Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (soundtrack)

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
The Chipmunks and The Chipettes
ReleasedDecember 1, 2009
Genre
Length50:15
Label Rhino
Producer
The Chipmunks chronology
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(2008)		Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2009)		 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Music from the Motion Picture)
(2011)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel . It was released on December 1, 2009. It featured musical performances from the Chipmunks and Chipettes, with the bands Honor Society and Queensberry, along with Filipino singer Charice, were featured artists for both the film and the soundtrack. Like its predecessor, the soundtrack was commercially successful, selling around 650,000 units and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and Australian Recording Industry Association.

Contents

Background

For the Squeakquel, the producers made over 100 songs sung by the Chipmunks and Chipettes, with most not making it into the final cut of the film. [1] [ copyright violation? ] While the soundtrack to the predecessor overall had original tracks written only for the film, its soundtrack, however, featured covers of popular music from artists and bands such as Bee Gees and Alicia Keys amongst several others. [1] [ copyright violation? ] Mike Knobloch, executive vice president of Fox Music, attributed that, on the predecessor's music, "people were a lot more tentative as far as roping in talent or artists; for brand-name songs, people just flat-out denied us". As its soundtrack eventually became successful, being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, Knobloch utilized on covering popular music for the Squeakquel soundtrack. [1]

Commercial response

In December 2009, the album debuted at number 28 at the Billboard 200 chart. [2] [3] The film's soundtrack garnered 77,000 copies within first two weeks compared to the predecessor's soundtrack which sold 7,000 copies. [1] By the first week of January 2010, the album gained an upward trend, [4] [5] and peaked at number 7 for the week of January 16, 2010, selling 51,000 units. [6] Its highest peak was at number 6, for the week of January 23, where it sold an additional 44,000 copies. [7] Since the album's release, it had sold nearly 650,000 units. [7]

Track listing

Standard track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Performing artist(s)Length
1."You Really Got Me" Ray Davies The Chipmunks featuring Honor Society 3:05
2."Hot n Cold" Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin The Chipettes 4:05
3."So What" Alecia B. Moore, Johann Karl Schuster, Max MartinThe Chipettes4:05
4."You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Wayne Hussey Mike Percy, Timothy LeverThe Chipmunks3:36
5."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash, Thaddis Harrell, Christopher Stewart The Chipettes2:57
6."Bring It On"Ali Dee Theodore, Jason Gleed The Chipmunks3:46
7."Stayin' Alive" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb The Chipmunks3:05
8."The Song"Ali Dee Theodore, Alana Da Fonseca, Mike Klein, John McCurryThe Chipettes featuring Queensberry 3:06
9."It's OK"Ali Dee Theodore, Alana Da Fonseca, Vinny AlfieriThe Chipmunks2:48
10."Shake Your Groove Thing"Dino Fekaris, Frederick Perren The Chipmunks and The Chipettes3:52
11."Put Your Records On" Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck, Steven ChrisanthouThe Chipettes3:35
12."I Want to Know What Love Is" Mick Jones The Chipmunks2:54
13."We Are Family" Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers The Chipmunks and The Chipettes3:03
14."No One" Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr., George Michael HarryThe Chipettes featuring Charice 4:00
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Performing artist(s)Length
15."I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Frédéric RiestererThe Chipmunks and The Chipettes4:06
Amazon.com bonus track [8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performing artist(s)Length
16."In the Family"Ali Dee Theodore, Jason Gleed, Alana Da FonsecaThe Chipmunks and The Chipettes3:01
iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performing artist(s)Length
16."Daydream Believer" John Stewart The Chipmunks2:45
17."Get Ur Good Time On"Ali Dee Theodore, Alana Da Fonseca, Vincent Alfieri, John McCurryThe Chipmunks2:48
18."The Song"Theodore, Fonseca, Mike Klein, McCurryQueensberry3:06

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [30] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA) [32] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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