Singles (soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = Singles
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Various Artists


Released = June 30, 1992
Genre = Alternative rock, grunge, rock
Length = 64:49
Label = Epic Soundtrax
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:84320r1ar48j link] |

"Singles" is the original soundtrack album to the film "Singles", primarily focused on the ascendant grunge music scene of the early 1990s. It also features contributions from Paul Westerberg (his first solo material after the breakup of The Replacements), Chicago's The Smashing Pumpkins, and past Seattle rockers Jimi Hendrix and the Lovemongers (Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart). It was released on June 30, 1992.

The soundtrack is considered to have helped open the door to the explosive popularity of Seattle grunge music in the early 1990s. According to Steve Huey of Allmusic, "Singles" helped crystallize the idea of the 'Seattle scene' in the mainstream public's mind, and it was alsoone of the first big-selling '90s movie soundtracks (it went platinum and reached the Top Ten) to feature largely new work from contemporary artists...it's a milestone in the breakthrough of alternative rock into mainstream popular culture, neatly and effectively packaging the Seattle phenomenon for the wider national consciousness."

Track listing

# "Would?" - Alice in Chains
# "Breath" - Pearl Jam
# "Seasons" - Chris Cornell
# "Dyslexic Heart" - Paul Westerberg
# "The Battle of Evermore" - The Lovemongers (Heart)
# "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" - Mother Love Bone
# "Birth Ritual" - Soundgarden
# "State of Love and Trust" - Pearl Jam
# "Overblown" - Mudhoney
# "Waiting For Somebody" - Paul Westerberg
# "May This Be Love" - Jimi Hendrix
# "Nearly Lost You" - Screaming Trees
# "Drown" - The Smashing Pumpkins