Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The film score for Sex and the City was composed by Aaron Zigman and recorded with a large ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Newman Stage at 20th Century Fox in April 2008.[1] The soundtrack to the film also features original and traditional songs and compositions. Two soundtracks were released in 2008.

Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	May 26, 2008
Genre	Pop rock R&B soul
Length	58:06
Label	New Line
Producer	Various India Arie Lenny B Finn Bjarnson Bliss Steve Booker Jack Evans Jem Greg Kurstin Rico Love Frank "Blame" Macek Madison Park Lester Mendez Willie Mitchell Gil Norton Jeff Pfeifer Rob Pfeifer Ryan Raddon Rick Rubin Salaamremi.com Russell Simmons Jack Splash Deb Talan Steve Tannen
Sex and the City soundtrack chronology
Sex and the City: Music from and Inspired by the TV Series (2004) Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2008) Sex and the City: Volume 2 (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The first soundtrack to Sex and the City was released on May 26, 2008, in the United Kingdom and on May 27 in the United States.[3]

The soundtrack debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 66,000 copies sold in its first week, the highest debut for a multi-artist theatrical film soundtrack since 2005's Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Labels or Love" (performed by Fergie)	Salaam Remi Rico Love Douglas Cuomo	Salaamremi.com Love^[a]	3:52
2.	"All Dressed in Love" (performed by Jennifer Hudson)	Jack Splash Cee-Lo Green Remi	Splash^[b] Salaamremi.com^[b]	3:22
3.	"Mercy" (performed by Duffy)	Aimée Ann Duffy Steve Booker	Booker	3:40
4.	"The Look of Love" (Madison Park vs. Lenny B Remix) (performed by Nina Simone)	Burt Bacharach Hal David	Madison Park^[c] Lenny B^[c]	3:42
5.	"New York Girls" (performed by Morningwood)	Pedro Yanowitz	Gil Norton	2:56
6.	"All This Beauty" (performed by The Weepies)	Deb Talan Steve Tannen	Talan Tannen	3:17
7.	"I Like the Way" (performed by Kaskade)	Finn Bjarnson Colette Marino Ryan Raddon	Raddon Bjarnson	3:40
8.	"It's Amazing" (performed by Jem)	Jem Griffiths Lester Mendez	Mendez Jem^[d]	3:55
9.	"How Deep Is Your Love" (performed by The Bird and the Bee)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	Greg Kurstin	3:22
10.	"The Heart of the Matter" (performed by India Arie)	Don Henley Michael W. Campbell John Souther	Arie^[b] Frank "Blame" Macek^[b]	4:42
11.	"Auld Lang Syne" (performed by Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis)	Robert Burns	Jack Evans	3:22
12.	"Kissing" (performed by Bliss)	Steffen Aaskoven Marc Andersen Salvador Embalo Lars Erlandsson Sanne Gottlieb Klaus Jensen Paw Lagermann Fredrik Lenander	Bliss	6:09
13.	"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (performed by Al Green featuring Joss Stone)	B. Gibb R. Gibb	Willie Mitchell Salaamremi.com^[c]^[d]	7:00
14.	"Walk This Way" (performed by Run-DMC featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith)	Tyler Anthony Perry	Russell Simmons Rick Rubin	5:11
15.	"Sex and the City Movie Theme" (performed by The Pfeifer Broz. Orchestra)	Cuomo	Jeff Pfeifer Rob Pfeifer	0:50

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^b} signifies a main and vocal producer
• ^{^c} signifies a remixer
• ^{^d} signifies an additional producer
• "Mercy" does not appear on the US release of the soundtrack.

Sample credits

• "Labels or Love" contains an interpolation of "Sex and the City Theme" by Douglas Cuomo.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 4 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 10 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 3 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[8] 20 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 8 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 58 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 26 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 7 Irish Compilation Albums (IRMA)[14] 5 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[15] 66 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 20 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[17] 31 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 24 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[19] 6 US Billboard 200[20] 2 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] 89 US Billboard 200[23] 145 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[24] 17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Gold	100,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label
United Kingdom	May 26, 2008	Decca
United States	May 27, 2008	New Line

Sex and the City: Volume 2

Sex and the City: Volume 2
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	September 22, 2008
Genre	Pop rock R&B soul
Length	54:26
Label	New Line
Producer	Various Cason Cooley Ian Cross Jermaine Dupri Darryl Farmer Dean Gillard Ken Gioia Alison Goldfrapp Shep Goodman Will Gregory Andrew Hale Shana Halligan Katie Herzig Rico Love Ingrid Michaelson Buddy Miller Nick Phillips Salaamremi.com Manuel Seal Kiran Shahani Jack Splash Stargate Matt Ward
Sex and the City soundtrack chronology
Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2008) Sex and the City: Volume 2 (2008) Sex and the City 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010)

Sex and the City: Volume 2 is the follow-up album to Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack soundtrack. It was released on September 22, 2008, in the United Kingdom and on September 23, 2008, in the United States, followed by a worldwide release the following weeks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Click Flash" (performed by Ciara)	Remi Love	Salaamremi.com Love^[e]	3:53
2.	"My First Love" (performed by Craig David)	David Remi	Salaamremi.com	4:17
3.	"2nite" (performed by Janet Jackson)	Phillip "Taj" Jackson Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen	Stargate Jermaine Dupri^[e] Manuel Seal^[e] Ian Cross^[e]	4:08
4.	"Beautiful" (performed by Goldfrapp)	Alison Goldfrapp Will Gregory	Goldfrapp Gregory	4:45
5.	"Real Girl" (performed by Mutya Buena)	Lenny Kravitz Niara Scarlett Matt Ward Dean Gillard	Ward Gillard	3:25
6.	"Pretty Please (Love Me)" (performed by Estelle featuring Cee-Lo)	Estelle Swaray Jack Splash Thomas Callaway John Stephens Drew Dixon	Splash	3:55
7.	"Trouble" (performed by Bitter:Sweet)	Kiran Shahani Shana Halligan	Shahani Halligan	3:15
8.	"Dangerous" (performed by Elijah Kelley)	Kelley Darryl Farmer	Farmer	3:49
9.	"Look at You" (performed by Katie Herzig)	Herzig	Herzig Cason Cooley	2:41
10.	"Little Romance" (performed by Ingrid Michaelson)	Michaelson	Michaelson Ken Gioia Shep Goodman	2:43
11.	"We Got Love" (performed by Ryan Shaw)	Shaw Jimmy Bralower Johnny Gale		3:41
12.	"Fool's Gold" (performed by Amy Winehouse)	Winehouse	Salaam "The Chameleon" Remi	3:37
13.	"Mockingbird" (performed by Allison Moorer)	Moorer	Buddy Miller	3:17
14.	"Hey Baby" (performed by The Champagne Flutes)	Remi Dale Gstettenbauer	Salaamremi.com	2:39
15.	"You Look So Good" (performed by Owen Brady)	Brady Pat Donne	Andrew Hale Nick Phillips	4:14

Notes

• ^{^e} signifies a vocal producer

Sample credits

• "Real Girl" contains excerpts from "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" by Lenny Kravitz

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[26]	23
US Billboard 200[20]	45
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[21]	3

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom	September 22, 2008
United States	September 23, 2008
Europe	September 30, 2008

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