Cars (soundtrack)
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| Soundtrack by : Randy Newman • Sheryl Crow Chuck Berry • Rascal Flatts Hank Williams • John Mayer Brad Paisley • The Chords James Taylor |
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| Released | June 6, 2006 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 57:24 | |
| Label | Disney Records | |
| Producer(s) | Randy Newman | |
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The Cars soundtrack corresponds to the 2006 Disney and Pixar animated motion picture.
Nine songs from the soundtrack are from popular and contemporary artists. The styles of these songs vary between pop, blues, country and rock.
The remaining eleven pieces are orchestral scores composed by Randy Newman.
On the Billboard 200 dated 11/25/2006 the soundtrack exploded from 126 to 47 a 209% sales increase of 25,000 units. It is most likely due to the fact of the holiday sesaon and that "Cars" went out on dvd.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Song Name | Artist | Song Information |
| 1 | Real Gone | Sheryl Crow | Film Opening. "Piston Cup" race. Original Version |
| 2 | Route 66 | Chuck Berry | Popular Version. Original Version by Nat King Cole. |
| 3 | Life Is a Highway | Rascal Flatts | Journey to California. Original Version by Tom Cochrane. |
| 4 | Behind the Clouds | Brad Paisley | Original Version. Re-used in Mater and the Ghostlight. |
| 5 | Our Town | James Taylor | Story of decline of Radiator Springs. Original Version. |
| 6 | Sh-Boom | The Chords | The light recreations of Radiator Springs. Original Version. |
| 7 | Route 66 | John Mayer | Ending Credits. New Version. Nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards |
| 8 | Find Yourself | Brad Paisley | Original Version. |
| 9 | Opening Race | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 10 | McQueen's Lost | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 11 | My Heart Would Know | Hank Williams | Original Version. |
| 12 | Bessie | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 13 | Dirt Is Different | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 14 | New Road | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 15 | Tractor Tipping | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 16 | McQueen and Sally | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 17 | Goodbye | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 18 | Pre-Race Pageantry | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 19 | The Piston Cup | Randy Newman | Score. |
| 20 | The Big Race | Randy Newman | Score. |
[edit] Chart performance
- Certified U.S. Gold.
| Year | Chart (Name) | Peak |
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| 2006 | Billboard 200 | 6 |
| 2006 | U.S. iTunes Music Store - Top 100 Albums | 1 |
[edit] Trivia
- In 2000, Brad Paisley made an appearance on the nationally televised special, "Route 66: Main Street America" featured on cable network TLC.
- This was the first Pixar soundtrack to ever achieve Gold Certification in the United States.
- A CD produced by Fred Mollin called Lightning McQueen's Fast-Tracks (Walt Disney Records) contains non-soundtrack "revved-up road tunes" inspired by the Disney/Pixar film "Cars." These include new versions of Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me" (Joy Lynn White), the Delicates' "Black and White Thunderbird" (Jaime Babbitt and Britt Savage) and Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere" (Webb Wilder).
[edit] External links
Relating to the film and its soundtrack:
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| 2006 Disney-Pixar film Cars | |
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| Main Characters | Lightning McQueen | Mater | Sally | Doc Hudson The King | Chick Hicks | Ramone | Flo | Luigi | Guido | Mack | Red Sheriff | Fillmore | Sarge | The Delinquent Road Hazards |
| Production Studio | Disney | Pixar |
| Related Articles | Soundtrack | Official Video Game | Radiator Springs Radiator Springs Adventures | Cars Diecast Line |
