The Wedding Singer: Music From the Motion Picture

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Video Killed the Radio StarThe Presidents of the United States of America3.83:21
2Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon Moss
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982)
music videos:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club (English pop group)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.954:20
3Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
piano:
Jean Roussel
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
The Police4.054:19
4How Soon Is Now?
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1984) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 3), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 7), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 421) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 486)
recording of:
How Soon Is Now? (in 1984-07)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer / songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Smiths4.76:42
5Love My WayThe Psychedelic Furs3.93:30
6Hold Me Now
engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
music videos:
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
writer:
Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Point Music (publisher)
Thompson Twins4.54:44
7Everyday I Write the Book
recording of:
Everyday I Write the Book
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello3:52
8White Wedding
assistant engineer:
Steve Bates
engineer:
Brian Reeves
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Phil Feit
drums (drum set):
Steve Missal
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1982) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1982, in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
White Wedding, Pt. 1 by Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
White Wedding
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. and Rare Blue Music Inc
Billy Idol4.84:09
9China Girl
assistant engineer:
Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown)
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Nile Rodgers
bass:
Carmine Rojas (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
guitar:
Nile Rodgers (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20) and Stevie Ray Vaughan (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
keyboard:
Rob Sabino (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
background vocals:
Frank Simms (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20), George Simms (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20) and David Spinner (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-12 until 1983-01)
recording of:
China Girl (from 1983-01-04 until 1983-01-20)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
BMG VM Music France, BMG VM Music Ltd., Bug Music (music publishing), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Fujipacific Music, Inc., James Osterberg Music, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Tintoretto Music, Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo), Watanabe Music Publishing CM division, EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
David Bowie4.35:29
10Blue Monday
producer:
New Order (UK synth pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1987)
samples:
Uran by Kraftwerk
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 61) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 235)
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order3.87:26
11Pass the DutchieMusical Youth43:24
12Have You Written Anything Lately?[dialogue]0:27
13Somebody Kill Me
producer:
Brooks Arthur
recording of:
Somebody Kill Me
writer:
Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler31:53
14Rapper's Delight (medley)
additional producer:
Brooks Arthur
additional vocals:
Ellen Dow
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight
writer:
Bernard Edwards, Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang feat. Ellen Dow4:28