Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film

Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	8 May 2001 (2001-05-08) (see Release history)
Recorded	September 2000—March 2001[1]
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	60:12
Label	Interscope
Producer	Baz Luhrmann
Moulin Rouge soundtrack chronology
Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film (2001) Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, Vol. 2 (2002)
Alternative covers
International / Amazon.com cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Slant	[3]

Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film is a soundtrack album to Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge!. It was released on May 8, 2001. The album features most of the songs featured in the film. However, some of the songs are alternate versions and there are two or three major songs that are left off. The original film versions and extra songs were featured on the second soundtrack.^[4]

Songs

The soundtrack consists almost entirely of cover versions—"Come What May", composed by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert, is the only original song on the album.^[5] The opening track, "Nature Boy", is performed by David Bowie, though in the film the song is performed by actor John Leguizamo as the character Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Originally by American singer-songwriter eden ahbez, the song is reprised as the last song on the soundtrack with performances by Bowie and Massive Attack, along with a dialogue by Nicole Kidman.^[6]...

"Lady Marmalade", written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan, was made famous in the 1970s by the girl group Labelle.^[7] The song contains the sexually-suggestive lyric "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?", which translates to "Do you want to sleep with me tonight?"^[8] Labelle's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003.^[9] The version for the soundtrack is performed by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, and Pink, with production and additional vocal credits by Missy Elliott. The song was well-received, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and earning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals^[10][11] (see here for additional information about the Moulin Rouge! version, including additional chart positions and awards).

"Because We Can" is credited to Norman Cook, with performance and production credits given to his stage name Fatboy Slim. The song contains portions of "Zidler's Rap", performed in the film by Jim Broadbent as the character Harold Zidler, and has been called the "'Can Can' for the next generation".^[2][6] "Sparkling Diamonds" is performed by Kidman, Broadbent, Caroline O'Connor, Natalie Mendoza and Lara Mulcahy. The song is a medley featuring "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin and introduced by Carol Channing in the Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), and "Material Girl", made famous by Madonna. "Rhythm of the Night" was a hit single made famous in 1985 by the American R&B group DeBarge. The track reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and is said to have "jumpstarted" the career of songwriter Diane Warren.^[12] The soundtrack version is performed by Valeria, and includes a dialogue by Kidman.

Track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1	"Nature Boy"	David Bowie	3:25
2	"Lady Marmalade"	Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink	4:25
3	"Because We Can"	Fatboy Slim	3:27
4	"Sparkling Diamonds"	Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Caroline O'Connor, Natalie Mendoza and Lara Mulcahy	2:52
5	"Rhythm of the Night"	Valeria	3:49
6	"Your Song"	Ewan McGregor and Alessandro Safina	3:40
7	"Children of the Revolution"	Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer	2:59
8	"One Day I'll Fly Away"	Nicole Kidman	3:18
9	"Diamond Dogs"	Beck	4:34
10	"Elephant Love Medley"	Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman and Jamie Allen	4:13
11	"Come What May"	Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman	4:48
12	"El Tango de Roxanne"	Ewan McGregor, José Feliciano and Jacek Koman	4:42
13	"Complainte De La Butte"	Rufus Wainwright	3:07
14	"Hindi Sad Diamonds"	Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo and Alka Yagnik	3:28
15	"Nature Boy"	David Bowie and Massive Attack	4:23
16	"Lady Marmalade" (Thunderpuss radio mix) (bonus track)	Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink	4:09
17	"Come What May" (Josh G. Abrahams remix) (bonus track)	Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman	4:01

Personnel

Josh G. Abrahams – producer (1,4–6,8,10,12) Christina Aguilera – performer (2) eden ahbez – writer (1,15) Jamie Allen – performer (10) Valeria Andrews – performer (5) Craig Armstrong – producer (1,4,6,8,10,12,15), orchestra production (11), arranger (6,8,10,12) John "Beetle" Bailey – assistant engineer Chris Barrett – assistant engineer Beck – performer (9) BLAM – producer (1,4–6,8,10,12,14) Marc Bolan – writer (7) Bono – guitar (7), arranger (7), performer (7), producer (7), writer (10) David Bowie – performer (1,15), writer (9–10) Andy Bradfield – mixing (1,6,8,12,14) Jim Broadbent – performer (3–4) Peter Brown – writer (4) Desmond Child – writer (10) Phil Collins – writer (10) Norman Cook – writer (3) Bob Crewe – writer (2) Neil Davidge – mixing (15), producer (15) Marius de Vries – vocal producer (3–6,8,10–12,14), music direction Robert "3D" Del Naja – mixing (15), producer (15) Jimmy Douglas – engineer (9), mixing (9) Dylan Dresdow – engineer (2) Felipe Elgueta – engineer (11) Chris Elliott – arranger (10,12), conductor Missy Elliott – producer (2), vocals (2) Brian Eno – writer (10) Ron Fair – vocal producer (2) Fatboy Slim – performer (3), producer (3) José Feliciano – performer (12) David Foster – producer (11) Geoff Foster – engineer (1,4–6,8,10–12,14) Simon Franglen – engineer (4–6,8,10–12,14), vocal production assistance (4–6,8,10,12,14), producer (11) Ryan Freeland – mixing (5) Gavin Friday – arranger (7), producer (7), performer (7) Julian Gallagher – keyboards (7), producer (7) Kenneth Gamble – writer (10) Humberto Gatica – mixing (11) Cary Gilbert – writer (10) Ricky Graham – assistant engineer Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor Brad Haehnel – mixing (4,10) Ash Howes – programming (7), engineer (7) Leon Huff – writer (10) Jake Jackson – assistant engineer Will Jennings – writer (8,10) Elton John – writer (6,10) Nicole Kidman – performer (4,8,10–11,14), dialogue (5,15) Michael Knobloch – music production supervisor Jacek Koman – performer (12) Robert Kraft – executive in charge of music Joe Leguabe – performer Patrick Leonard – producer (6)

Lil' Kim – performer (2) John Leguizamo – performer (14) John Lennon – writer (10) Baz Luhrmann – producer, writer (12) Massive Attack – performer (15) Paul McCartney – writer (10) Ewan McGregor – dialogue (1), performer (6,10–12) Natalie Mendoza – performer (4) Anton Monsted – music supervisor, executive music producer Lara Mulcahy – performer (4) Don Murnaghan – engineer (13) Mýa – performer (2) Andy Nelson – mixing (10) Jack Nitzsche – writer (10) Kenny Nolan – writer (2) Caroline O'Connor – performer (4) Jennie O'Grady – choir master Ozzy Osbourne – performer Dolly Parton – writer (10) Craig Pearce – writer (12) Dave Pensado – mixing (2) Michel Pepin – engineer (13), mixing (13), producer (13) Mickey Petralia – engineer (9) Vini Poncia – writer (10) Roberta Rans – writer (4) Dave Reitzas – engineer (11) Jean Renoir – writer (13) Pink – performer (2) Carmen Rizzo – engineer Leo Robin – writer (4,14) Michael C. Ross – engineer (2) Alessandro Safina – performer (6) Buffy Sainte-Marie – writer (10) Sameer – writer (14) Joe Sample – writer (8) Steve Sharples – arranger (14), producer (14), writer (14) Eddy Schreyer – mastering Maurice Seezer – guitar (7), arranger (7), keyboards (7), programming (7), producer (7), engineer (7), performer (7) Steve Sidwell – arranger (4), horn arrangements (5) Alexis Smith – producer (5) Brian Springer – engineer (2) Paul Stanley – writer (10) Richard Stannard – guitar (7), keyboards (7), producer (7) Sting – writer (12) Jule Styne – writer (4,14) Alvin Sweeney – engineer (7) Bernie Taupin – writer (6,10) Timbaland – producer (9), mixing (9) Simon Thornton – engineer (3) Tony Visconti – vocals (1) Rufus Wainwright – performer (13), producer (13) Diane Warren – writer (5) Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader Alka Yagnik – performer (14) Laura Ziffren – music supervisor, executive music producer Joel Zifkin – violin

Charts

Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film debuted on the United States Billboard 200 chart at number five on 16 May 2001.^[13] Four weeks later, the album reach its peak position at number three.^[14] The soundtrack reached number one on the Top Soundtracks chart^[15] and number 33 on the Top Pop Catalog chart.^[16] On 23 April 2002, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[17]

In Australia, the soundtrack debuted on the albums chart at number four on 11 May 2001. The following week it reached number one and remained on the albums chart for 52 weeks.^[18] Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film also reached number one in New Zealand, where it remained on the albums chart for 16 weeks.^[19] The soundtrack reached the top five in Austria,^[20] Denmark,^[21] France,^[22] and Norway.^[23]

Charts (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[18]	1
Austrian Albums Chart[20]	4
Danish Albums Chart[21]	4
Finnish Albums Chart[24]	10
French Albums Chart[22]	4
New Zealand Albums Chart[19]	1
Norwegian Albums Chart[23]	5
Swiss Albums Chart[25]	13
US Billboard 200[26]	3

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format(s)	Catalog
United States, Europe	8 May 2001	Interscope Records	CD, Digital download	490507-2[27][28]

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Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album May 28 - August 12, 2001

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