Soundtrack
| 24 Hour Party People | ||
|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||
| Released | 9 April 2002 (2002-04-09) | |
| Recorded | 1976–2002 | |
| Genre | Punk rock, post-punk, Madchester, electronica, house | |
| Label | FFRR | |
| Producer | Pete Tong | |
| Alternative cover | ||
| US album cover | ||
The soundtrack to 24 Hour Party People features songs by artists closely associated with Factory Records who were depicted in the film. These include Happy Mondays, Joy Division (later to become New Order) and The Durutti Column. Manchester band the Buzzcocks are featured, as are The Clash. The album begins with "Anarchy in the U.K." by the Sex Pistols, the band credited in the film with inspiring Factory Records co-founder Tony Wilson to devote himself to promoting music.
New tracks recorded for the album include Joy Division's "New Dawn Fades", from a concert performance by New Order with Moby and Billy Corgan.
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Metacritic | (86/100) |
| NME | (8/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
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