Baby Driver (soundtrack)

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Baby Driver (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Genre
Length1:43:53
Label 30th Century

Baby Driver (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film of the same name. The soundtrack was released on June 23, 2017, on CD, vinyl and digital music via the Columbia Records imprint, 30th Century Records. [1] The album features a combination of artists, from various decades, including Blur, Run the Jewels, Sky Ferreira, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Queen, and Golden Earring. [2]

Contents

The film takes its name from "Baby Driver", a song from the Simon & Garfunkel album Bridge over Troubled Water . The song is played during the end credits. [3] [4] Edgar Wright, the film's director and screenwriter, consulted with James Gunn, director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , before Vol. 2 released to ensure the two films did not feature the same songs on their soundtracks. [5]

The soundtrack features three original tracks: a cover of "Easy" by Sky Ferreira; "Chase Me" by Danger Mouse (featuring Run the Jewels and Big Boi); and "Was He Slow?" by Kid Koala. [2]

The soundtrack won the Empire Award for Best Soundtrack at the 23rd Empire Awards. [6]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Bellbottoms" Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 5:17
2."Harlem Shuffle" Bob & Earl 2:52
3."Egyptian Reggae" Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers 2:37
4."Smokey Joe's La La" Googie René 3:02
5."Let's Go Away for Awhile" The Beach Boys 2:21
6."B-A-B-Y" Carla Thomas 2:57
7."Kashmere" Kashmere Stage Band 4:57
8."Unsquare Dance" Dave Brubeck 2:00
9."Neat Neat Neat" The Damned 2:42
10."Easy" (single version) The Commodores 4:16
11."Debora" T. Rex 3:19
12."Debra" Beck 5:43
13."Bongolia" Incredible Bongo Band 2:15
14."Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)" The Detroit Emeralds 3:53
15."Early in the Morning" Alexis Korner 3:01
Disc two
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
16."The Edge" David McCallum 2:54
17."Nowhere to Run" Martha and the Vandellas 3:02
18."Tequila"The Button Down Brass3:32
19."When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" Sam & Dave 3:16
20."Every Little Bit Hurts" Brenda Holloway 2:57
21."Intermission" Blur 2:27
22."Hocus Pocus" (original single version) Focus 3:18
23."Radar Love" (1973 single edit) Golden Earring 3:44
24."Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" Barry White 4:51
25."Know How" Young MC 4:02
26."Brighton Rock" Queen 5:10
27."Easy" Sky Ferreira 4:28
28."Baby Driver" Simon & Garfunkel 3:16
29."Was He Slow?" (credit roll version) Kid Koala featuring Kevin Spacey and Jon Bernthal 1:47
30."Chase Me" Danger Mouse featuring Run the Jewels and Big Boi 3:27

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.pngsales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Lawsuit

In August 2017, Rolan Feld, son of T. Rex lead vocalist Marc Bolan, sued Sony Pictures, Media Rights Capital, and Bambino Films for using the band's song "Debora" without permission. [27] Both parties reportedly settled during a mediation on January 12, 2018. [28]

Baby Driver Volume 2: The Score For a Score

A sequel to the soundtrack was released April 13, 2018, entitled Baby Driver Volume 2: The Score For a Score. It features several exclusive tracks, remixes, and film dialogue including cuts from Steven Price’s previously-unreleased score. [29] [30]

Side A
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Robbery Arrival" Steven Price 0:43
2."Chase Me" Danger Mouse Feat. Run the Jewels and Big Boi 3:26
3."Secondo Intermezzino Pop" Ennio Morricone 0:48
4."Candy From Baby / What’s In There Is Ours"Steven Price1:42
5."Harlem Shuffle" The Foundations 2:02
6."Sunset That Ride"Steven Price1:08
7."You’re back!" Lily James & Ansel Elgort 0:12
8."Baby I'm Yours" Barbara Lewis 2:27
9."Cry Baby Cry" Unloved 3:58
10."Keep Driving and Never Stop"Steven Price0:43
11."Threshold" Steve Miller Band 1:02
12."Nowhere to Run (Baby Driver Mix)"Boga2:26
13."TaKillYa (Baby Driver Mix)"Vinnie Maniscalco3:36
Side B
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
14."Run the Jewels" Run the Jewels 3:40
15."Bananas"Steven Price1:32
16."Ready Lets Go" Boards of Canada 0:54
17."Dumb-Ass Excuse"Steven Price0:21
18."Debora" Kid Koala 1:33
19."What did you do?" Jon Hamm & Ansel Elgort0:05
20."Hocus Pocus (Baby Driver Mix)" Focus 2:39
21."My name is Joseph"Ansel Elgort0:28
22."New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" R.E.M. 2:05
23."Lucky Charm"Steven Price1:51
24."Run"Steven Price1:36
25."Easy (Baby Driver Mix)" Sky Ferreira 3:49
26."Postcards from Debora"Steven Price0:54
27."Killer Track"Jon Hamm & Ansel Elgort0:10
28."Blue Song" Mint Royale 3:25
Total length:49:15

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