Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the hit animated comedy film Shrek 2 and was released in May 2004, to accompany the release of the film. The soundtrack reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 and #1 on the soundtrack albums as well as reaching the top 40 of the Australian album charts. The lead single, "Accidentally in Love" by the Counting Crows, reached the top ten of the Billboard Adult Top 40 and the top 20 of the world soundtrack singles charts and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. The soundtrack also features two versions of the 1980s Bonnie Tyler hit "Holding Out for a Hero".
Track listing[]
- "Accidentally in Love" - Counting Crows
- "Holding Out for a Hero" - Frou Frou
- "Changes" - Butterfly Boucher
- "As Lovers Go" - Dashboard Confessional
- "Funkytown" - Lipps Inc.
- "I'm on My Way" - Richard Price
- "I Need Some Sleep" - Eels
- "Ever Fallen in Love" - Pete Yorn
- "Little Drop of Poison" - Tom Waits
- "You're So True" - Joseph Arthur
- "People Ain't No Good" - Nick Cave
- "Fairy Godmother Song" - Jennifer Saunders
- "Livin' la Vida Loca" - Antonio Banderas and Eddie Murphy
- "Holding Out for a Hero" - Jennifer Saunders