''Superbad'' is the soundtrack to the
2007 film of the same name. It was released on August 7, 2007, on
Lakeshore Records
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. The album features original music by
Lyle Workman
Lyle Dean Workman is an American guitarist, composer, session and touring musician, and music producer. His music has been widely distributed since his debut on the eponymous '' Bourgeois Tagg'' album in 1986, and is known for his work as compos ...
and
Bootsy Collins
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, performed by a reunion of the original
JBs rhythm section with
Bootsy
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himse ...
and Phelps Collins,
Clyde Stubblefield
Clyde Austin Stubblefield (April 18, 1943 – February 18, 2017) was an American drummer best known for his work with James Brown, with whom he recorded and toured for six years (1965-70). His syncopated drum patterns on Brown's recordings are co ...
, and
Jabo Starks
John Henry "Jabo" Starks (; October 26, 1937 – May 1, 2018), sometimes spelled Jab'o, was an American funk and blues drummer best known for playing with James Brown as well as other notable musicians including Bobby Bland and B.B. King. A self- ...
, and supplemented by
Bernie Worrell
George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American Keyboard instrument, keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective. In later years, he also worked with ...
. Also featured are songs by artists such as
Curtis Mayfield
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and
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his tee ...
.
Track listing
Tracks that appeared in the movie but not on the soundtrack album
* "
Journey to the Center of the Mind
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* Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations
** Day's journey, a measurement of distance
** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road
Animals
* Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...
" by
The Amboy Dukes The Amboy Dukes may refer to:
* ''The Amboy Dukes'' (novel), 1947 American novel about juvenile delinquents
* The Amboy Dukes (band), American rock band founded 1964
** ''The Amboy Dukes'' (album), 1967 album by that band
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Ace of Spades
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Design
The ornate design of the ...
" by
Motörhead
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* "
I'm Your Boogie Man
"I'm Your Boogie Man" is a song written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, and performed by Casey's band KC and the Sunshine Band, from their fourth album '' Part 3'' (1976).
Background
Richard Finch said that the song was wri ...
" by
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits " Get Down Tonight", " That's the Way (I Like It)", " (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", ...
* "
Panama
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" by
Van Halen
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* "
Are You Man Enough Are You Man Enough may refer to:
* "Are You Man Enough" (Four Tops song), a 1973 song by the Four Tops and a track from ''Shaft in Africa''
* "Are You Man Enough" (Five Star song), a 1987 song by Five Star from ''Silk & Steel''
*"Are You Man Enough? ...
" by
The Four Tops
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* "
Big Poppa
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" by
The Notorious B.I.G.
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* "
Echoes" by
The Rapture
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* "Pork and Beef" by
The Coup
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* "Chop Chop You're Dead" by
Cities In Dust
"Cities in Dust" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees from their album ''Tinderbox'' (1986). It was released on 18 October 1985 as the album's lead single.
Background and composition
"Cities in Dust" is a dance-rock, and da ...
* "
These Eyes
"These Eyes" is a song by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album '' Wheatfield Soul''. It was first ...
" by
The Guess Who
The Guess Who was a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. The band found their greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, wit ...
(Performed by Michael Cera, and briefly heard when cops drive by)
* "This Is Yr Captain" by
C'Mon
Notes
Funk soundtracks
2007 soundtrack albums
Comedy film soundtracks
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