Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary. It was released on 16 April 2001 by Mercury Records.[1]
Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
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Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
Released | 16 April 2001 | |||
Length | 59:54 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Nick Angel | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
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The film's soundtrack was composed by Patrick Doyle. It also features two hit songs that were released as singles, "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle and "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell. The single became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and her most successful solo single to date.
Halliwell's version received positive reviews by music critics and experienced international success. In the United Kingdom, "It's Raining Men" debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and stayed there for two weeks. It became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one single in the UK, selling 155,000 units in its first week. Overall the single went on to sell 440,000 copies in Britain alone,[2] becoming the 13th best seller of 2001.[3] In France, it was certified Diamond by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).[4]
Following the success of the first soundtrack, a second soundtrack was released, titled Bridget Jones's Diary 2: More Music from the Motion Picture and Other V.G. Songs.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Out of Reach" |
| Gabrielle | 3:18 |
2. | "Respect" | Otis Redding | Aretha Franklin | 2:22 |
3. | "It's Raining Men" | Geri Halliwell | 4:11 | |
4. | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" | Lorenz Hart | Robbie Williams | 2:30 |
5. | "I'm Every Woman" | Chaka Khan | 4:04 | |
6. | "Don't Get Me Wrong" (UK special edition bonus track) | Chrissie Hynde | The Pretenders | 3:49 |
7. | "Kiss That Girl" | Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow | 3:13 |
8. | "Killin' Kind" | Shelby Lynne | Shelby Lynne | 4:36 |
9. | "Someone Like You" | Van Morrison | Dina Carroll | 3:22 |
10. | "Not of This Earth" |
| Robbie Williams | 4:41 |
11. | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (UK special edition bonus track) | Andy Williams | 2:58 | |
12. | "Love" |
| Rosey | 3:38 |
13. | "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" | Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye | 2:48 | |
14. | "Dreamsome" |
| Shelby Lynne | 4:12 |
15. | "It's Only a Diary" | Patrick Doyle | Patrick Doyle | 4:24 |
16. | "Pretender Got My Heart" |
| Alisha's Attic | 4:06 |
17. | "All by Myself" | Jamie O'Neal | 4:35 | |
18. | "Woman Trouble" (UK special edition bonus track) |
| Artful Dodger & Robbie Craig featuring Craig David | 3:08 |
19. | "Ring Ring Ring" |
| Aaron Soul | 3:53 |
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[43] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[44] | Gold | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[45] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[46] | Gold | 25,000^ |
France (SNEP)[47] | Gold | 100,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI)[48] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[50] | Gold | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[51] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[52] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[55] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |