Grosse Pointe Blank - Soundtrack

Soundtrack

The score for Grosse Pointe Blank was composed by Joe Strummer, formerly of The Clash, and includes two songs from The Clash, "Rudie Can't Fail" (from the album London Calling) and their cover version of Willi Williams' "Armagideon Time".

In addition to The Clash, the tracks featured are a mix of popular 1980s punk rock, ska, and New Wave from such bands as Violent Femmes, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Specials, The Jam, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and a-ha.

The soundtrack album reached #31 on the Billboard 200 chart, prompting the release of a second volume of songs from the film.

While most songs played throughout the film, and even more specifically the reunion, are true to the period of the students' graduation (circa 1986), several songs are contemporary:

• The Guns N' Roses version of Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die" was recorded in 1991.
• "El Matador", playing during the dance scene at the reunion, was released by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs in 1993.
• The Specials' version of "Pressure Drop" was recorded in 1996. The song was originally recorded by Toots and the Maytals in 1969.
• Eels '"Your Lucky Day in Hell" can be heard during the bar scene when the two former lovers meet again.

Several songs in the film are not featured on the soundtrack albums.

Volume 1

1. "Blister in the Sun" (Violent Femmes) – 2:08
2. "Rudie Can't Fail" (The Clash) – 3:31
3. "Mirror In The Bathroom" (English Beat) – 3:09
4. "Under Pressure" (David Bowie and Queen) – 4:03
5. "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) – 2:46
6. "Live and Let Die" (Guns N' Roses) – 3:02
7. "We Care a Lot" (Faith No More) – 4:03
8. "Pressure Drop" (The Specials) – 4:18
9. "Absolute Beginners" (The Jam) – 2:50
10. "Armagideon Time" (The Clash) – 3:53
11. "El Matador" (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs) – 4:34
12. "Let My Love Open the Door (E. Cola Mix)" (Pete Townshend) – 4:58
13. "Blister 2000" (Violent Femmes) – 2:58

Volume 2

1. "A Message to You, Rudy" (The Specials) – 2:53
2. "Cities in Dust" (Siouxsie and the Banshees) – 3:49
3. "The Killing Moon" (Echo & the Bunnymen) – 5:44
4. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" (Pixies) – 2:56
5. "Lorca's Novena" (The Pogues) – 4:35
6. "Go!" (Tones on Tail) – 2:32
7. "Let it Whip" (Dazz Band) – 4:24
8. "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight" (Dominatrix) – 3:40
9. "War Cry" (Joe Strummer) – 5:58
10. "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" (Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel) – 7:24
11. "Take on Me" (a-ha) – 3:46
12. "You're Wondering Now" (The Specials) – 2:37