Hype! (soundtrack)

Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album of the Seattle music scene documentary Hype!. It was released in 1996 in conjunction with the film.

Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Sub Pop Records
Released	October 1, 1996
Recorded	1979–1996
Genre	Grunge Punk rock
Length	61:31
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Jack Endino
Sub Pop Records chronology
Never Mind the Molluscs (1993) Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Initial release

The soundtrack was released on CD on October 1, 1996.

Track list

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"K Street" (live)	Fastbacks	2:59
2.	"Return of the Rat"	Wipers	2:37
3.	"Dig It a Hole"	U-Men	2:17
4.	"Swallow My Pride" (Demo)	Green River	2:44
5.	"Nothing to Say"	Soundgarden	3:56
6.	"Touch Me I'm Sick" (live)	Mudhoney	2:18
7.	"Negative Creep"	Nirvana	2:53
8.	"Mousetrap" (live)	Some Velvet Sidewalk	2:05
9.	"54/40" (live)	Dead Moon	4:03
10.	"My Hometown"	Girl Trouble	3:32
11.	"Giant Killer"	Tad	3:02
12.	"Hotcakes" (7" version)	Gas Huffer	2:31
13.	"Low Beat"	The Young Fresh Fellows	2:30
14.	"I Say Fuck" (live)	Supersuckers	0:46
15.	"Knot" (live)	7 Year Bitch	3:42
16.	"Second Skin" (live)	The Gits	3:07
17.	"Julie Francavilla" (Demo)	Flop	2:04
18.	"Throwaway" (live)	The Posies	3:34
19.	"Not for You" (live on Monkeywrench Radio)	Pearl Jam	5:12
20.	"The River Rise"	Mark Lanegan	3:56
21.	"Fire's Coming Down"	Pigeonhed	4:23
22.	"Just Say"	Fastbacks	2:32
23.	"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Instrumental)	Sara DeBell	1:51
Total length:			61:31

Vinyl box set release

An additional box set was released on November 5, 1996. 2000 copies were made. The set consists of four color vinyl 7" records in die-cut sleeves, and packaged with a fold-out poster.[2]

Eight of the tracks on the box set are identical to the tracks on the CD. One ("Hotcakes") is a live version of the same song (studio version) on the CD. "Dark Corner of the World" and the live version of "Watch Outside" were not released officially anywhere else.

Track list

Side A

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Dig It a Hole"	The U-Men	2:17

Side B

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Nothing to Say"	Soundgarden	3:56

Side C

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Return of the Rat"	The Wipers	2:37

Side D

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Touch Me I'm Sick" (live)	Mudhoney	2:18
2.	"Negative Creep"	Nirvana	2:53

Side E

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Hotcakes" (live)	Gas Huffer	2:38
2.	"Watch Outside" (live)	Mono Men	2:21

Side F

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"My Hometown"	Girl Trouble	3:32

Side G

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"K Street" (live)	Fastbacks	2:59
2.	"Julie Francavilla" (demo)	Flop	2:04

Side H

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Dark Corner Of The World"	The Young Fresh Fellows	3:38

References

1. "Hype! - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic.
2. "Hype! "Boxed Set" (1996, Violet, Vinyl)". discogs. Retrieved 14 July 2020.