Less Than Zero (soundtrack)

Less Than Zero
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released November 6, 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Rock, pop rock, hip hop, R&B, heavy metal
Length 41:28
Label Def Jam
Producer Rick Rubin
Singles from Less Than Zero
  1. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
    Released: October 12, 1987
  2. "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
    Released: November 1987
  3. "Going Back to Cali"
    Released: January 27, 1988
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Less Than Zero is the soundtrack to the 1987 film Less Than Zero. It was released on November 6, 1987, through Def Jam Recordings and consisted of a variety of music genres, including hard rock, pop rock, hip hop, heavy metal and contemporary R&B, with most of the album being produced by Rick Rubin. The soundtrack found success, peaking at 31 on the Billboard 200 and 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified gold on February 8, 1988.

Four singles made it to the Billboard charts. The Black Flames cover of "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" and Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise" were minor hits on the R&B charts, but LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali" and The Bangles cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" fared better, making it to 31 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Performer(s) Length
1. "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"  Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny VincentAerosmith 2:56
2. "Life Fades Away"  Glenn Danzig, Roy OrbisonRoy Orbison 3:42
3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"  Paul Stanley, Gene SimmonsPoison 3:37
4. "Going Back to Cali"  James Todd SmithLL Cool J 4:10
5. "You and Me (Less than Zero)"  Glenn Danzig, Rick RubinGlenn Danzig & the Power and Fury Orchestra 3:36
6. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"  Doug IngleSlayer 3:19
7. "Bring the Noise"  Carl Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" SadlerPublic Enemy 3:45
8. "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)"  Eugene RecordBlack Flames 3:06
9. "She Lost You"  Peter GageJoan Jett and the Blackhearts 2:58
10. "How to Love Again"  Vinnie Bell, Frederick GordonAlyson Williams and Oran "Juice" Jones 4:42
11. "Hazy Shade of Winter"  Paul SimonThe Bangles 2:47
Total length:
41:28

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