| Mean Girls (Music from the Motion Picture) | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | January 12, 2024 | |||
| Length | 34:19 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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Mean Girls (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2024 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. The album was released on January 12, 2024, by Interscope Records.
The soundtrack features twelve musical numbers from the film, which were reworked by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, the stage musical's original composer and lyricist, respectively. It also includes new musical numbers written for the adaptation by Richmond, Benjamin, and Reneé Rapp.
Background
In January 2020, Tina Fey stated that a film adaptation of the Mean Girls stage musical, which is based on Mark Waters' 2004 comedy film, was in active development.[1]
In January 2023, it was announced that Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin returned to rework their songs from the stage musical for the film adaptation, while Richmond also composed the film's score.[2] Fourteen songs from the stage musical were cut for the film to avoid issues with tonality and make it less-stagy, including "Where Do You Belong?", "Fearless", "Stop", "Whose House Is This?", "More Is Better", and "Do this Thing", along with the reprises of "Stupid with Love", and "A Cautionary Tale".[3][4]
Reneé Rapp joined Richmond and Benjamin to write a new musical number for Cady, titled "What If's", to replace "It Roars", the introductory song for the character in the stage version.[5] Rapp also co-wrote "Not My Fault", performed by her and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, which will not be used as a musical number in the film. The song was released as a single on December 15, 2023.[6] A music video was released on January 5, 2024.[7] It was followed by "World Burn", which was released as a promotional single on January 8, 2024.
Release
The soundtrack album was made available to pre-save and pre-order on January 3, 2024, and was released digitally on January 12 by Interscope Records.[8]
Track listing
All songs are composed by Jeff Richmond, with lyrics written by Nell Benjamin, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Cautionary Tale" | Auliʻi Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey | 1:08 | |
| 2. | "What If's" |
| Angourie Rice | 1:58 |
| 3. | "Meet the Plastics" | Reneé Rapp | 1:29 | |
| 4. | "Stupid with Love" | Rice and the cast | 2:07 | |
| 5. | "Apex Predator" | Cravalho and Spivey | 3:07 | |
| 6. | "What's Wrong with Me?" | Bebe Wood | 1:39 | |
| 7. | "Sexy" | Avantika | 3:03 | |
| 8. | "Someone Gets Hurt" | Rapp | 3:02 | |
| 9. | "Revenge Party" | Cravalho, Spivey, Rice, Tim Meadows, and the cast | 4:45 | |
| 10. | "World Burn" | Rapp and the cast | 3:35 | |
| 11. | "I'd Rather Be Me" | Cravalho and the cast | 2:56 | |
| 12. | "I See Stars" | Rice and the cast | 2:40 | |
| 13. | "Not My Fault" |
| Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 34:19 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ Malkin, Marc (January 23, 2020). "Tina Fey Announces Movie Adaptation of Broadway's 'Mean Girls' Musical". Variety. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ↑ Odman, Sydney (2023-01-27). "'Mean Girls' Musical Composer Jeff Richmond Talks Upcoming Movie Adaptation, Working With Wife Tina Fey". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ Peralta, Diego (December 26, 2023). "Is the New 'Mean Girls' Closer to the 2004 Movie or the Broadway Musical?". Collider.
- ↑ Major, Michael (January 3, 2024). "MEAN GIRLS Film Cuts 'It Roars,' 'Where Do You Belong?' & More Songs; Tracklist Revealed". BroadwayWorld.
- ↑ Major, Michael (December 13, 2023). "Reneé Rapp Co-Wrote New MEAN GIRLS Songs For the Movie Musical". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ Paul, Larisha (December 13, 2023). "Megan Thee Stallion and Reneé Rapp Are the Queens of the Plastics in 'Mean Girls' Single Artwork". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ Aniftos, Rania (January 5, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion & Reneé Rapp Express Female Rage in 'Not My Fault' Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "'Mean Girls' Movie Musical Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.