| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/hollywood | | UPC: 00720616232427 | | Release Date: 9/25/2001 | | Buy.com Sku: 60501267 | | Item#: MLC9Q3 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Start The Commotion - The Wiseguys/Greg Nice ~ Original Soundtrack |  | | 2. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 3. Call Me - Nikka Costa ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 4. Love To Love You Baby - No Doubt ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 5. I Started A Joke - The Wallflowers ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 6. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Rufus Wainwright ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 7. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 8. Rockit - Herbie Hancock ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 9. Beat It - Michael Jackson (Moby's sub mix) ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 10. Madskillz-Mic Chekka - BT (remix) ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 11. Faces - Orgy ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 12. Ruffneck - Freestylers/Navigator ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 13. Now Is The Time - The Crystal Method ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 14. Relax - Powerman 5000 (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack | |
| Zoolander rocks the runway and International espionage with music from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Herbie Hancock, Wham!, The Crystal Method, No Doubt, Rufus Wainwright, The Wallflowers and more!
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producer: Desiree Craig-Ramos. | | Personnel: Gwen Stefani (vocals); Tom Dumont (guitar); Adrian Young (drums). | | An interesting, if slightly schizoid collection of '80s dance pop hits ("Relax," "Rockit," "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,"), similarly styled covers (Powerman 5000 churns through a second version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax," Nikka Costa adds nothing to Blondie's "Call Me," and No Doubt goes through the sexy motions on a ho-hum take on Donna Summer's breathy "Love to Love You Baby"), a few oddball, yet surprisingly touching '60s folk-pop remakes (The Wallflowers find inspiration in the Bee Gees' "I Started a Joke" and Rufus Wainwright sounds genuinely inspired by "He Ain't Heavy...e's My Brother") and rock/techno dance tracks by the more contemporary likes of BT, Orgy, and the Crystal Method. The last genre comprises the bulk of the album, which includes a heavily remixed version of Jackson's "Beat It" by Moby, who renders the majority of the song almost unrecognizable. The most notable and ultimately interesting tracks are the '60s covers, since, when this album was released in 2001, this was the only place to obtain these cuts by superstars The Wallflowers and No Doubt. The Freestylers inject rasta dancehall, adding to the already eclectic mix, but this is such a varied album stylistically that it benefits from the listener's prudent CD programming to make it cohere. The few highlights are not enough to make this an essential purchase by all but the most rabid followers of the acts, whose music cannot be found elsewhere in a more consistent format. ~ Hal Horowitz | | The Wiseguys give a nice start to this crisp runway commotion. Original corkers are almost always cooler than novelty retreads (duh), and luckily the vintage versions of the immortal "Relax" and the annoying "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" judiciously appear. Powerman 5000 (minus Luke Cage) later tackles the Frankie classic, aptly demonstrating the aforesaid truism (Do we ever need two versions of any song on one CD?). "Call Me" is already so righteous that Nikka Costa's carbon-copy remake can't help but rule. No Doubt sprinkles the right blend of audio porn, perky pop, and smooth disco into another failsafe Moroder stunner, "Love to Love You Baby." The Wallflowers rework the humorless "I Started a Joke" into an unrecognizable, but actually good, tune. Makes one wonder why Jakob Dylan didn't just start from scratch. Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" adds fuel to any collection, and Moby's claustrophobic "Sub Mix" of "Beat It" wisely submerges with mondo Eddie for the money. Zoolander then becomes an electronic morass, though Orgy and Crystal Method attempt to breach the staticy surface. At any rate, this disc should get your party started right and quickly. Can't realistically expect much more from a soundtrack, anyway. ~ Doug Stone | | The soundtrack to the goofy slapstick film starring Ben Stiller as a model-turned-secret agent is effectively several albums at once. Half the disc finds contemporary artists reinventing various pop classics of the past, while the balance is made up original '80s tunes (Wham's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," Herbie Hancock's "Rockit") and new songs by up-and-comers. Nikka Costa proves surprisingly incapable of carrying the relatively undemanding Blondie chestnut "Call Me," but No Doubt does a nice job of funking up Donna Summer's disco milestone "Love to Love You Baby." The Wallflowers' take on the Bee Gees' '60s gem "I Started a Joke" adds a touch of the Beatles' "Dear Prudence" to the arrangement. The aforementioned '80s staples sound as effervescent as ever, and filler courtesy of Orgy and Powerman 5000 fails to detract from the overall jubilance of ZOOLANDER. And yes, it's got that Fatboy Slim-sounding song from the car commercial where the models sing along (Wiseguys' "Start the Commotion"). |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/25/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 162324 | | Label : Hollywood Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00720616232427 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.89)
- "...The bright spot here is a group of bizarre but evocative covers..." - Rating: B- |
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