Hype! (soundtrack)

Summary

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
ReleasedOctober 1, 1996
Recorded1979–1996
GenreGrunge
Punk rock
Length61:31
LabelSub Pop
ProducerJack 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Initial release edit

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

Track list edit

No.TitleArtistLength
1."K Street" (live)Fastbacks2:59
2."Return of the Rat"Wipers2:37
3."Dig It a Hole"U-Men2:17
4."Swallow My Pride" (Demo)Green River2:44
5."Nothing to Say"Soundgarden3:56
6."Touch Me I'm Sick" (live)Mudhoney2:18
7."Negative Creep"Nirvana2:53
8."Mousetrap" (live)Some Velvet Sidewalk2:05
9."54/40" (live)Dead Moon4:03
10."My Hometown"Girl Trouble3:32
11."Giant Killer"Tad3:02
12."Hotcakes" (7" version)Gas Huffer2:31
13."Low Beat"The Young Fresh Fellows2:30
14."I Say Fuck" (live)Supersuckers0:46
15."Knot" (live)7 Year Bitch3:42
16."Second Skin" (live)The Gits3:07
17."Julie Francavilla" (Demo)Flop2:04
18."Throwaway" (live)The Posies3:34
19."Not for You" (live on Monkeywrench Radio)Pearl Jam5:12
20."The River Rise"Mark Lanegan3:56
21."Fire's Coming Down"Pigeonhed4:23
22."Just Say"Fastbacks2:32
23."Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Instrumental)Sara DeBell1:51
Total length:61:31

Vinyl box set release edit

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 edit

Side A
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dig It a Hole"The U-Men2:17
Side B
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Nothing to Say"Soundgarden3:56
Side C
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Return of the Rat"The Wipers2:37
Side D
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Touch Me I'm Sick" (live)Mudhoney2:18
2."Negative Creep"Nirvana2:53
Side E
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Hotcakes" (live)Gas Huffer2:38
2."Watch Outside" (live)Mono Men2:21
Side F
No.TitleArtistLength
1."My Hometown"Girl Trouble3:32
Side G
No.TitleArtistLength
1."K Street" (live)Fastbacks2:59
2."Julie Francavilla" (demo)Flop2:04
Side H
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dark Corner Of The World"The Young Fresh Fellows3:38

References edit

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