Boogie Nights (soundtrack)

Boogie Nights: Music from the Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack album
Released	October 7, 1997
Genre	Disco, pop, soul
Label	Capitol

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The original motion picture soundtrack to the 1997 film Boogie Nights is a two-disc set released between the end of that same year and the beginning of the next year.

The first soundtrack album, Boogie Nights: Music from the Original Motion Picture, was released October 7, 1997 in the United States. Boogie Nights 2: More Music from the Original Motion Picture, was released January 13, 1998.

Boogie Nights: Music from the Original Motion Picture

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No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Intro (Feel the Heat)"	John C. Reilly and Mark Wahlberg	1:11
2.	"Best of My Love"	The Emotions	3:39
3.	"Jungle Fever"	The Chakachas	4:20
4.	"Brand New Key"	Melanie	2:23
5.	"Spill the Wine"	Eric Burdon and War	4:02
6.	"Got to Give It Up (Part 1)"	Marvin Gaye	4:07
7.	"Machine Gun"	The Commodores	2:38
8.	"Magnet and Steel"	Walter Egan	3:23
9.	"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"	McFadden & Whitehead	3:40
10.	"Sister Christian"	Night Ranger	5:00
11.	"Livin' Thing"	Electric Light Orchestra	3:30
12.	"God Only Knows"	The Beach Boys	2:48
13.	"The Big Top (Theme from Boogie Nights)"	Michael Penn & Patrick Warren	9:58
14.	"The Touch" (Hidden)	Mark Wahlberg

Boogie Nights 2: More Music from the Original Motion Picture

Boogie Nights 2: More Music from the Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack album
Released	January 13, 1998
Genre	Disco, pop, soul
Label	Capitol

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No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"	Three Dog Night	3:16
2.	"Fooled Around and Fell in Love"	Elvin Bishop	4:34
3.	"You Sexy Thing"	Hot Chocolate	4:02
4.	"Boogie Shoes"	K.C. & The Sunshine Band	2:09
5.	"Do Your Thing"	Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	3:29
6.	"Driver's Seat"	Sniff 'n' the Tears	4:00
7.	"Feel Too Good"	The Move	9:30
8.	"Jessie's Girl"	Rick Springfield	3:13
9.	"J.P. Walk"	Sound Experience	7:05
10.	"I Want to Be Free"	Ohio Players	6:50
11.	"Joy"	Apollo 100	2:45

Personnel

• Paul Thomas Anderson – executive producer
• Karyn Rachtman – executive producer, music supervisor
• Liz Heller – executive producer
• Bobby Lavelle – music supervisor
• Carol Dunn – music coordinator

Songs featured in the film but not on these soundtracks

• Boney M.’s “Sunny” can be heard at the opening gathering at Hot Traxx
• Silver Convention’s “Fly, Robin, Fly” comes on when Jack is talking to Eddie in the back room at Hot Traxx
• The song Jack Horner plays in his living room after escorting Amber home from Hot Traxx is “The Sage” by the Chico Hamilton Quintet
• Buck demonstrates the power of the TK-421 with the country-western song “Off the Road” by Richard Gilka
• Andrew Gold's "Lonely Boy" was played during the first party scene at Jack's house when Amber's son calls and Maurice answers the phone.
• The documentary that Amber Waves directs for Dirk Diggler is scored by two songs, “Disco Fever” and “Flying Objects,” composed by interstitial music cult hero Roger Webb
• Roberta Flack’s “Compared to What” scores the bummer montage in which Buck is turned down for a loan, Amber and Roller Girl slip into an abyss of cocaine psychosis, and Dirk and Reed can’t get the tapes
• Nena (band)'s "99 Luftballons" is featured as the conclusion to the Rahad Jackson sequence
• An instrumental version of Jethro Tull’s “Fat Man” from their album Stand Up recurs throughout, most notably as Dirk runs from the botched drug deal at Rahad’s house
• ’Til Tuesday’s “Voices Carry” plays on Roller Girl’s Walkman for a quick moment at the end of the movie
• Juice Newton’s “Queen of Hearts” is heard during the scene where the Colonel calls Jack from prison.
• Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight”
• Brook Benton’s “It’s Just a Matter of Time” is heard during Becky and Jerome's wedding reception.