Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||
| Released | June 30, 1992 | |
| Recorded | Various dates | |
| Genre | Grunge, alternative rock, heavy metal, alternative metal | |
| Length | 64:49 | |
| Label | Epic Soundtrax | |
| Producer | various artists | |
| Singles from Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
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| Kerrang! |  |
Singles is the original soundtrack album to the film Singles, primarily focused on the ascendant grunge scene of the early 1990s. It also features contributions from Minneapolis's 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 album has been certified two times platinum by the RIAA in the United States.
The soundtrack is considered to have helped open the door to the explosive popularity of Seattle grunge 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 also one 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."
Note: "Dyslexic Heart" was the theme song of Philippine television program T.G.I.S. on GMA Network from 1995-1999.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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