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Soundtrack

RCA met with the film's music supervisor Karyn Rachtman and Stiller three weeks into filming to discuss the soundtrack album. They finalized a deal and the label opened its roster to the director who picked only one band: Me Phi Me. RCA aggressively marketed the album and had five tracks on rotation on radio and MTV. The video for Crowded House's "Locked Out" was updated to include footage from the film. In addition, the video for "Spin the Bottle" by the Juliana Hatfield Three was directed by Stiller and featured clips from the film as well. The soundtrack sold 1.2 million units and reached #13 on the Billboard 200. The album also earned a no. 1 single with Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)".

The film's soundtrack includes songs by World Party, Squeeze, The Knack ("My Sharona" featured prominently in one scene from the film), Juliana Hatfield, Social Distortion, and two contributions from Crowded House ("Locked Out" and "Something So Strong") in addition to the runaway hit "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb, which earned Loeb the distinction of being the only artist to top the Hot 100 before being signed to any record label. It also includes "Conjunction Junction" from Schoolhouse Rock!, another song brought into the foreground of a film full of pop culture references.

  1. "My Sharona" – The Knack
  2. "Spin the Bottle" – Juliana Hatfield Three
  3. "Bed of Roses" – The Indians
  4. "When You Come Back to Me" – World Party
  5. "Going, Going, Gone" – The Posies
  6. "Stay (I Missed You)" – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
  7. "All I Want Is You" – U2
  8. "Locked Out" – Crowded House
  9. "Spinning Around Over You" – Lenny Kravitz
  10. "I'm Nuthin'" – Ethan Hawke
  11. "Turnip Farm" – Dinosaur Jr.
  12. "Revival!" – Me Phi Me
  13. "Tempted" – Squeeze
  14. "Baby, I Love Your Way" – Big Mountain
  15. "Stay (I Missed You) (Living Room mix)" – Lisa Loeb
  16. "Add It Up" – Ethan Hawke (Violent Femmes cover)
  17. "Confusion" – New Order
  18. "Disco Inferno – The Trammps
  19. "Give a Man a Fish" – Arrested Development
  20. "Fools Like Me" – Lisa Loeb

Tracks 1–14 appear on the original soundtrack. Tracks 15–20 appear on the 10th Anniversary Edition of the soundtrack.

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