Love Actually (soundtrack)

Love Actually (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released17 November 2003
Recorded2003
Genres
Length70:08 (UK)
65:10 (US)
Labels
Producers
  • Clive Davis
  • Nick Gatfield
  • Duncan Kenworthy
  • Nick Angel
  • Richard Curtis

Love Actually (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2003 film Love Actually directed by Richard Curtis. The album was released through Island Records and Universal Records on 17 November 2003, and featured 20 tracks from popular artists, and including two pieces from the score composed by Craig Armstrong.[1]

The US edition of the soundtrack removed two pieces of the score and "Sometimes" by Gabrielle and reordered the tracklist, featuring 17 tracks, as both the US and UK versions featured two instances of alternative music. The US version also replaced the Girls Aloud cover of "Jump (For My Love)" with the original by The Pointer Sisters, and replaced Maroon 5's "Sweetest Goodbye" with a medley of "Sweetest Goodbye" with "Sunday Morning".[2][3]

The soundtrack was a chart topping success in the United States and United Kingdom. The soundtrack album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and by Christmas 2018 it had spent 348 weeks on the Chart.[4] It reached the top forty on the US Billboard 200 in 2004 and ranked second on the Top Soundtracks chart. The album was certified "Gold" by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 50,000 units in the United States and "Platinum" by the British Phonographic Industry for selling around 2 million units in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

UK soundtrack
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Jump"Girls Aloud3:39
2."Too Lost in You" (Love Actually version)Sugababes4:10
3."The Trouble with Love Is"Kelly Clarkson3:44
4."Here with Me"Dido4:05
5."Christmas Is All Around"Bill Nighy as Billy Mack3:56
6."Turn Me On"Norah Jones2:33
7."Songbird"Eva Cassidy3:43
8."Sweetest Goodbye"Maroon 54:30
9."Wherever You Will Go"The Calling3:28
10."I'll See It Through"Texas3:40
11."Both Sides Now" (2000 version)Joni Mitchell5:45
12."White Christmas"Otis Redding2:33
13."Take Me as I Am"Wyclef Jean and Sharissa4:15
14."All I Want for Christmas Is You"Olivia Olson3:26
15."God Only Knows"The Beach Boys2:50
16."All You Need Is Love"Lynden David Hall3:48
17."Sometimes"Gabrielle4:48
18."Glasgow Love Theme"Craig Armstrong2:05
19."PM's Love Theme"Craig Armstrong2:03
20."Portuguese Love Theme"Craig Armstrong1:07
Total length:70:08
US soundtrack
No.TitleArtistLength
1."The Trouble with Love Is"Kelly Clarkson3:42
2."Here with Me"Dido4:15
3."Medley: Sweetest Goodbye/Sunday Morning"Maroon 55:46
4."Turn Me On"Norah Jones2:34
5."Take Me as I Am"Wyclef Jean and Sharissa4:18
6."Songbird"Eva Cassidy3:45
7."Wherever You Will Go"The Calling3:29
8."Jump (For My Love)"The Pointer Sisters4:23
9."Both Sides Now" (2000 version)Joni Mitchell5:46
10."All You Need Is Love"Lynden David Hall3:30
11."God Only Knows"The Beach Boys2:54
12."I'll See It Through"Texas4:05
13."Too Lost in You" (Love Actually version)Sugababes4:13
14."Glasgow Love Theme"Craig Armstrong2:05
15."White Christmas"Otis Redding3:07
16."Christmas Is All Around" (soundtrack version)Bill Nighy as Billy Mack3:50
17."All I Want for Christmas Is You"Olivia Olson3:28
Total length:65:10

Reception

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote "While Love Actually is actually far from a perfect collection of love songs, the soundtrack is pleasant enough that fans of the film will probably enjoy it on its own."[5] Katie Moten of RTÉ wrote "Love Actually is an enjoyable listen for fans of the film, as well as hopeless romantics everywhere".[6] Taylor Mayle of Bustle wrote "The soundtrack, much like the film, is a cup of hot chocolate on a rainy day: comforting, inviting, and invoking the same warm fuzzies you might get when looking at a newly decorated tree or snuggling in front of a fire with your special someone. And perhaps most importantly, the songs will remind you of pieces of your own life, and everything that's gotten you from one holiday season to the next."[7]

Chart performance

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] 2× Platinum 600,000*
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Cusumano, Katherine (23 November 2015). "Proof That The 'Love Actually' Soundtrack The Most 2000s Song List Ever". Bustle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Hewitt, Alex; Hibbs, James; Cremona, Patrick (24 December 2025). "Love Actually soundtrack: Every song featured in the Christmas classic". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 January 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "'Love Actually' Brims With Music". Billboard. 22 October 2003. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Review: Love Actually [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Moten, Katie (10 December 2003). "Love Actually OST - Various Artists". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Moyle, Taylor (7 November 2018). "Why The 'Love, Actually' Soundtrack Is One Of The Most Underrated Christmas Albums Around". Bustle. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Love Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Love Actually" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Love Actually" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Love Actually" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Love Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2004. 7. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Love Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Love Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Love Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Love Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Official Compilation Albums Chart Top 100 – 21 April 2002 to 4 January 2004". Official Charts Company. 21 April 2002. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 – 23 to 29 November 2023". Official Charts Company. 23 November 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Billboard 200: Week of December 20, 2003". Billboard. 20 December 2003. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Soundtracks: Week of March 7, 2009". Billboard. 20 December 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 – 29 December 2023 to 4 January 2024". Official Charts Company. 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  24. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. 25 December 2004. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. 25 December 2004. p. YE-72. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Google Books.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  27. ↑ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Love Actually". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 May 2019. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Love Actually Original Soundtrack in the "Search:" field.
  28. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Love Actually". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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