Mission: Impossible (soundtrack)

Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various artists and Danny Elfman
Released	May 14, 1996
Recorded	1995 – 1996
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	64:40
Label	Island Records
Producer	Various artists and Danny Elfman
Mission: Impossible chronology
More Mission: Impossible (1969) Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (1996) Mission: Impossible (1996)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Theme from Mission: Impossible" (Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton)	Lalo Schifrin	Larry Mullen David Beal (co.)	3:27
2.	"Spying Glass" (Massive Attack)	Andrew Vowles Robert Del Naja Grantley Marshall Nellee Hooper Horace Hinds	Nellee Hooper Massive Attack	5:20
3.	"I Spy" (Pulp)	Nick Banks Jarvis Cocker Candida Doyle Steve Mackey Russell Senior Mark Webber	Chris Thomas	5:56
4.	"Impossible Mission" (Danny Elfman)	Danny Elfman	Danny Elfman	5:35
5.	"Headphones" (Björk)	Björk Guðmundsdóttir Tricky	Björk Tricky	5:40
6.	"Weak" (Skunk Anansie)	Skin Ace Cass Robbie France	Sylvia Massy Skunk Anansie	3:31
7.	"On and On" (Longpigs)	Crispin Hunt	Kevin Bacon Jonathan Quarmby Gil Norton (add.)	4:11
8.	"Claire" (Danny Elfman)	Elfman	Elfman	2:55
9.	"Dreams" (The Cranberries)	Dolores O'Riordan Noel Hogan	Stephen Street	4:13
10.	"You, Me and World War III ('Big' Single Remix)" (Gavin Friday)	Gavin Friday Maurice Seezer	Tim Simenon Gavin Friday (co.) Maurice Seezer (co.)	4:28
11.	"So" (Salt)	Salt	Dag Lundquist Salt	3:33
12.	"Trouble" (Danny Elfman)	Elfman	Elfman	3:32
13.	"No Government" (Nicolette)	Nicolette	Plaid	5:31
14.	"Alright" (Cast)	John Power	John Leckie	3:35
15.	"Mission: Impossible Theme (Mission Accomplished)" (Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen)	Schifrin	Howie B	3:05

Notes and sample credits

• Only tracks 1, 4, 8, 9, and 12 are actually heard in the movie.
• "Theme from Mission: Impossible" contains a sample from the original television soundtrack recording of "Mission: Impossible Theme", conduced and performed by Lalo Schifrin.
• "Impossible Mission" contains an excerpt from "The Plot", written by Lalo Schifrin.
• "Trouble" contains an excerpt from "Mission: Impossible Theme", written by Lalo Schifrin.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 21 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 65 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 12 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [7] 14 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 16 US Billboard 200 [10] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200 [11] 192

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [12]	Gold	250,000^
United States (RIAA) [13]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Johnson, Howard (July 3, 1996). "Albums". Smash Hits . p. 62. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
7. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1996. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
8. "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
10. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (O.S.T. - Various; 'Mission Impossible')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
13. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Mission Impossible". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 9 July 2019.