Pitch Perfect 2 (soundtrack)

Pitch Perfect 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
Genre	A capella pop
Length	43:32 70:38 (Special edition)
Label	Universal Music
Pitch Perfect soundtrack chronology
Pitch Perfect (2012) Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Singles from Pitch Perfect 2
"Flashlight" Released: April 23, 2015 "Crazy Youngsters" Released: May 10, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2015 musical comedy film Pitch Perfect 2. It was released on May 12, 2015, by Universal Music.[1] Mark Mothersbaugh was hired to compose the music for the film on December 3, 2014.[2] The album was preceded by Flashlight as the lead single, which was initially offered with the album's pre-order, but was made available eventually on April 23, 2015. The special edition was later released on August 8, 2015.[3]

Singles

"Flashlight" by Jessie J was made available on April 23, 2015, as the lead single of the soundtrack album. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 28 May 2015, at number 68.[4] It eventually peaked at number 61.[5] The second single, "Crazy Youngsters", performed by cast member Ester Dean, was released on May 10, 2015, with its music video to further promote the film's release.

Commercial performance

The soundtrack debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning 107,000 album-equivalent units (92,000 copies of traditional sales) during its first week.[6] The soundtrack also debuted at number two on the UK Soundtrack Albums Chart,[7] and peaked at number one the next week.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Universal Fanfare"	Elizabeth Banks John Michael Higgins	0:33
2.	"Kennedy Center Performance (We Got the World/Timber/America the Beautiful/Wrecking Ball)"	The Barden Bellas	2:27
3.	"Lollipop"	The Treblemakers	2:43
4.	"Car Show (Uprising/Tsunami)"	Das Sound Machine	1:47
5.	"Winter Wonderland/Here Comes Santa Claus"	Snoop Dogg Anna Kendrick	3:04
6.	"Riff Off (Thong Song/(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty/Low/Bootylicious/Baby Got Back/Live Like You Were Dying/Before He Cheats/A Thousand Miles/We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together/What's Love Got to Do with It/This Is How We Do It/Doo Wop (That Thing)/Poison/Scenario/Insane in the Brain/Flashlight)"	Das Sound Machine Tone Hangers The Barden Bellas Green Bay Packers The Treblemakers	4:24
7.	"Jump"	Das Sound Machine Tone Hangers The Treblemakers Green Bay Packers	1:16
8.	"Convention Performance (Promises/Problem)"	The Barden Bellas	1:41
9.	"Back to Basics (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy/You Can't Hurry Love/Lady Marmalade/MMMBop/My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It))"	The Barden Bellas	1:30
10.	"Cups ("When I'm Gone") [Campfire Version]"	The Barden Bellas	0:45
11.	"We Belong"	Rebel Wilson Adam DeVine	3:34
12.	"Any Way You Want It (World Championship Medley)"	Pentatonix Filharmonic The Cantasticos The Singboks Penn Masala	1:56
13.	"World Championship Finale 1 (My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)/All I Do Is Win)"	Das Sound Machine	2:01
14.	"World Championship Finale 2 (Run the World (Girls)/Where Them Girls At/Lady Marmalade/We Belong/Timber/Flashlight)"	The Barden Bellas	4:16
15.	"Crazy Youngsters"	Ester Dean	3:39
16.	"Pitch Perfect 2 End Credit Medley"	Mark Mothersbaugh	3:00
17.	"Flashlight"	Jessie J	3:29
18.	"All of Me (Bumper's Audition)"	Adam DeVine	1:27
Total length:			43:44[1][9]

Special edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Universal Fanfare"	Elizabeth Banks John Michael Higgins	0:33
2.	"Kennedy Center Performance (We Got the World/Timber/America The Beautiful/Wrecking Ball)"	The Barden Bellas	2:27
3.	"Bang Bang"	Jessie J Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj	3:19
4.	"Lollipop"	The Treblemakers	2:43
5.	"Change Your Life"	Iggy Azalea (feat. T.I.)	3:41
6.	"Sunshine"	Teddybears	3:20
7.	"Car Show (Uprising/Tsunami)"	Das Sound Machine	1:47
8.	"A Different Beat"	Little Mix	3:27
9.	"Winter Wonderland/Here Comes Santa Claus"	Snoop Dogg Anna Kendrick	3:04
10.	"Riff Off (Thong Song/(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty/Low/Bootylicious/Baby Got Back/Live Like You Were Dying/Before He Cheats/A Thousand Miles/We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together/What's Love Got to Do with It/This Is How We Do It/Doo Wop (That Thing)/Poison/Scenario/Insane in the Brain/Flashlight)"	Das Sound Machine Tone Hangers The Barden Bellas Green Bay Packers The Treblemakers	4:24
11.	"Jump"	Das Sound Machine Tone Hangers The Treblemakers Green Bay Packers	1:16
12.	"Convention Performance (Promises/Problem)"	The Barden Bellas	1:41
13.	"Back to Basics (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy/You Can't Hurry Love/Lady Marmalade/MMMBop/My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It))"	The Barden Bellas	1:30
14.	"Cups ("When I'm Gone") [Campfire Version]"	The Barden Bellas	0:45
15.	"We Belong"	Rebel Wilson Adam Devine	3:34
16.	"Any Way You Want It (World Championship Medley)"	Pentatonix Filharmonic The Cantasticos The Singboks Penn Masala	1:56
17.	"World Championship Finale 1 (My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)/All I Do Is Win)"	Das Sound Machine	2:01
18.	"World Championship Finale 2 (Run the World (Girls)/Where Them Girls At/Lady Marmalade/We Belong/Timber/Flashlight)"	The Barden Bellas	4:16
19.	"Crazy Youngsters"	Ester Dean	3:39
20.	"Heartbreak Dream"	Betty Who	3:38
21.	"Pitch Perfect 2 End Credit Medley"	Mark Mothersbaugh	3:00
22.	"Flashlight"	Jessie J	3:29
23.	"All of Me (Bumper's Audition)"	Adam DeVine	1:27
24.	"Flashlight (Sweet Life Mix)"	Hailee Steinfeld	2:58
25.	"Any Way You Want It"	Pentatonix	2:30
26.	"Flashlight (Rebel Mix)"	Jessie J	3:41
27.	"Jungle"	The Barden Bellas	0:32
Total length:			70:44[3]

Special edition - Target exclusive[10]

No.	Title	Music	Length
28.	"Flashlight (Math Club Remix)"	Hailee Steinfeld	2:57
29.	"Locked Out Of Heaven"	The Treblemakers	3:50

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 144 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 12 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 26 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[18] 1 UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[8] 1 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[19] 1 US Billboard 200[20] 1 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[21] 1 US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[22] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 27 US Billboard 200[24] 52 US Billboard 200[25] 52 Chart (2016) Position US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[26] 13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	Gold	35,000^^
Singapore (RIAS)[28]	Gold	5,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[29]	Silver	60,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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