| Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Released | December 20, 2019 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
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| Length | 59:00 |
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Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2019 film Cats . [1] It features contributions from Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, and other artists. [2]
The album was released through Polydor Records and in the U.S. by Republic Records on December 20, 2019. The music for the film was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The song "Beautiful Ghosts" by Taylor Swift, the first promotional single from the soundtrack album, was released on November 15, 2019. [3] The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 77th Golden Globe Awards and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Credits adapted from iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Amazon Music. [4] [5] [6]
All tracks are written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) & T.S. Eliot (lyrics), except where noted.
All tracks are produced by Lloyd Webber, Tom Hooper and David Wilson, except where noted
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" (Writers: Andrew Lloyd Webber) | Lloyd Webber | 1:38 |
| 2. | "Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe) | Cast of the Motion Picture Cats | 4:49 |
| 3. | "The Old Gumbie Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) |
| 4:32 |
| 4. | "The Rum Tum Tugger" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) | Jason Derulo | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) |
| 3:42 |
| 6. | "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) |
| 3:54 |
| 7. | "Old Deuteronomy" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) |
| 3:08 |
| 8. | "Beautiful Ghosts (Victoria's Song)" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift) | Hayward | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Magical Gus (Intro)" (Writers: Lloyd Webber) | Lloyd Webber | 0:36 |
| 10. | "Gus: The Theatre Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) | Ian McKellen | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) |
| 4:00 |
| 12. | "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot; Producers: Hooper, Nile Rodgers, Wilson) |
| 5:11 |
| 13. | "Mr. Mistoffelees" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) |
| 4:41 |
| 14. | "Memory" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot, Nunn) |
| 4:24 |
| 15. | "The Ad-Dressing of Cats" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot) | Dench | 3:27 |
| 16. | "Beautiful Ghosts" (Writers: Swift, Lloyd Webber; Producers: Hooper, Lloyd Webber) | Swift | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 59:00 | ||
| Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] | 31 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] | 33 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] | 50 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 44 |
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [11] | 3 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [12] | 8 |
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