The Jerky Boys (soundtrack)

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The Jerky Boys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jerky Boys The Movie Soundtrack.jpg
Soundtrack album to The Jerky Boys: The Movie by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995 (1995-01-24)
Genre
Length39:05
Label
Producer
Various artists chronology
The Jerky Boys 2
(1994)
The Jerky Boys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(1995)
The Jerky Boys 3
(1996)
Professional ratings
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The Jerky Boys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the original soundtrack album of the 1995 James Melkonian's film The Jerky Boys: The Movie . It was released on January 24, 1995, via Select/Atlantic Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Accordions & Keyboards" (performed by The Jerky Boys) John G. Brennan   
2."Gel" (performed by Collective Soul) Edgar Eugene Roland, Jr. Ed Roland  
3."2,000 Light Years Away" (performed by Green Day) Andy Ernst  
4."Dial a Jam" (performed by Coolio & 40 Thevz)
Bryan "Wino" Dobbs 
5."Shallow End" (performed by Superchunk) Superchunk  
6."Four Fly Guys" (performed by Hurricane & Beastie Boys) DJ Hurricane  
7."Are You Gonna Go My Way" (performed by Tom Jones) Leonard Kravitz Lenny Kravitz  
8."Hanging on the Telephone" (performed by L7) Jack Lee Michael Barbiero  
9."Beef Jerky" (performed by House of Pain) DJ Lethal  
10."Symptom of the Universe" (performed by Helmet) Helmet  
11."Dirty Dancing / "You Got Me Sick as a Dog"" (performed by Wu-Tang Clan / performed by The Jerky Boys) /
RZA / Randy Cantor 

Other songs

These songs did appear in the film but were not included on the soundtrack:

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 79

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Original Soundtrack - Jerky Boys [Original Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of February 18, 1995". Billboard . Retrieved January 16, 2023.