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| The Music of Smash | ||||
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| Released | May 1, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Marc Shaiman, Ethan Popp, Andy Zulla, Scott Wittman, Ryan Tedder | |||
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The Music of Smash [1] is the first soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Smash . It was released by Columbia Records on May 1, 2012 and sold 39,000 copies in its first week. [2] As of June 27, 2012, it has sold 112,000 copies. [3]
The album was released in standard and deluxe versions. [4] The standard version featured 13 tracks, consisting of seven covers and six original songs (all written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with the exception of "Touch Me", which is written by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Bonnie McKee and Noel Zancanella). The version being sold at Target features five bonus tracks for a total of 18.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 14. | "September Song" (featuring Anjelica Huston) | Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson | Knickerbocker Holiday | 2:16 |
| 15. | "Our Day Will Come" (featuring Katharine McPhee) | Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson | Ruby & the Romantics | 2:33 |
| 16. | "Everything's Coming Up Roses" (featuring Bernadette Peters) | Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne | Gypsy: A Musical Fable | 2:05 |
| 17. | "Breakaway" (featuring Megan Hilty) | Avril Lavigne, Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard | Kelly Clarkson | 3:58 |
| 18. | "Run" (featuring Katharine McPhee) | Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Iain Archer | Snow Patrol | 3:42 |
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