Mean Girls (2004 soundtrack)

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Mean Girls (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)
Length49:17
Label
Producer Ralph Sall
Mean Girls soundtrack chronology
Mean Girls (Music from the Motion Picture)
(2004)
Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
(2018)
Singles from Mean Girls
(Music from the Motion Picture)
  1. "Dancing with Myself"
    Released: June 1, 2004 [1]

Mean Girls (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2004 film of the same name. It was released on September 21, 2004 through Rykodisc and Bulletproof Records and featured 14 tracks from artists Pink, Kelis, Samantha Ronson, Katy Rose, Peaches, The Donnas amongst others. The release coincided with the film's home media release.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Dancing with Myself" (Generation X cover)
The Donnas 3:29
2."God Is a DJ"
Pink 3:46
3."Milkshake" Kelis 3:05
4."Sorry (Don't Ask Me)"All Too MuchAll Too Much2:57
5."Built This Way" (Slow Remix) Samantha Ronson 4:16
6."Rip Her to Shreds" (Blondie cover) Boomkat 4:07
7."Overdrive"
Katy Rose 2:54
8."One Way or Another"
Blondie 3:28
9."Operate"
Peaches 3:30
10."Misty Canyon"Anjali BhatiaAnjali Bhatia4:23
11."Mean Gurl"Gabriel ReneGabriel Rene3:27
12."Hated" Jeff Richmond Nikki Cleary 2:48
13."Psyche Rock" (Fatboy Slim Malpaso Mix)
Pierre Henry 6:32
14."The Mathlete Rap"
Rajiv Surendra0:35
Total length:49:17

Additional music

Songs heard in the film but not on the soundtrack includes: [2]

Reception

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote "the soundtrack to Mean Girls is nearly as sharp and knowing as the movie is. The bulk of the songs tie into the movie's mostly witty dissection of how high-school girls jockey for position in the social food chain, and the complex mix of admiration, emulation, and jealousy in their friendships." [3] Bradley Stern of MuuMuse described it as a "solid" and "nostalgic" listen, and called it as a "pretty spot-on time capsule of the teenage angst, feisty self-empowerment and fumbling sexual awkwardness that defined early ’00’s high school culture at its best". [4] Sloan Wyatt of AfterglowX summarised "each one makes a unique contribution to a soundtrack that reflects the relentless teenage drama and angst that defined high school, perfect for a nostalgic celebration. Each song fits together to create a memorable and fitting musical compliment to an iconic movie." [5] Cindy White of IGN wrote "completely effective for a lighthearted comedy". [6]

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