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Suicide Squad (soundtrack)

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This article is about the 2016 film soundtrack. For the 2021 standalone sequel film soundtrack, see The Suicide Squad (soundtrack).

Suicide Squad: The Album is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. It was released on August 5, 2016, by Atlantic Records and WaterTower Music.[6] A separate film score album, titled Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score and composed by Steven Price, was released on August 8, by WaterTower Music.[7] The digital edition of the film score album contains eight bonus tracks. It received mixed reviews by critics, but the Collector's Edition received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 2017 ceremony. It won the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Soundtrack.

Suicide Squad: The Album
Standard cover
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length50:31
Label
Producer
DC Extended Universe soundtrack chronology
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016) 		Suicide Squad: The Album
(2016) 		Wonder Woman
(2017)
Singles from Suicide Squad: The Album
  1. "Heathens"
    Released: June 16, 2016
  2. "Sucker for Pain"
    Released: June 24, 2016
  3. "Purple Lamborghini"
    Released: July 22, 2016
  4. "Gangsta"
    Released: August 1, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
Pitchfork4.0/10[5]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, the soundtrack debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with 182,000 equivalent album units.[8] It was also the best-selling album of the week, selling 128,000 copies in its first week on the chart.[9]

Suicide Squad was certified gold in the United States on September 23, 2016, for 500,000 units composed by sales, streaming and track-equivalent units.[10] It was certified platinum for shipping over 1 million equivalent-units on November 16. As of April 2017, it has sold 548,000 copies in the country.[11][12]

Track listing

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Suicide Squad: The Album track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Purple Lamborghini" (Skrillex and Rick Ross)
3:35
2."Sucker for Pain" (Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla $ign featuring X Ambassadors)
Alex Da Kid4:04
3."Heathens" (Twenty One Pilots)
3:15
4."Standing in the Rain" (Action Bronson, Mark Ronson and Dan Auerbach)
Ronson3:22
5."Gangsta" (Kehlani)
2:57
6."Know Better" (Kevin Gates)
  • JMIKE
  • T-Collar
3:28
7."You Don't Own Me" (Grace featuring G-Eazy)
3:19
8."Without Me" (Eminem)
4:22
9."Wreak Havoc" (Skylar Grey)
Evigan3:48
10."Medieval Warfare" (Grimes)
Grimes3:01
11."Bohemian Rhapsody" (Panic! at the Disco (originally made by Queen))
Butch Walker6:01
12."Slippin' into Darkness" (War)
War3:47
13."Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)John FogertyFogerty2:18
14."I Started a Joke" (ConfidentialMX featuring Becky Hanson)
  • John Samuel Hanson
  • Kyle Biane
3:10
Total length:50:31
Collector's Edition[13]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Purple Lamborghini" (Skrillex and Rick Ross)
  • Skrillex
  • Beat Billionaire
3:35
2."Sucker for Pain" (Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X Ambassadors)Alex Da Kid4:04
3."Heathens" (Twenty One Pilots)
3:15
4."Standing in the Rain" (Action Bronson, Mark Ronson and Dan Auerbach)Mark Ronson3:22
5."Gangsta (Harley Quinn & Joker Flashback Version)" (Kehlani)
2:49
6."Know Better" (Kevin Gates)
  • JMIKE
  • T-Collar
3:28
7."You Don't Own Me" (Grace featuring G-Eazy)
3:19
8."Without Me" (Eminem)
4:52
9."Super Freak" (Rick James)Rick James3:26
10."Wreak Havoc" (Skylar Grey)Jason Evigan3:48
11."Medieval Warfare" (Grimes)Grimes3:01
12."Bohemian Rhapsody" (Panic! at the Disco)Butch Walker6:01
13."Slippin' into Darkness" (War)War3:47
14."Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)John Fogerty2:18
15."Spirit in the Sky" (Norman Greenbaum)Erik Jacobsen3:10
16."I'd Rather Go Blind" (Etta James)Rick Hall2:35
17."I Started a Joke" (ConfidentialMX featuring Becky Hanson)
  • John Samuel Hanson
  • Kyle Biane
3:10

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Suicide Squad
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[66] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[67] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[68] Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[69] Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[70] Platinum 300,000‡
United States (RIAA)[71] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score

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Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score
 
Film score by
Steven Price
ReleasedAugust 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
Recorded2016
GenreFilm score
Length
  • 72:33 (physical edition)
  • 93:38 (digital edition)
LabelWaterTower
ProducerSteven Price
Steven Price chronology
The Hunt
(2015) 		Suicide Squad
(2016) 		Baby Driver – Music from the Motion Picture
(2017)
DC Extended Universe soundtrack chronology
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016) 		Suicide Squad
(2016) 		Wonder Woman
(2017)

Track listing

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Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Task Force X"4:53
2."Arkham Asylum"3:23
3."I'm Going to Figure This Out"1:41
4."You Make My Teeth Hurt"2:30
5."I Want to Assemble a Task Force"2:52
6."Brother Our Time Has Come"4:42
7."A Serial Killer Who Takes Credit Cards"2:09
8."A Killer App"2:53
9."That's How I Cut and Run"3:09
10."We Got a Job to Do"1:41
11."You Die We Die"4:01
12."Harley and Joker"2:49
13."This Bird Is Baked"4:42
14."Hey Craziness"4:01
15."You Need a Miracle"2:36
16."Diablo's Story"1:42
17."The Squad"3:58
18."Are We Friends or Are We Foes?"4:16
19."She's Behind You"3:02
20."One Bullet Is All I Need"3:32
21."I Thought I'd Killed You"3:49
22."The Worst of the Worst"4:11
Total length:72:33
Digital edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
23."June Moone"2:37
24."Did That Tickle?"3:41
25."You Know the Rules Hotness"1:58
26."Enchantress in the War Room"2:35
27."Introducing Diablo and Croc"2:09
28."Task Force X Activated"2:11
29."Can Everyone See This Trippy Stuff"4:25
30."I Promised My Friends"1:29
Total length:93:38

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