Queer as Folk Soundtracks
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The Queer as Folk soundtracks are the official musical accompaniment to the hit US TV show Queer as Folk (not to be confused with Queer as Folk (UK TV series)
, which has its own separate soundtracks). Five CDs were released overall, each one covering one of the 5 seasons. Each soundtrack featured the more prominent remixes from the show, with some songs not making it onto the soundtracks.
Each soundtrack consists solely of songs played in the various clubs during the series; the first season's soundtrack contains the opening theme used throughout the show.
Queer as Folk (UK TV series)
Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Both Queer as Folk and Queer as Folk 2 were written by Russell T Davies...
, which has its own separate soundtracks). Five CDs were released overall, each one covering one of the 5 seasons. Each soundtrack featured the more prominent remixes from the show, with some songs not making it onto the soundtracks.
Each soundtrack consists solely of songs played in the various clubs during the series; the first season's soundtrack contains the opening theme used throughout the show.
First Season (2001)
- Greek BuckGreek BuckGreek Buck were a Canadian musical duo, consisting of Don Pyle and Andrew Zealley. They are best known for "Spunk", the theme song to the American television series Queer as Folk...
– "Spunk (Synth-Version)" – 0:29 - Barry HarrisBarry Harris (DJ)Barry Harris is a Canadian composer, artist, producer, musician, remixer & DJ. He created the band Kon Kan , who had worldwide top 5 success with "I Beg Your Pardon'. Initially issued on Toronto Indy label Revolving Records, was quickly discovered and signed by Atlantic Records U.S...
– "Dive in the Pool" – 3:55 - Full Frontal – "You Think You're a Man" – 4:00
- Heather SmallHeather SmallHeather Small is a British soul singer, best known for being the lead singer in the Manchester based band M People. Her debut solo album was Proud in 2000...
– "Proud" – 4:27 - Kristine WKristine WKristine W, born Kristine Weitz, is an American singer-songwriter. She has released seven albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website...
– "Lovin' YouLovin' You (Kristine W song)"Lovin' You" is a song by Kristine W, released as the second and final official single from her second album Stronger.The song reached #1 on the U.S...
" – 3:30 - AlcazarAlcazar (band)Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004...
– "Crying at the Discotheque" – 3:50 - Jay-Jay JohansonJay-Jay JohansonJay-Jay Johanson is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, known for his melancolic vocals. His music has integrated the trip-hop genre until he switched his sound to a more electroclash-oriented direction with the 2003 release Antenna, which featured "On The Radio"...
– "Suffering" – 4:46 - Mint RoyaleMint RoyaleMint Royale is a big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. They were originally founded by the duo Neil Claxton and Chris Baker in 1997; the latter left the band in 2004, but Claxton continues to produce music using the Mint Royale name.-Career:...
– "Shake MeOn the Ropes (album)On the Ropes is the debut album by British big beat duo Mint Royale, released in 1999 on the Faith & Hope label.-Track listing:All songs were written by Chris Baker and Neil Claxton, except where noted....
" – 4:05 - B-U – "Summerfire" – 3:25
- AntiloopAntiloopAntiloop was a Swedish electronic dance music group formed by Robin Söderman & David Westerlund from Lidingö. Their best-known songs include Beauty & The Beast, In My Mind, Trespasser, Believe, Start Rockin and Nowhere to Hide...
– "Start Rockin'" – 3:26 - Love Inc.Love Inc. (band)Love Inc. was a dance music act from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The group was formed by DJ/remixer/producers Chris Sheppard and Brad Daymond, with Simone Denny on vocals. The Sheppard and Denny combination previously worked together in the Quality Records dance outfit BKS, an acronym using the...
– "Do Ya (Feel the Love)" – 3:49 - Katty B – "Let's Hear It for the Boy" – 5:31
- Carole PopeCarole PopeCarole Pope is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged New Wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian famous entertainers in the world...
– "High School Confidential" – 3:14 - Touch and GoTouch and Go (band)Touch and Go is a British jazz-pop musical ensemble. Their most notable singles include "Would You...?", "Straight... to Number One", and "Tango in Harlem".-Career:...
– "Straight To...Number One" – 3:37 - Greek BuckGreek BuckGreek Buck were a Canadian musical duo, consisting of Don Pyle and Andrew Zealley. They are best known for "Spunk", the theme song to the American television series Queer as Folk...
– "Spunk (Thank You Version)" – 0:29
Second Season (2002)
- KosheenKosheenKosheen are a British trip hop, breakbeat and rock group based in Bristol, England. The trio consists of producers Markee Substance and Darren Decoder , with singer and song writer Sian Evans...
– "Hide U (John Creamer & Stephane KJohn Creamer & Stephane KJohn Creamer & Stephane K are international DJs, and as a duo, a New York City-based electronic music and house music production team. They are perhaps best known for creating original dance singles as well as dance remixes for artists such as iiO, Moby, New Order, Rosko and Sinéad O'Connor.-...
Remix)" – 5:07 - Deborah CoxDeborah CoxDeborah Cox is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart , a record held for nearly eight years. She has achieved ten number-one hits on...
– "Absolutely NotAbsolutely Not"Absolutely Not" is the title of a song by the Canadian R&B / dance music singer Deborah Cox. The song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 2001 Eddie Murphy film Dr. Dolittle 2...
(Chanel Club Mix)" – 4:46 - Kim EnglishKim EnglishKim English is an African American electronica, soul, gospel, and house music singer, born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.-Music career:...
– "Everyday (Hex HectorHex HectorHex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
& Mac Quayle Club Mix)" – 4:38 - DJ DiscipleDJ DiscipleDJ Disciple is an American DJ and house music producer from Brooklyn, New York.In 1994, his track, "On the Dancefloor", peaked at #67 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2002, he hit number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Caught Up." Vocals on the track were performed by Mia Cox...
feat. Mia CoxMia CoxMia Cox is a female singer/songwriter from Newark, New Jersey. She was the featured vocalist on DJ Disciple's "Caught Up" , which went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2002.-See also:...
– "Caught Up (Guido Osario Vocal Mix)" – 4:24 - Elle Patrice – "Rising" – 4:23
- Satoshi TomiieSatoshi TomiieSatoshi Tomiie is a Japanese house-music producer and DJ. He has written music for numerous soundtracks, including for the Animatrix soundtrack and remixed many artists including the Future Sound of London.-History:...
feat. Deanna – "Sneaky One" – 4:14 - Daft PunkDaft PunkDaft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
– "Harder, Better, Faster, StrongerHarder, Better, Faster, Stronger"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is a song by French duo Daft Punk. The single was first released on 13 October 2001. A live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was released as a single from the album Alive 2007 on 15 October 2007. This version won a Grammy Award for Best Dance...
(Peter Heller's Stylus Remix)" – 4:59 - The Chemical BrothersThe Chemical BrothersThe Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
– "Star GuitarStar Guitar"Star Guitar" is the second single from The Chemical Brothers 2002 album Come with Us. The song reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart and number two on the American dance chart.-Structure:...
(Peter Heller's Expanded Mix)" – 5:00 - Etta JamesEtta JamesEtta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
– "Miss You (Illicit Remix Edit)" – 5:02 - Sarah McLachlanSarah McLachlanSarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
– "Plenty (Fade Mix)" – 5:04 - DeleriumDeleriumDelerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
feat. Rani – "UnderwaterUnderwater (song)"Underwater" is a single by Canadian electronic music group Delerium, featuring Australian singer Rani Kamal on vocals. It was the second single released from the album, Poem, and reached number nine on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S.-Song:The album version of the song has a...
(Mauve's Dark Vocal Mix)" – 4:59 - MandalayMandalay (band)Mandalay was a trip hop duo from the United Kingdom, composed of multi-instrumentalist Saul Freeman and singer Nicola Hitchcock...
– "Beautiful (Calderone After Hour Mix)" – 5:07
Disc one
- MurkMurk (band)Murk is a house music production team composed of Ralph Falcón and Oscar Gaetan). They formed in Miami in 1991...
vs. Kristine WKristine WKristine W, born Kristine Weitz, is an American singer-songwriter. She has released seven albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website...
– "Some Lovin'Some Lovin'"Some Lovin" is a song credited to Murk vs. Kristine W. It has alternately been credited to "Murk featuring Kristine W" and as just "Kristine W". It does not appear on any of Kristine's albums, as it was originally recorded for the Murk album Murk...
(Peter RauhoferPeter RauhoferPeter Rauhofer is a DJ, remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including "Nothing Really Matters", "American Life", "Nothing Fails, "Nobody Knows Me", "Get...
Mix)" – 10:41 - iiOIiOiiO was a New York City-based house music act composed of singer-songwriter Nadia Ali and producer Markus Moser. The group gained prominence for its 2001 single "Rapture", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Following the success of "Rapture",...
– "At the EndAt The End"At the End" is the 2nd single by New York house band iiO. It was released on October 22, 2002.-Official Remixes:* At the End * At the End * At the End...
(The ScumfrogThe ScumfrogJesse Houk is a DJ/remixer/producer/artist from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is better known by his pseudonym, The Scumfrog, under which he has remixed songs by artists as varied as Britney Spears, David Bowie, Dido, Enrique Iglesias, and J-Pop Superstar Utada Hikaru. His first release was a...
Remix)" – 4:47 - The Roc ProjectRoc ProjectThe Roc Project is an American techno act, composed of the New York-based DJ Ray Roc and, most often, the vocalist Tina Novak. Their debut single, "Never " was released in 2003...
feat. Tina ArenaTina ArenaFilippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
– "Never (Past Tense) (TiëstoTiëstoTijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
Mix)" – 6:36 - GioiaGioia BrunoGioia Bruno is an Italian-born American popular music singer, most noted as a member of the vocal group Exposé.-Early life and career:...
– "From the Inside (Junior VasquezJunior VasquezJunior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
Mix)" – 8:15 - Yoko OnoYoko Onois a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
– "Walking on Thin IceWalking on Thin Ice"Walking on Thin Ice" is a New Wave/dance song by Yoko Ono, released in 1981. She and John Lennon concluded the recording of the song on December 8, 1980. It was upon their return from the recording studio to The Dakota that Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman...
(Danny TenagliaDanny TenagliaDanny Tenaglia is a New York-based DJ and Grammy nominated record producer.-Early life:At the age of ten, Tenaglia first started to collect records. In 1979 he began going to nightclub Paradise Garage, where DJ Larry Levan's genre-less blend of music appealed to him...
Club Mix)" – 4:58 - Divine – "Native Love (Step by Step)" – 4:23
- Namtrak vs. Chris Zippel – "Viva Colombia (Cha Cha) (NamZip Club Mix)" – 4:21
- CassiusCassius (band)Cassius is a French house music duo, consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass.-History:...
feat. Steve EdwardsSteve Edwards (singer)Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...
– "The Sound of ViolenceThe Sound of Violence (song)"The Sound of Violence" is a single by French electro duo Cassius from the album Au Rêve. It is one of their few singles to reach number one in the United States dance charts.Vocals were provided by Steve Edwards.-12":-CD:# Original Radio Edit...
(Dancefloor Killa Mix)" – 5:00
Disc two
- Sneaker PimpsSneaker PimpsSneaker Pimps were a British trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1994. They are best known for their first album Becoming X and particularly the singles "6 Underground", "Spin Spin Sugar", and "Tesko Suicide" from the same album...
– "Loretta Young SilksBloodsport (album)Bloodsport is the third album by Sneaker Pimps. It was released on January 22, 2002.Despite being a UK chart flop it made the Austrian top 75 album chart at #68.-Track listing:#"Kiro TV"#"Sick"#"Small Town Witch"#"Black Sheep"#"Loretta Young Silks"...
" – 6:00 - Matthew GoodMatthew GoodMatthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer for the Matthew Good Band, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s, before dissolving the band in 2002...
– "Weapon" – 4:56 - The Soundtrack of Our LivesThe Soundtrack of Our LivesThe Soundtrack of Our Lives, alternatively known as T.S.O.O.L. or Soundtrack, is a Swedish rock band that formed in 1995 after the dissolution of the punk band Union Carbide Productions....
– "Infra RiotBehind the Music (album)Behind the Music is an album by the Swedish Band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in February, 2001, and was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award at the 2003 Grammy Awards....
" – 4:47 - Pete TownshendPete TownshendPeter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
– "Rough BoysEmpty GlassEmpty Glass was released in 1980 as the first Pete Townshend solo album and was his most successful...
" – 4:02 - UnderworldUnderworld (band)Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
– "Sola SistimA Hundred Days OffA Hundred Days Off is a 2002 album by Underworld. The album produced two UK Singles Chart entries: "Two Months Off", which reached no. 12 and "Dinosaur Adventure 3D", which reached no. 34...
" – 6:28 - Broken Social SceneBroken Social SceneBroken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
– "Lover's Spit" – 6:07
Fourth Season (2004)
- Burnside ProjectBurnside ProjectBurnside Project is a Los Angeles based electro-pop, indie rock act led by Richard Jankovich. Past members have included: Gerald Hammill, Paul Searing, Anna Bohichik and Michael Lerner among others....
– "Cue the Pulse to Begin" – 4:02 - SuedeSuede (band)Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
– "Attitude" – 3:05 - Jason NevinsJason NevinsJason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's...
– "I'm the Main Man" – 2:58 - GoldfrappGoldfrappGoldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
– "TrainTrain (Goldfrapp song)"Train" is an electronic dance song written by British group Goldfrapp for their second album Black Cherry . The song was produced by Goldfrapp and received a very positive reception from music critics. It was released as the lead single in the second quarter of 2003 and reached the top thirty in...
" – 4:05 - EelsEels (band)Eels is an American indie rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E...
– "Love of the Loveless" – 3:31 - Ima RobotIma Robot-Band history:Ima Robot formed in the late 1990s, after vocalist Alex Ebert's band The Lucky 13's broke up, and became successful in the early 2000s after signing with Virgin Records. The band's other original members were Timmy "the Terror" Anderson, Oligee, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and the prolific...
– "Scream" – 3:51 - The Reindeer SectionThe Reindeer SectionThe Reindeer Section are a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, which released albums and gigged in 2001 and 2002. The Reindeer Section grouping was somewhat ad hoc, and so it is uncertain if more will be heard from them...
– "You Are My Joy" – 3:44 - The Uncut – "Understanding the New Violence" – 4:05
- TV on the RadioTV on the RadioTV on the Radio is an American art rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and free jazz to soul music....
– "Satellite" – 4:31 - Andrea MenardAndrea MenardAndrea Menard is a Canadian actress, playwright, and jazz singer, born in 1971 in Flin Flon, Manitoba and based in Saskatchewan.-Career:Menard, who is of Métis descent, is best known for her work on the television series Moccasin Flats and for her starring role as...
– "If I Were a Man" – 3:22 - Circlesquare – "7 Minutes" – 4:21
- Origene – "Sanctuary" – 3:25
- Kodo – "Strobe's Nanafushi (Satori Mix)" – 4:59
- Black – "Wonderful Life" – 4:45
Fifth Season (2005)
- Scissor SistersScissor SistersScissor Sisters are an American band "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" who took their name from a sexual position between two women also known as tribadism...
– "The Skins" – 2:52 - Geri HalliwellGeri HalliwellGeraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer-songwriter, author and actress. After coming to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998 and released her album Schizophonic...
– "Ride It (Hex HectorHex HectorHex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
12" Mix)" – 5:07 - DV Roxx – "Hardcore Mutha Fucka" – 4:57
- Fatboy SlimFatboy SlimNorman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
– "Jin Go Lo BaJin-Go-Lo-BaJin-Go-Lo-Ba is a 1995 compilation album by Santana.-Track listing:# "Persuasion" # "La Puesta De Sol" # "El Corazon Manda" # "Jin-go-lo-ba" # "As The Years Go By"...
" – 4:42 - Ultra NatéUltra NatéUltra Naté is an American house music, Dance-pop and sometimes R&B musician who has achieved a respectable amount of success on the pop charts with songs such as "Free" and "If You Could Read My Mind" as part of Stars on 54....
– "Free (Jason NevinsJason NevinsJason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's...
Mix)" – 4:39 - Madeleine PeyrouxMadeleine PeyrouxMadeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday....
– "Dance Me to the End of Love" – 3:57 - The Charlatans – "My Beautiful Friend (Lionrock Mix)" – 5:03
- SuperpitcherSuperpitcherAksel Schaufler better known by his stage name Superpitcher, is a German producer affiliated with Cologne's Kompakt music label.-Background:Superpitcher made his first appearance on Kompakt's Total 2 compilation album in 2000 with the song "Shadows"...
– "Fever" – 4:59 - PJ HarveyPJ HarveyPolly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
– "This Mess We're In" – 3:55 - Marilyn MansonMarilyn MansonMarilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
– "Personal JesusPersonal Jesus"Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's 23rd UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the album Violator. The single reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" – 4:08 - DJ Rhythm – "Drama (Warren Clark Club Mix)" – 5:37
- Africanism All StarsAfricanism All StarsAfricanism All Stars is a France based project consisting of some DJs and mixers in France, who collaborate with African-based artists and acts....
– "Summer Moon" – 4:51 - Cyndi LauperCyndi LauperCynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
– "ShineShine (Cyndi Lauper song)"Shine" was the title track and only single released from Cyndi Lauper's Shine album.-Song information:It was performed for the first time at Vienna, City Hall on June 16, 2001....
(Babylon Mix)" – 4:24 - Heather SmallHeather SmallHeather Small is a British soul singer, best known for being the lead singer in the Manchester based band M People. Her debut solo album was Proud in 2000...
– "Proud (Peter Presta QAF V Mix)" – 5:01
- Despite being in episode 501, Utada's Devil Inside (Richard Vission Radio Edit) was not included on the soundtrack