Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Recorded
Length1:07:46
Label Capitol (US)
Polydor (worldwide)
Producer
Mamma Mia! film cast chronology
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack
(2008)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack
(2018)
Singles from Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack
  1. "When I Kissed the Teacher"
    Released: May 8, 2018 [1]
  2. "Waterloo"
    Released: June 1, 2018 [2]
  3. "Fernando"
    Released: June 21, 2018 [3]
  4. "Dancing Queen"
    Released: July 21, 2018 [4]

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2018 musical film Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again . It is a follow-up to the 2008 film Mamma Mia! , which in turn is based on the 1999 West End/Broadway musical of the same name. It was released on July 13, 2018, by Capitol and Polydor Records in the United States and internationally, respectively. [5] [6] The album was produced by Benny Andersson, who also served as the album's executive producer alongside Björn Ulvaeus and Judy Craymer. Cher's vocals were produced by Mark Taylor, with her being the only singer on that album to have a different producer for the vocals. Commercially, the album has peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and at number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Greece and Scotland.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."When I Kissed the Teacher" Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies and Celia Imrie 3:02
2."I Wonder (Departure)"
Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies 4:29
3."One of Us"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper 3:45
4."Waterloo"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Hugh Skinner and Lily James 2:48
5."Why Did It Have to Be Me?"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Josh Dylan, Lily James and Hugh Skinner 3:19
6."I Have a Dream"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Lily James 4:24
7."Kisses of Fire"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Panos Mouzourakis, Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies 2:30
8."Andante, Andante"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Lily James 4:00
9."The Name of the Game"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Lily James 4:44
10."Knowing Me, Knowing You"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Jeremy Irvine, Lily James, Pierce Brosnan and Amanda Seyfried 3:44
11."Angel Eyes"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Julie Walters, Christine Baranski and Amanda Seyfried 4:11
12."Mamma Mia"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies 2:39
13."Dancing Queen"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Pierce Brosnan, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried 3:41
14."I've Been Waiting for You"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters 3:17
15."Fernando"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Cher and Andy García 4:00
16."My Love, My Life"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Anderson
Lily James, Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried 3:50
17."Super Trouper"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Cher, Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Andy García, Josh Dylan, Jeremy Irvine, Hugh Skinner, Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn & Alexa Davies 3:51
18."The Day Before You Came"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Meryl Streep 5:30
Total length:67:38

Commercial performance

In the United States, the soundtrack sold 19,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200. [7] In its second week, it ascended to number three with 48,000 album-equivalent units (including 34,000 pure album sales). [8] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number four and rose to number one the following week, selling 35,000 copies to reach the top. [9] [10]

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [56] Platinum15,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [57] Gold10,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [58] Gold7,500
Poland (ZPAV) [59] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [60] 2× Platinum600,000
United States275,000 [7] [8]

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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