Whip It (soundtrack)

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Whip It (Music from the Motion Picture)
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length58:31
Label Rhino Entertainment
Producer
CompilerRandall Poster

Whip It (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2009 film Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore starring Elliot Page. It was released on September 29, 2009 under the Rhino Entertainment label and featured 19 songs ranging from pop, rock and EDM. The album was compiled by music supervisor Randall Poster.

Contents

Background

While the film featured around 75 songs, only 19 of them appear in the soundtrack. [1] [2] Barrymore noted that music played an integral role in the script, where the team assembled a playlist that was frequently played on set and spent countless hours listening to as many different songs as possible in order to search the right songs for the right moment. She noted that some of the songs were inspirational for the team very early in the process and had set the tone of the film as well. [1]

The soundtrack featured contributions from an array of musicians and bands such as Goose, The Go! Team, the Ettes, Jens Lekman, Apollo Sunshine, Peaches, Tilly and the Wall, Dolly Parton, the Raveonettes. [1] Landon Pigg who appears in the film also contributed few songs to the soundtrack. [3] [4] Randall Poster served as the film's music supervisor. [5] Even though he felt the music "didn’t feel overworked or overburdened" the maximum number of tunes that included in the film, where unexpected, even though his previous works Jennifer's Body and Up in the Air did not have this amount of music. He felt the film had potential for lot of music, but everything laid naturally into the story without feeling contrived. [2]

The Section Quartet band which composed the film score, had also covered some of the songs by Radiohead, Muse, Soundgarden, the Postal Service. However, neither of their score nor their covers appear in the film's soundtrack. [6]

Release

The soundtrack was released through Rhino Entertainment on September 29, 2009, in both digital ($11.99) and physical ($13.99) formats. [1] It was later issued in a special collectible LP records. [1]

Reception

Mike Driver of BBC wrote, "An hour of great music that works independently of its parent picture." [7] Margaret Reges of AllMusic wrote "Stumbles like this make Whip It a mixed bag of a mixtape—as far as soundtracks go, though, it's every bit as harmless and feel-good as the movie that inspired it." [8] Reviewer based at Page Six wrote "The entire Whip It soundtrack plays out like you’re living inside Rainbow Brite’s socks, each layer brighter and more colorful than the last." [9] Rob Nelson of Variety noted the soundtrack "matches the fast-rolling action hit for hit". [10]

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Pot Kettle Black" Tilly and the Wall 2:49
2."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" Ramones 2:46
3."What's the Altitude" Cut Chemist featuring Hymnal4:05
4."Bang On" The Breeders 2:00
5."Dead Sound" The Raveonettes 3:35
6."Blue Turning Grey" Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 1:15
7."Your Arms Around Me" Jens Lekman 5:01
8."Learnalilgivinanlovin" Gotye 2:47
9."Boys Wanna Be Her" Peaches 3:54
10."Jolene" Dolly Parton 2:40
11."Caught Up in You" 38 Special 4:35
12."Never My Love" Har Mar Superstar featuring Adam Green 3:04
13."Black Gloves" Goose 2:34
14."Crown of Age" The Ettes 2:15
15."High Times" Landon Pigg featuring Turbo Fruits4:53
16."Unattainable" Little Joy 2:00
17."Lollipop (Squeak E. Clean & Desert Eagles remix)" The Chordettes 2:05
18."Doing it Right" The Go! Team 3:24
19."Breeze" Apollo Sunshine 2:50
Total length:58:31
Whip It (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Amazon edition
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
20."Fun Dream Love Dream"Turbo Fruits4:00
Total length:62:31
Whip It (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — iTunes edition
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
21."Know How (iTunes version bonus track)" Young MC 4:01
22."The Road to Austin (iTunes version bonus track)" The Section Quartet 1:56
Total length:64:28

Chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [11] 35
US Billboard 200 [12] 113
US Top Soundtracks ( Billboard ) [13] 14

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Whip It – Music from the Motion Picture" (Press release). Rhino Entertainment. September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on August 10, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Martens, Todd (October 9, 2009). "'Whip It' rocks out while it rolls". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ FitzSimons, Amanda (October 2, 2009). "Landon Pigg, 'Whip It' Star and Indie Rocker". WWD . Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Landon Pigg". Wonderland . September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Drew Berrymore movie 'Whip It' stars Jens Lekman (songs)". BrooklynVegan . September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Schreuers, Jason (September 2, 2009). "Jens Lekman, the Breeders and Little Joy Tapped for Drew Barrymore's Whip It! Soundtrack". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ Diver, Mike (2009). "Various Artists - Whip It – Music from the Motion Picture". BBC . Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ Reges, Margaret. "Review: Whip It [Music From the Motion Picture]". AllMusic . Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ "I love you 'Whip It' soundtrack". Page Six . October 5, 2009. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ Nelson, Rob (October 2, 2009). "Whip It". Variety . Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 – 18 to 24 April". Official Charts Company . April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Billboard 200: Week of October 17, 2009". Billboard . October 17, 2009. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Soundtracks: Week of October 17, 2009". Billboard . October 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
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