Bandslam (soundtrack)

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Bandslam
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 11, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre Soundtrack
Length56:40
Label Hollywood
Singles from Bandslam
  1. "Where Are You Now?"
    Released: July 21, 2009
  2. "Everything I Own"
    Released: July 21, 2009

Bandslam is the soundtrack album for Summit Entertainment's film of the same name. The soundtrack was released on August 11, 2009 through Hollywood Records. [1]

Contents

Despite its good reviews, the soundtrack album failed to chart within the Billboard 200. The film failed to chart in the top 10 in the United States, grossing $12,231,273 on its opening weekend while distributed at 2,121 theatres. [2]

Album information

The soundtrack features tracks from the Burning Hotels, the Velvet Underground and David Bowie. [3] Mitchell Leib, president of music and soundtracks at Walt Disney Pictures, describes the album as a "real music picture in a way Cameron Crowe would make a music picture".

Track listing

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Rebel Rebel" David Bowie 4:30
2."Amphetamine"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Aly Michalka 3:18
3."24 Hours" Shack 4:12
4."Where Are You Now" Honor Society 3:49
5."Lunar One" Seventeen Evergreen 3:59
6."Femme Fatale" The Velvet Underground & Nico 2:38
7."Twice Is Too Much" Exist 4:15
8."Road" Nick Drake 2:01
9."Someone to Fall Back On"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Aly Michalka4:16
10."I Want You to Want Me"Aly Michalka4:13
11."Pretend" Scott Porter and the Glory Dogs4:25
12."Stuck in the Middle"The Burning Hotels3:17
13."Blizzard Woman Blues"The Daze3:28
14."Everything I Own"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Vanessa Hudgens 5:39
15."What Light" Wilco 3:33

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak position
Irish Compilations Chart [4] 15

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B

Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt praises Hudgens and Michalka's singing abilities in Bread's "Everything I Own" and Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me", [5] while Allmusic's Heather Phares remarks that "Bandslam tries to be and do a lot of things, and while it doesn't always succeed, it works well enough that fans of the movie (and their parents) won't be disappointed by the soundtrack." [6] Michael Rechtshaffen wrote on his review, that the soundtrack is "authentic" and "eclectic". [7]

Personnel

The following people contributed to the album: [8]

Release history

RegionDate
Poland [9] August 10, 2009
United Kingdom [10]
United States [1] August 11, 2009
Brazil
Netherlands [11] August 26, 2009
Italy [12] September 25, 2009
Germany [13] November 20, 2009
New Zealand [14] December 7, 2009

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