Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture

Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	February 18, 1992
Recorded	1966–1992
Genre	Hard rock [1] glam metal [2] • soft rock
Length	59:59
Label	Reprise
Producer	Ted Templeman, Michael Ostin
Various Artists chronology
Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture (1992) Wayne's World 2 (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[3]

Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the 1992 comedy film Wayne's World , released on February 18, 1992. The album was certified double-Platinum by the RIAA on July 16, 1997. ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen (5:58)
2. "Hot and Bothered" - Cinderella (4:17)
3. "Rock Candy" - BulletBoys (5:04)
4. "Dream Weaver" (re-recorded version) - Gary Wright (4:26)
5. "Sikamikanico" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (3:26)
6. "Time Machine" - Black Sabbath (4:19)
7. "Wayne's World Theme" (extended version) - Mike Myers/Dana Carvey (5:14)
8. "Ballroom Blitz" - Tia Carrere (originally recorded by The Sweet) (3:30)
9. "Foxy Lady" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (3:19)
10. "Feed My Frankenstein" - Alice Cooper (4:46)
11. "Ride With Yourself" - Rhino Bucket (3:15)
12. "Loving Your Lovin'" - Eric Clapton (3:55)
13. "Why You Wanna Break My Heart" - Tia Carrere (originally recorded by Dwight Twilley) (3:33)
14. "Loud Love" - Soundgarden (not included on all versions) (4:57)

Songs featured in the film but not included on the soundtrack album:

• "Cold Chills" - Kix
• "Everything About You" - Ugly Kid Joe
• "Fire" - Tia Carrere (originally recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience; Carrere's version has never been commercially released)
• "Making Our Dreams Come True" - Cyndi Grecco
• "All Night Thing" - Temple of the Dog
• "Touch Me" - Tia Carrere (originally recorded by Private Life; Carrere's version has never been commercially released)
• "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" - Mike Myers (originally sung by Marilyn Monroe)
• "Theme from Mission: Impossible" - Lalo Schifrin
• "Romeo and Juliet" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 15 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 15 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 18 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 21 US Billboard 200 [11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [12] 19 US Billboard 200 [13] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [15]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Wayne's World - Original Soundtrack. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Accessed on August 9, 2013.
2. Breihan, Tom (October 6, 2020). "The Number Ones Bonus Tracks: Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Stereogum . Retrieved November 11, 2023. ...and the glam-metal-heavy Wayne's World soundtrack.
3. Hunt, Dennis (15 March 1992). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 21 January 2023.
4. "Search results for Wayne's World". riaa.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Wayne's World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2089". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Wayne's World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
8. "Charts.nz – Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Emerson, Lake & Palmer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Wayne's World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Wayne's World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
11. Wayne's World - Original Soundtrack - Awards. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Accessed on August 9, 2013.
12. "The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
14. "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Wayne's World: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada.
15. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Wayne's World". Recording Industry Association of America.

Further reading

Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life In Music. Toronto: ECW Press. pp. 430–1. ISBN   9781770414839. OCLC   1121143123.