
The soundtrack contains 19 songs from the film written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, three of which were not included in the stage musical version. Shaiman, who produced the original cast album for the Broadway musical, produced the songs for the film musical as well. Hairspray's music is written and performed to conform to the story's 1962 setting, with influences spanning the genres of doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and pop.
"Ladies' Choice", a new song performed by Zac Efron, was the Hairspray soundtrack's first single. The iTunes version of the album includes bonus features such as the bonus track "I Can Wait" (a song written for the film but cut), the "Ladies' Choice" music video, an instructional dance video for "Ladies' Choice", and a digital version of the album booklet. The soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 20 and has since peaked at number 2.
"The New Girl in Town", "Big, Blonde and Beautiful" (Reprise), and "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" are the three songs new to this version of Hairspray, although "The New Girl in Town" had originally been written for but dropped from the Broadway production. "Come So Far" is played over the film's end credits, as are renditions of two songs from the stage musical which were not included in the film proper: "Cooties" and "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now". "Cooties" is performed on the soundtrack in a contemporary pop style by singer Aimee Allen. "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", is performed by each of the three women most famous portraying Hairspray's main character, Tracy Turnblad: the 1988 film's Ricki Lake, the Broadway production's Marissa Jaret Winokur, and this film's Nikki Blonsky. Harvey Fierstein, who played Edna in the Original Broadway production, also has a vocal cameo at the end of this track.
Several of the songs from the Broadway musical had their lyrics altered and/or verses removed for use in the film version. These songs include "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs", "Welcome to the '60s", "Big, Blonde and Beautiful", "Without Love", "(It's) Hairspray", "You Can't Stop the Beat", etc.
The version of "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" that appears on the film's soundtrack album is slightly longer than the one that appears in the film. The movie cuts out Amber's line "Oh, mother. Not more ancient history" and a final exchange where Velma turns away Little Inez who asks to audition.
Track listing:
- Good Morning Baltimore - Nikki Blonsky
- The Nicest Kids in Town - James Marsden and Council Members
- It Takes Two - Zac Efron
- (The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs - Michelle Pfeiffer and Council Members with Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, and Taylor Parks
- I Can Hear the Bells - Nikki Blonsky
- Ladies' Choice - Zac Efron
- The New Girl in Town - Brittany Snow, Hayley Podschun, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Shayna Steele, Kamilah Marshall, and Terita R. Redd
- Welcome to the '60s - Nikki Blonsky and John Travolta with Jerry Stiller, Shayna Steele, Kamilah Marshall, Terita R. Redd, and Company
- Run and Tell That - Elijah Kelley with Taylor Parks and Company
- Big, Blonde and Beautiful - Queen Latifah and Company
- Big, Blonde and Beautiful [Reprise] - John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer
- (You're) Timeless to Me - John Travolta and Christopher Walken
- I Know Where I've Been - Queen Latifah with Shayna Steele and Company
- Without Love - Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley, Amanda Bynes, and Company
- (It's) Hairspray - James Marsden and Council Members
- You Can't Stop the Beat - Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah, and Company
- Come So Far (Got So Far to Go) - Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, and Elijah Kelley
- Cooties - Aimee Allen
- Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now - Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Nikki Blonsky, and Harvey Fierstein
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