Modern Girls (soundtrack)

Modern Girls
Soundtrack album from the film Modern Girls by
various artists
Released1986
Recorded1985–1986
VenueVarious
StudioVarious
GenresSoundtrack, electronic, rock[1]
Length40:12
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerVarious

Modern Girls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1986 by Warner Bros. Records[2]

Release

The soundtrack was released in the US by Warner Brother Records on 12" vinyl (catalogue number 25526-1) to coincide with the release of the movie, which opened in theaters in late 1986.[3][4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."But Not Tonight" (Depeche Mode)Martin Gore4:27
2."How Many Lovers" (Anthony and the Camp)
Jellybean4:01
3."Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Floy Joy)
  • Michael Ward
  • Rob Clarke
Don Was3:20
4."The Girl Pulled a Dog" (Female Body Inspectors)
  • Michael Whitfield
  • Norman Whitfield, Jr.
N. Whitfield, Jr.3:36
5."Girls Night Out" (Toni Basil)
  • F. Golde
  • P. Fox
4:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Concentration Breakdown" (George Black)G. Black
  • G. Black
  • Victor Flores
4:26
2."Jealousy" (Club Nouveau)
4:46
3."No Promises" (Icehouse)
Rhett Davies3:41
4."One Way Love" (TKA)
  • Marco Olivo
  • Jeff Mann
4:23
5."Some Candy Talking" (The Jesus and Mary Chain)The Jesus and Mary Chain3:16
Total length:40:12

Additional music

The following songs, used in the film, did not appear on the soundtrack album:[2]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

  • Gary Goetzman – executive producer
  • Joey Gardner – executive producer ("One Way Love")
  • Sharon Boyle – music supervisor
  • Michael Ostin; Steven Baker – album supervision
  • Kevin Laffey – album coordinator
  • Gabrielle Raumberger – album package design
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering (at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood)

Release history

Year Label Format Catalog
1986 Warner Bros. Records LP 1-25526
Cassette 4-25526

References

  1. ↑ "Various - Modern Girls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Discogs. 1986. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. 1 2 Modern Girls (1986) - IMDb, retrieved February 2, 2020
  3. ↑ Maslin, Janet (December 5, 1986). "FILM: 'MODERN GIRLS,' ON THE TOWN". New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ Burmeister, Dennis; Lange, Sascha (2017). Depeche Mode: Monument. New York: Akashic Books. ISBN 978-1-61775-593-4.
  5. ↑ Various artists (1986). Modern Girls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Media notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1-25526.