Crossroads (soundtrack)

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Crossroads (Music from the Major Motion Picture)
Crossroads (2002) Soundtrack.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2002
Genre Pop
Length23:42
Label
Producer

Crossroads (Music from the Major Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2002 film Crossroads starring Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Kim Cattrall, and Dan Aykroyd, directed by Tamra Davis from a screenplay written by Shonda Rhimes. [1] The soundtrack was released by Zomba Music and Jive Records in 2002 and features six songs. Spears performed three tracks that were used in Crossroads: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", "Overprotected", and "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"; however, the soundtrack does not include the original versions of any of these tracks and they were instead included on the singer's third studio album Britney (2001), which also was promoted as the movie's soundtrack. [2] [3]

Contents

The album opens with a karaoke version of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was first performed by the Arrows in 1975 and covered by Spears for Crossroads. In addition to a remix of "Overprotected" performed by Spears, the album also features tracks by Mystikal, Matthew Sweet, Jars of Clay and Bowling for Soup. [4]

Track listing

Crossroads (Music from the Major Motion Picture)(2002)
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (karaoke sing-along version)Alan Merrill, Jake HookerBritney Spears3:06
2."Shake It Fast"Michael Tyler, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo Mystikal 4:15
3."Girlfriend"Matthew Sweet Matthew Sweet 3:40
4."Unforgetful You"Jars of Clay Jars of Clay 3:20
5."Greatest Day" Jaret Reddick Bowling for Soup 3:14
6."Overprotected" (JS16 Remix) Max Martin, Rami Yacoub Britney Spears6:07
Total length:23:42

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes: [4]

Expanded edition

Crossroads: Special Edition
Crossroads 2023.png
Soundtrack album by
Britney Spears and various artists
ReleasedOctober 20, 2023
Genre Pop
Length68:00
Label RCA
Producer
  • Rodney Jerkins
  • The Neptunes
  • Fred Maher
  • Matthew Sweet
  • Dennis Herring
  • Jaret Reddick
  • Max Martin
  • Rami Yacoub

Crossroads: Special Edition is the expanded reissue of the soundtrack. It was released on October 20, 2023, by RCA Records, to accompany the film's theatrical re-release five days later. [5] [6] Unlike the original soundtrack, the release includes Spears' three singles which were featured in the film: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", "Overprotected", and "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman". It also includes tracks by Shania Twain, A Flock of Seagulls, The Cult, Cypress Hill, Nikka Costa, Marvin Gaye and Sheryl Crow amongst others. [7] [8] The album closes with three remixes of Spears' tracks. [9]

Track listing

Crossroads: Special Edition [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
Britney Spears3:51
2."Overprotected"
  • Martin
  • Yacoub
Spears3:23
3."I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
  • Alan Merrill
  • Jake Hooker
Spears3:06
4."I Ran (So Far Away)"
A Flock Of Seagulls 5:05
5."Girlfriend"Matthew SweetSweet3:40
6."Greatest Day"Jaret ReddickBowling for Soup3:14
7."Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"Twain3:53
8."Rise" The Cult 3:39
9."How I Could Just Kill a Man"
  • Louis Freese
  • Lowell Fulson
  • Jimmy McCracklin
  • Lawrence Muggerud
  • Senen Reyes
Cypress Hill 4:09
10."So Have I for You"
  • Nikka Costa
  • Stanley
  • Michael "Mike D" Diamond
  • Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz
  • Adam "MCA" Yauch
  • John King
  • Michael Simpson
  • Matt Dike
Costa5:10
11."Let's Get It On"Gaye4:52
12."If It Makes You Happy"Crow5:24
13."Unforgetful You"Jars of ClayJars of Clay3:20
14."Suckerpunch"Jaret ReddickBowling for Soup3:19
15."I Love Rock 'N' Roll" (Frank Walker Remix)
  • Merrill
  • Hooker
Spears2:54
16."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Snakehips Remix)
  • Martin
  • Yacoub
  • Armstrong
Spears2:47
17."Overprotected" (JS16 Remix)
  • Martin
  • Yacoub
Spears6:07
Total length:68:00

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