Spider-Man (soundtrack)

Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedApril 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)
Recorded1967 (theme from Spider-Man), 1999–2002
Genres
Length65:00
Labels
Producers
  • Butch Walker
  • Will Botwin
  • Jonas Nachsin
  • Lyor Cohen
  • Julie Greenwald
  • Spring Aspers
  • Glen Brunman
  • Denise Luiso
  • Lia Vollack
Singles from Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by
  1. "Hero"
    Released: March 1, 2002
  2. "It's What We're All About"
    Released: April 17, 2002
  3. "Bother"
    Released: March 3, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarHalf star[1]
FilmtracksStarStarStarStar[2]

Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by is a 2002 soundtrack album for the film Spider-Man. Although it contains a portion of the film score by Danny Elfman, a more complete album of Elfman's work was released as Spider-Man: Original Motion Picture Score.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Theme from Spider-Man" (Classic TV Series Theme Song) 1:01
2."Hero" (Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott)Chad KroegerChad Kroeger3:20
3."What We're All About (The Original Version)" (Sum 41 featuring Kerry King from Slayer)Sum 413:35
4."Learn to Crawl" (Black Lab)
3:36
5."Somebody Else" (Bleu)
  • Bleu
  • Peter Moore
3:38
6."Bug Bytes" (Alien Ant Farm)Alien Ant Farm
  • James Murray
  • Alien Ant Farm
3:32
7."Blind" (Default)
  • Jeremy James Hora
  • Chad Kroeger
  • Default
Chad Kroeger3:11
8."Bother" (Corey Taylor)Corey Taylor
  • James "Jimbo" Barton
  • Corey Taylor
4:00
9."Shelter" (Greenwheel)GreenwheelMalcolm Springer3:32
10."When It Started" (The Strokes)Julian CasablancasGordon Raphael2:56
11."Hate to Say I Told You So" (The Hives)Randy FitzsimmonsPelle Gunderfelt3:22
12."Invisible Man" (Theory of a Deadman)
  • Tyler Connolly
  • Chad Kroeger
2:40
13."Undercover" (Pete Yorn)Pete YornKen Andrews3:59
14."My Nutmeg Phantasy (Morello Mix)" (Macy Gray featuring Angie Stone and Mos Def)
  • Darryl Swann
  • Macy Gray
4:29
15."I - IV - V" (Injected)InjectedButch Walker3:03
16."She Was My Girl" (Jerry Cantrell)Jerry Cantrell
  • Jerry Cantrell
  • Jeff Tomei
4:18
17."Main Titles" (Danny Elfman)Danny ElfmanDanny Elfman3:42
18."Farewell" (Danny Elfman)Danny ElfmanDanny Elfman4:43
19."Theme from Spider-Man" (Aerosmith)
2:57
20."Like A Gunshot *" (Lee-Hom Wang)  4:03
Asian edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
21."Even" (Greyhoundz)3:46
Indonesian edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
22."Dunia" (/rif)4:25
Korean edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
23."Moss (Dead Water Love)" (Crash)4:56

Use in other works

As a tribute to the film, "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Poodle Hat contains the song "Ode to a Superhero", in which he takes the plot of this film but recites it to the tune of Billy Joel's "Piano Man".

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 60,000*
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Filmtracks: Danny Elfman".
  3. ↑ Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man (booklet). Columbia, Roadrunner, Island Def Jam, Sony Music Soundtrax. 2002.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Spider-Man" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of May 25, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Soundtrack: Spiderman" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Spider-Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2002. 32. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 19/5/2002 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart on 19/5/2002 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  22. ↑ "2002 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-96. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  24. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Soundtrack – Spiderman". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  25. ↑ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Spider-Man". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 2, 2026. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Spider-Man Original Soundtrack in the "Search:" field.
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 28, 2022.