Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture

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Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture
Bridget Jones's Diary OST UK Cover.jpg
Soundtrack album by
various artists
Released16 April 2001 (2001-04-16)
Length59:54
Label Mercury
Producer Nick Angel
Various artists chronology
Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture Bridget Jones's Diary 2: More Music from the Motion Picture and Other V.G. Songs
Singles from Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture
  1. "Out of Reach"
    Released: 9 April 2001
  2. "It's Raining Men"
    Released: April 30, 2001

Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary . It was released on 16 April 2001 by Mercury Records. [1]

Contents

The film's soundtrack was composed by Patrick Doyle. It also features two hit songs that were released as singles, "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle and "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell. The single became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and her most successful solo single to date.

Halliwell's version received positive reviews by music critics and experienced international success. In the United Kingdom, "It's Raining Men" debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and stayed there for two weeks. It became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one single in the UK, selling 155,000 units in its first week. Overall the single went on to sell 440,000 copies in Britain alone, [2] becoming the 13th best seller of 2001. [3] In France, it was certified Diamond by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). [4]

Following the success of the first soundtrack, a second soundtrack was released, titled Bridget Jones's Diary 2: More Music from the Motion Picture and Other V.G. Songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Out of Reach"
 Gabrielle 3:18
2."Respect" Otis Redding Aretha Franklin 2:22
3."It's Raining Men"
 Geri Halliwell 4:11
4."Have You Met Miss Jones?" Lorenz Hart Robbie Williams 2:30
5."I'm Every Woman"
 Chaka Khan 4:04
6."Don't Get Me Wrong" (UK special edition bonus track) Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders 3:49
7."Kiss That Girl" Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow3:13
8."Killin' Kind" Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne4:36
9."Someone Like You" Van Morrison Dina Carroll 3:22
10."Not of This Earth"
Robbie Williams4:41
11."Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (UK special edition bonus track)
 Andy Williams 2:58
12."Love"
Rosey3:38
13."Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye 2:48
14."Dreamsome"
Shelby Lynne4:12
15."It's Only a Diary" Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle4:24
16."Pretender Got My Heart"
 Alisha's Attic 4:06
17."All by Myself"
 Jamie O'Neal 4:35
18."Woman Trouble" (UK special edition bonus track)
  • Craig David
  • Peter Devereux
  • Craig Robbie Elkins
  • Mark Hill
 Artful Dodger & Robbie Craig featuring Craig David 3:08
19."Ring Ring Ring"
 Aaron Soul 3:53

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [43] 2× Platinum140,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [44] Gold50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [45] Gold50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [46] Gold25,000^
France (SNEP) [47] Gold100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [48] Gold40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [49] Gold7,500^
Poland (ZPAV) [50] Gold50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [51] Platinum100,000^
Sweden (GLF) [52] Gold40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [53] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [54] 3× Platinum900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [55] 2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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