Charmed: The Soundtrack

Charmed: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released September 22, 2003
Genre Pop rock[1]
Label
Producer
  • Harry Brainerd
  • Jonathan Scott Miller
  • Jonathan Platt
Charmed albums chronology

Charmed: The Soundtrack
(2003)		 Charmed: The Book of Shadows
(2005)

Charmed: The Soundtrack is the debut soundtrack album of the television series Charmed, which aired on The WB in the United States. It features music from the show's first five seasons and was released on September 22, 2003 by BMG Music.

Background and release

Charmed: The Soundtrack was produced by Harry Brainerd, Jonathan Platt and Jonathan Scott Miller.[2] The soundtrack is made up mostly of tracks by little-known artists, though some better known ones, such as Goldfrapp and Stereophonics, are also featured.[1] It also includes Charmed‍ '​s theme song "How Soon Is Now?" by Love Spit Love.[1] A partial edition of Charmed: The Soundtrack was released as a worldwide digital download on September 22, 2003 by BMG Music.[3] The full edition was released as a CD in the United States on September 23, 2003 and in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2003.[4][5]

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic gave Charmed: The Soundtrack three stars out of five and wrote that it "is just a milky collection of light modern rock from a mixture of heavyweights and hopefuls."[1] Loftus also noted that "the real standout" on the soundtrack is Rachael Yamagata's song "Worn Me Down".[1] On October 11, 2003, Charmed: The Soundtrack debuted at number 177 on the US Billboard 200 chart[6] and number 10 on the US Billboard Top Soundtracks chart.[7]

Track listing

No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Hot"  Smash Mouth 2:31
2. "Danger"  Third Eye Blind 3:11
3. "Strict Machine"  Goldfrapp 3:50
4. "Maybe Tomorrow"  Stereophonics 4:33
5. "Rinse"  Vanessa Carlton 4:29
6. "I Can't Take It"  Andy Stochansky 2:50
7. "Worn Me Down"  Rachael Yamagata 4:32
8. "Do You Realize??"  The Flaming Lips 3:31
9. "New Favorite Thing"  Balligomingo featuring Lucy Woodward 3:52
10. "Rainbow in the Sky"  Ziggy Marley 3:06
11. "How Soon Is Now?"  Love Spit Love 4:25

Charts

Charts (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 177
US Billboard Top Soundtracks[7] 10

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Australia September 22, 2003 Digital download Partial Album BMG Music [3]
Canada [8]
Europe [9]
New Zealand [10]
United States September 23, 2003 CD Full Album RCA Records [4]
United Kingdom September 29, 2003 BMG Music [5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Charmed: The Soundtrack – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Charmed: The Soundtrack – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Charmed (The Soundtrack) by Various Artists". iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Charmed: The Soundtrack: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Charmed Soundtrack". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Billboard 200". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media) 115 (41): 87. October 11, 2003.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Top Soundtracks". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media) 115 (41): 88. October 11, 2003.
  8. ↑ "Charmed (The Soundtrack) by Various Artists". iTunes Store (Canada). Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Charmed (The Soundtrack) by Various Artists". iTunes Store (United Kingdom). Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Charmed (The Soundtrack) by Various Artists". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Retrieved September 10, 2014.