Songs from Instant Star

Songs from Instant Star
Soundtrack album by Alexz Johnson
Released	April 26, 2005 (Can) October 11, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock, post-punk revival
Length	45:39
Label	Orange
Producer	Jody Colero and Dave Ogilvie
Alexz Johnson chronology
Songs from Instant Star (2005) Songs from Instant Star Two (2006)
Alternative cover
U.S. Cover

Songs from Instant Star is the soundtrack for the first season of the television series Instant Star. The entire album is sung by Alexz Johnson, who portrays the show's protagonist Jude Harrison.

There are covers in the album: "Stupid Girl" was originally a single for the band Garbage in 1996. Additionally, "Temporary Insanity" would later be recorded as a single by the band The Weekend, whose members Andrea Wasse and Christopher Ward also worked on the rest of the Instant Star album.

• Other songs from the first season of Instant Star, not featured on the soundtrack include; a snippet of the song "Frozen" performed by Alexz in the show. Also the song "Shatter Me" performed by Alexz that can be heard in an episode, was never released but later leaked in full online.

Track listing

1. "24 Hours" (Alexz Johnson, Damhnait Doyle) - 3:18
2. "Temporary Insanity" (Andrea Wasse, Christopher Ward) - 4:14
3. "Waste My Time (feat. Evren Ozdemir)" (Fred St-Gelais, Rob Wells, C. Ward) - 3:13
4. "Let Me Fall" (A. Johnson, C. Ward, Fred St-Gelais) - 3:25
5. "Skin" (Brendan Johnson, A. Johnson) - 2:45
6. "I'm in Love With My Guitar" (Rob Wells, C. Ward) - 3:21
7. "Criminal" (B. Johnson, A. Johnson) - 3:05
8. "Time to Be Your 21" (Marc Jordan, D. Doyle, Rob Wells) - 4:12
9. "It Could Be You" (C. Ward, A. Wasse, Rob Wells) - 3:03
10. "Me Out of Me" (Chin Injeti, Fred St-Gelais) - 2:44
11. "Pick Up the Pieces" (Joel Feeney,) - 3:08
12. "Your Eyes" (M. Jordan, Chin Injeti, Fred St-Gelais) - 3:38
13. "That Girl" (B. Johnson, A. Johnson) - 3:38
14. "Stupid Girl" (Garbage, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon) - 3:52

Personnel

• Lead vocals and backgrounds - Alexz Johnson
• Background vocals - Joel Feeney, Damhnait Doyle, Neil Donnell, Andrea Wasse, Lisa Dalbello, Katie B and Dave Ogilvie
• Bass - Patrick Kilbridge
• Drums - Rick Gratton
• Guitar and guitar FX - Tim Welch
• Additional guitars - Brendan 'Killa' Johnson
• Synth programming, keyboards, and additional guitars - Trevor Yuile
• Horn section on "Criminal" - John Johnson, Vern Dorge, Dave Dunlope, Terry Promane and Perry White
• Piano on "Time To Be Your 21" - Jonathon Goldsmith
• Piano on "Temporary Insanity" - Jody Colero

Covers and Uses

• Marie-Mai covered the song "Waste My Time" in French, entitled "Tôt ou Tard", on her album Dangereuse Attraction.^[1]

• The song "Temporary Insanity," written by the lead singer of the pop/rock group "The Weekend," was later covered by The Weekend.

• "Time to Be Your 21" was featured in the Pretty Little Liars first season finale.

Charts

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