500,000+
France Albums Top 150	34	-
Norway Norway Albums Top 40	2	10,000+