Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack

Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Mamma Mia! film cast
Released	Standard Version: July 8, 2008 Deluxe edition: November 25, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop
Label	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (United States)
Producer	Benny Andersson (executive) Björn Ulvaeus (executive)

Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2008 Universal Pictures musical film Mamma Mia!, based on the stage musical of the same name. It features performances by the film's cast including Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Ashley Lilley, and Rachel McDowall It was nominated for the Grammy Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Track listing

CD

1. "Honey, Honey" - Amanda Seyfried, Ashley Lilley & Rachel McDowall - 3:07
2. "Money, Money, Money" - Meryl Streep, Julie Walters & Christine Baranski - 3:06
3. "Mamma Mia" - Meryl Streep - 3:34
4. "Dancing Queen" - Meryl Streep, Julie Walters & Christine Baranski - 4:04
5. "Our Last Summer" - Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfried - 2:57
6. "Lay All Your Love on Me" - Dominic Cooper & Amanda Seyfried - 4:29
7. "Super Trouper" - Meryl Streep, Julie Walters & Christine Baranski - 3:53
8. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" - Amanda Seyfried, Ashley Lilley & Rachel McDowall - 3:51
9. "The Name of the Game" - Amanda Seyfried - 4:55
10. "Voulez-Vous" - Full Cast, Philip Michael, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters & Stellan Skarsgård - 4:35
11. "SOS" - Pierce Brosnan & Meryl Streep - 3:19
12. "Does Your Mother Know" - Christine Baranski & Philip Michael - 3:01
13. "Slipping Through My Fingers" - Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfried - 3:50
14. "The Winner Takes It All" - Meryl Streep - 4:57
15. "When All Is Said and Done" - Pierce Brosnan & Meryl Streep - 3:17
16. "Take a Chance on Me" - Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, Philip Michael & Christine Baranski - 4:01
17. "I Have a Dream"/"Thank You for the Music" (Hidden Track) - Amanda Seyfried - 7:33

iTunes edition

17. "I Have a Dream" - Amanda Seyfried - 3:46

18. "Thank You for the Music" - Amanda Seyfried - 3:44

Deluxe Edition

The Deluxe Edition of the soundtrack features the original soundtrack (with no new songs) and a DVD that features a "Behind the Scenes" special that shows some of the recording process for the movie. The DVD also features a music video for "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)". The booklet for the deluxe edition is different from the original, containing all the lyrics and an article written by Musical Director Martin Lowe.

Excised songs

1. "I Have a Dream" (Prologue) - Amanda Seyfried
2. "Chiquitita" - Christine Baranski and Julie Walters
3. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" - Cast
4. "Mamma Mia (Reprise)" - Cast
5. "Dancing Queen (Reprise)" - Cast
6. "Waterloo" - Cast

Sales

The album peaked at #1 in the USA on the Billboard 200 albums chart in August 2008.^[1] It was certified Platinum in the United States on August 18, 2008, selling over 1,800,000 copies to date.^[2] Worldwide, the soundtrack has sold over 5 million copies to date, spending a total of 2 weeks at #1 on the world charts.

The album had outsold the top 10 albums in the UK Albums Chart by 20 June 2008; however, it was ineligible for the main chart.^[3] In New Zealand, the album debuted at number 8 on July 14, 2008, and climbed to number one the following week. In Greece, it peaked at number one on the international chart^[4] and number 1 on the main albums chart for many weeks.^[5] In Australia, the album reached #1 in its second week on the ARIA Albums Chart, knocking off the highly successful Coldplay album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.

"Honey, Honey" has also charted at #16 on the Norwegian Singles Chart and #50 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, due to high download sales. Other tracks selling well enough to chart in Australia include "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (#70), "Lay All Your Love on Me" (#85), "Dancing Queen" (#96) and "Mamma Mia" (#98).

Charts

Chart Peak position Copies sold Certification UK Top 20 Compilations Chart 1 1,000,000+ 3x Platinum[6] Sweden Top 40 1 120,000+ 3x Platinum French Top 200 Chart 8 200,000+ Platinum Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1 140,000+ 2x Platinum Brazil Top 10 CD 9[7] 60,000+ Platinum New Zealand Top 40 1 30,000+ 2x Platinum Irish Albums Chart 1 20,000+ Platinum Austrian Albums Chart 1 30,000+ Platinum Greek Top 50 Albums Chart 1 30,000+ 2x Platinum[4] Norway Albums Chart 1 40,000+ Platinum Finnish Albums Chart 1 30,000+ Platinum Danish Albums Chart 1 30,000+ Platinum Polish Albums Chart 1 100,000+ Diamond Portuguese Top 30 Albums Chart 1 40,000+ 2x Platinum Swiss Albums Chart 1 30,000+ Platinum Hungarian Top 40 Albums Chart 1 30,000+ 5x Platinum Canadian Top 100 Albums Chart 1 80,000+ Platinum German Albums Chart 2 100,000+ Gold Czech Republic Albums Chart 1 10,000+ Gold Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart[8] 2 50,000+ Gold[9] Mexican Top 20 International Albums Chart[10] 2 Dutch Top Albums 5 30,000+ Gold Spanish Top 100 Albums Chart 1 80,000+ Platinum Estonian Albums Chart 2 5,000+ European Top 100 Albums Chart 3 3,000,000+ 3x Platinum [11] US Billboard 200 1 1,800,000+ Platinum US Comprehensive Charts 1 US Billboard Top Soundtracks 1 Belgium Flemish Albums Chart 5 15,000+ Gold Belgium Wallonia Albums Chart 7 Italian Compilation Chart 1 40,000 Gold Year-end charts Chart (2008) Rank German Albums Chart [12] 23 Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Swiss Albums Chart[13] 73 Cast Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan Julie Walters as Rosie Christine Baranski as Tanya Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael Colin Firth as Harry Bright Stellan Skarsgård as Bill Anderson Dominic Cooper as Sky Philip Michael as Pepper Musicians Benny Andersson Piano & Keyboards Rutger Gunnarsson Bass & Bouzouki Per Lindvall Drums Lasse Wellander Guitars & Bouzouki Jörgen Stenberg Percussion Lasse Jonsson Acoustic Guitars Jan Bengtson Flute, Piccolo & Baritone Saxophone Pär Grebacken Recorder, Clarinet & Saxophones Perra Moraeus Alto Saxophone Leif Lindvall Trumpet Calle Jakobsson Tuba Kalle Moraeus Bouzouki, Guitar & Violin References ^ Katie Hasty, 'Mamma Mia!' Leaps To No. 1 On The Billboard 200, Billboard.com, August 13, 2008 ^ Billboard Album Charts - Top 200 Albums - Music Retail Sales - The Billboard 200 ^ "Mamma Mia is top selling UK album". BBC. 20 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7516270.stm.  ^ a b http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm ^ http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm ^ http://www.bpi.com/ Platinum Status UK ^ July 20 - July 26, 2009 ^ Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart AMPROFON. October 9, 2008. ^ News > Mamma Mia goes Gold in Mexico! ^ Mexican Top 20 International Albums Chart AMPROFON. April 11, 2008. ^ http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2010.html ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/albumjahrescharts2008 ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2009. Retrieved February 6, 2009.  External links Amazon Preceded by Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album July 21, 2008 - August 25, 2008 Succeeded by 2 by Sneaky Sound System Preceded by Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart number-one album (first run) July 21, 2008 - July 28, 2008 Succeeded by ...Hits by Phil Collins Preceded by ...Hits by Phil Collins New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart number-one album (second run) August 11, 2008 - August 25, 2008 Succeeded by All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot Preceded by Love on the Inside by Sugarland U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album August 23, 2008 - August 30, 2008 Succeeded by A Little Bit Longer by Jonas Brothers