Amy (soundtrack)

Amy
Film score by Amy Winehouse
Released	30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Recorded	2002–15
Genre	Rhythm and blues jazz soul neo soul hip hop
Length	62:42
Label	Island
Producer	Salaam Remi Mark Ronson
Amy Winehouse chronology
Amy Winehouse at the BBC (2012) Amy (2015) Back to Black (Songs from the Original Motion Picture) (2024)

Amy is an original motion picture soundtrack to the 2015 film of the same name. It was released by Island Records on 30 October 2015. It is the second posthumous compilation album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse (the subject of the film). It features original tracks, covers, previously unreleased versions and demos that were included in the documentary and also features music by Brazilian composer Antônio Pinto. The Name of the Wave by British musician and producer William Orbit also makes an appearance on the soundtrack. The soundtrack peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Independent	[2]
NME	[3]
Pitchfork	5.4 [4]
The Guardian	[5]

Background

On 8 October 2015, it was announced by Island Records that the original soundtrack for Amy would be released on 30 October 2015. ^[6] On 26 October 2015, a two-minute sampler of the soundtrack was released on Facebook and Twitter. The soundtrack was later released for the second time on vinyl in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 1 April 2016.^{[ citation needed ]}

Description

The album includes well-known tracks by Winehouse, such as "Stronger Than Me", "Tears Dry on Their Own" and "Back to Black", live sessions of "What Is It About Men", "Rehab", "We're Still Friends" and "Love Is a Losing Game", a downtempo version of "Some Unholy War", a demo version of "Like Smoke", a cover of The Zutons' "Valerie" performed by Winehouse and Mark Ronson, and a 2011 version of "Body and Soul" performed by Winehouse and Tony Bennett. The soundtrack is the second posthumous compilation album by Winehouse. The album also features original compositions that were included on the documentary by Antônio Pinto. ^[6]

Accolades

In late October 2015, director Asif Kapadia won an award for Best Soundtrack for the original motion picture album for Amy at the Film Club's The Lost Weekend Awards.^{[ citation needed ]} As of June 2016, the soundtrack itself has been nominated for a total of four awards; including Best Soundtrack at the St. Louis Film Critics Association and the music behind the film has led Winehouse a posthumous nomination at the 2016 BRIT Awards for British Female Solo Artist. ^[7] The soundtrack would also win the Grammy Award for Best Music Film at the 2016 ceremony.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Amy Winehouse and Antônio Pinto, unless otherwise noted

Amy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ^[8]

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Opening"	Antônio Pinto	0:58
2.	"Stronger Than Me"	Amy Winehouse	3:34
3.	"Poetic Finale"	Antônio Pinto	2:53
4.	"What Is It About Men" (Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival)	Amy Winehouse	4:45
5.	"Walk"	Antônio Pinto	1:14
6.	"Some Unholy War" (Downtempo Version)	Amy Winehouse	3:15
7.	"Holiday Texts"	Antônio Pinto	0:52
8.	"Kidnapping Amy"	Antônio Pinto	1:44
9.	"Like Smoke" (Demo)	Amy Winehouse	1:22
10.	"Tears Dry on Their Own"	Amy Winehouse	3:07
11.	"Seperação Fotos"	Antônio Pinto	0:54
12.	"The Name of the Wave" (written by William Orbit)	Strange Cargo	6:24
13.	"Back to Black" (A cappella / Album Medley)	Amy Winehouse	3:49
14.	"Cynthia"	Antônio Pinto	1:15
15.	"Rehab" (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)	Amy Winehouse	3:41
16.	"In the Studio"	Antônio Pinto	1:05
17.	"We're Still Friends" (Live at Union Chapel)	Amy Winehouse	2:56
18.	"Amy Lives"	Antônio Pinto	2:15
19.	"Love Is a Losing Game" (Live at the Mercury Awards)	Amy Winehouse	2:32
20.	"Arrested"	Antônio Pinto	1:04
21.	"Body and Soul" (written by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and John Green)	Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse	3:23
22.	"Amy Forever"	Antônio Pinto	2:49
23.	"Valerie" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge; written by Sean Payne, Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, Boyan Chowdhury and Russell Pritchard)	Amy Winehouse	3:52
Total length:			62:42

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [9]	38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10]	50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11]	93
Brazilian Albums (ABPD) [12]	10
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [13]	30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14]	51
Greek Albums (IFPI) [15]	35
Irish Compilation Albums (IRMA) [16]	5
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI) [17]	7
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18]	26
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20]	57
UK Albums (OCC) [21]	19
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [22]	4
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [23]	1
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [24]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [25]	28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	30 October 2015	CD digital download	Island
	1 April 2016	LP

References

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2. Andy Gill (30 October 2015). "Amy Winehouse, Antonio Pinto, Amy: The Original Soundtrack, album review" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
3. "Music & Film Reviews". Nme.Com. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
4. Jia Tolentino (6 November 2015). "Amy Winehouse: Amy: The Original Soundtrack Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
5. MacInnes, Paul (29 October 2015). "Amy Winehouse and Antonio Pinto: Amy Original Soundtrack review – from silken to slurred | Music". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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12. "Ranking ABPD – CD (23/11/2015 a 29/11/2015)" (in Portuguese). Portal Sucesso!. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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26. "British album certifications – Amy Winehouse – Amy - OST". British Phonographic Industry. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.