Soundtrack
One of the challenges that the screenwriters faced was figuring out which songs would go where in the film because Rob, Dick, and Barry "are such musical snobs", according to Cusack. He and his screenwriting partners listened to 2,000 songs and picked 70 song cues.
| High Fidelity (Music from the Motion Picture) |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists |
| Released |
May 28, 2000 |
| Recorded |
1999 |
| Genre |
Soundtrack |
| Length |
65:01 |
| Label |
Hollywood Records |
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Allmusic |
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- Track listing
- "You're Gonna Miss Me" - 13th Floor Elevators
- "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" - The Kinks
- "I'm Wrong About Everything" - John Wesley Harding
- "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" - The Velvet Underground
- "Always See Your Face" - Love
- "Most of the Time" - Bob Dylan
- "Fallen for You" - Sheila Nicholls
- "Dry the Rain" - The Beta Band
- "Shipbuilding" - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- "Cold Blooded Old Times" - Smog
- "Let's Get It On" - Barry Jive & The Uptown Five
- "Lo Boob Oscillator" - Stereolab
- "Inside Game" - Royal Trux
- "Who Loves the Sun" - The Velvet Underground
- "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" - Stevie Wonder
- More music in the film
| Song |
Performed by |
| "I Want Candy" |
Bow Wow Wow |
| "Crocodile Rock" |
Elton John |
| "Crimson and Clover" |
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| "Seymour Stein" |
Belle & Sebastian |
| "Jacob's Ladder" |
written by Rush, performed by Jack Black |
| "Walking on Sunshine" |
Katrina & The Waves |
| "Baby Got Going" |
Liz Phair |
| "Little Did I Know" |
Brother JT3 |
| "I Can't Stand the Rain" |
Ann Peebles |
| "The River" |
Bruce Springsteen |
| "Baby, I Love Your Way" |
Written by Peter Frampton, performed by Lisa Bonet |
| "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" |
The Vaselines |
| "On Hold" |
Edith Frost |
| "Hyena 1" |
Goldie |
| "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe" |
Barry White |
| "Soaring & Boring" |
Liam Hayes (a.k.a. Plush) |
| "Leave Home" |
The Chemical Brothers |
| "Four to the Floor" |
John Etkin-Bell |
| "Loopfest" |
Tony Bricheno & Jan Cryka |
| "Robbin's Nest" |
Illinois Jacquet |
| "Rock Steady" |
Aretha Franklin |
| "Suspect Device" |
Stiff Little Fingers |
| "We Are the Champions" |
Queen |
| "I'm Glad You're Mine" |
Al Green |
| "Your Friend & Mine" |
Love |
| "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" |
Bob Dylan |
| "Get It Together" |
Grand Funk Railroad |
| "This India" |
Harbhajhn Singh & Navinder Pal Singh |
| "Tread Water" |
De La Soul |
| "The Moonbeam Song" |
Harry Nilsson |
| "Juice (Know the Ledge)" |
Eric B. & Rakim |
| "Doing It Anyway" |
Apartment 26 |
| "What's On Your Mind" |
Eric B. & Rakim |
| "Good & Strong" |
Sy Smith |
| "Mendocino" |
Sir Douglas Quintet |
| "Chapel of Rest" |
Dick Walter |
| "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" |
Jackie Wilson |
| "The Anti-Circle" |
The Roots |
| "Homespin Rerun" |
High Llamas |
| "Hit the Street" |
Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| "My Little Red Book" |
Love |
- Songs mentioned in dialogue of film
| Song |
Performed by |
| "Little Latin Lupe Lu" |
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels/The Righteous Brothers |
| "I Just Called To Say I Love You" |
Stevie Wonder |
| "Leader of the Pack" |
The Shangri-Las |
| "Dead Man's Curve" |
Jan & Dean |
| "Tell Laura I Love Her" |
Ray Peterson |
| "One Step Beyond" |
Madness |
| "You Can't Always Get What You Want" |
The Rolling Stones |
| "Not Dark Yet" |
Bob Dylan |
| "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" |
Gordon Lightfoot |
| "Many Rivers to Cross" |
Jimmy Cliff |
| "Angel" |
Aretha Franklin |
| "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" |
Gladys Knight |
| "Janie Jones" |
The Clash |
| "Let's Get It On" |
Marvin Gaye |
| "Thunder Road" |
Bruce Springsteen |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
Nirvana |
| "White Light/White Heat" |
The Velvet Underground |
| "Symphony No. 5" |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| "Radiation Ruling the Nation (Protection)" |
Massive Attack vs. The Mad Professor |
| "Landslide" |
Fleetwood Mac |
| "Behind Closed Doors" |
Charlie Rich |
| "Dry the Rain" |
The Beta Band |
| "The Night Chicago Died" |
Paper Lace |
| "Point of Know Return" |
Kansas |
- Songs mentioned in book
| Song |
Performed by |
| "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" |
Neil Young |
| "Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me" |
The Smiths |
| "Call Me" |
Aretha Franklin |
| "I Don't Want To Talk About It" |
Rod Stewart |
| "Love Hurts" |
Everly Brothers |
| "When Love Breaks Down" |
Prefab Sprout |
| "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" |
Al Green |
| "The Speed of Sound of Loneliness" |
John Prine |
| "She's Gone" |
Hall & Oates |
| "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" |
Burt Bacharach |
| "All Kinds of Everything" |
Dana |
| "Testament of Youth" |
Liquorice Confits |
| "Walking on Sunshine" |
Katrina & The Waves |
| "Little Latin Lupe Lu" |
Righteous Brothers |
| "Something" |
Beatles |
| "Help!" |
Beatles |
| "Yellow Submarine" |
Beatles |
| "I Just Called To Say I Love You" |
Stevie Wonder |
| "Don't Drive Drunk" |
Stevie Wonder |
| "Baby I Love Your Way" |
Peter Frampton |
| "Show Me The Way" |
Peter Frampton |
| "Patsy Cline Times Two" |
Marie Labelle Lasalle |
| "Behind Closed Doors" |
Charlie Rich |
| "Janie Jones" |
The Clash |
| "Thunder Road" |
Bruce Springsteen |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
Nirvana |
| "Let's Get It On" |
Marvin Gaye |
| "Return of the Grievous Angel" |
Gram Parsons |
| "Bobby Jean" |
Bruce Springsteen |
| "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" |
Richard Thompson |
| "Sha La La (Make Me Happy)" |
Al Green |
| "Barrytown" |
Steely Dan |
| "Brown Sugar" |
Rolling Stones |
| "Hi Ho Silver Lining" |
Jeff Beck |
| "Song For A Guy" |
Elton John |
| "Leader of The Pack" |
Shangri-Las |
| "Dead Man's Curve" |
Jan & Dean |
| "Terry" |
Twinkle |
| "And Honey, I Miss You" |
Bobby Goldsborough |
| "Tell Laura, I Love Her" |
Ray Peterson |
| "One Step Beyond" |
Madness |
| "You Can't Always Get What You Want" |
Rolling Stones |
| "One Love" |
Bob Marley |
| "Many Rivers To Cross" |
Jimmy Cliff |
| "Angel" |
Aretha Franklin |
| "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" |
Gladys Knight |
| "Got To Get You Off My Mind" |
Solomon Burke |
| "Bright Eyes" |
Art Garfunkel |
| "The Look of Love" |
Dusty Springsfield |
| "Holiday" |
Madonna |
| "It's A Good Feeling" |
Smokey Robinson |
| "No Blow No Show" |
Bobby Bland |
| "Mr. Big Stuff" |
Jean Knight |
| "The Love You Save" |
Jackson Five |
| "The Ghetto" |
Donny Hathaway |
| "Tea For The Tillerman" |
Cat Stevens |
| "You Left The Water Running" |
Otis Reding |
| "Happy Go Lucky Girl" |
The Paragons |
| "Alison" |
Elvis Costello |
| "Little Triggers" |
Elvis Costello |
| "Man Out of Time" |
Elvis Costello |
| "King Horse" |
Elvis Costello |
| "Everyday I Write The Book" |
Elvis Costello |
| "Boulder To Birmingham" |
Emmylou Harris |
| "Sin City" |
Flying Burrito Brothers |
| "Respect" |
Aretha Franklin |
| "A Horse With No Name" |
America |
| "Beep Beep" |
The Playmates |
| "Ma Baker" |
Boney M |
| "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" |
Charlie Drake |
| "Baby, Let's Play House" |
Elvis Presley |
| "Think" |
Aretha Franklin |
| "Louie, Louie" |
The Kingsmen |
| "Little Red Corvette" |
Prince |
| "Papa's Got A Brand New Rag" |
James Brown |
| "Family Affair" |
Sly & The Family Stone |
| "Let's Get It On" |
Marvin' Gaye |
| "The House That Jack Built" |
Aretha Franklin |
| "Back in the USA" |
Chuck Berry |
| "White Man in the Hammersmith Palais" |
The Clash |
| "So Tired of Being Alone" |
Al Green |
| "In The Ghetto" |
Elvis Presley |
| "Back Stabbers" |
O'Jays |
| "Satisfaction Guaranteed" |
Harold Melvin & The Bluetones |
| "Nelson Mandela" |
The Specials |
| "Twist And Shout" |
The Isley Brothers |
| "Route 66" |
Chuck Berry |
| "Long Tall Sally" |
Little Richard |
| "Money (That's What I Want)" |
Barrett Strong |
| "Do You Love Me?" |
The Contours |
| "In The Midnight Hour" |
Wilson Pickett |
| "La Bamba" |
Los Lobos |