What are all the songs in the Bridget Jones movies?

5 February 2025, 10:56

Bridget Jones soundtrack: What are all the songs in the Bridget Jones movies?
Bridget Jones soundtrack: What are all the songs in the Bridget Jones movies? Picture: Alamy

By Hannah Watkin

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy will add more music to the popular romcom series’ soundtrack.

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Love is in the air again for Britain’s beloved Bridget Jones...

And with the franchise’s final film Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy soon to hit cinemas, new songs are also set to become forever tied with Bridget Jones.

Previous films have seen stars including Geri Halliwell, Jamelia and Ellie Golding lend their vocals for exclusive songs in the Bridget Jones playlist.

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Artists like Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran have all also featured on the franchise’s previous film soundtracks.

Many of Bridget Jones fans’ favourite tracks will soon be released on a special edition record called Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Mixtape this March.

But who is set to record new songs for Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy? And what other songs have previously been played in the franchise?

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Hugh Grant and Renee Zellweger at the Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy World Premiere
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy World Premiere. Picture: Getty

What songs feature on the Bridget Jones’s Diary soundtrack?

The film which started it all, Bridget Jones’s Diary, introduced us all to Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones, Colin Firth’s Mark Darcy and Hugh Grant’s Daniel Cleaver in 2001.

Based on the popular book series from writer Helen Fielding, the film was co-written by Helen alongside Love Actually’s Richard Curtis and Pride and Prejudice (1995)’s Andrew Davies.

Two soundtrack CDs were released featuring songs which were used in or inspired the film, and two singles were released: Gabrielle’s ‘Out of Reach’ and Geri Halliwell’s cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’.

The first Bridget Jones’s Diary soundtrack track listing is:

  • Out of Reach, Gabrielle
  • Respect, Aretha Franklin
  • It’s Raining Men, Geri Halliwell
  • Have You Met Miss Jones, Robbie Williams
  • I’m Every Woman, Chaka Khan
  • Don’t Get Me Wrong, The Pretenders
  • Kiss That Girl, Sheryl Crow
  • Killin’ Kind, Shelby Lynne
  • Someone Like You, Dina Carroll
  • Not of This Earth, Robbie Williams
  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Andy Williams
  • Love, Rosey
  • Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart), Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
  • Dreamsome, Shelby Lynne
  • It’s Only a Diary, Patrick Doyle
  • Pretender Got My Heart, Alisha’s Attic
  • All by Myself, Jamie O’Neal
  • Woman Trouble, Artful Dodger and Robbie Craig feat. Craig David
  • Ring Ring Ring, Aaron Soul
What songs featured on the Bridget Jones’s Diary soundtrack?
What songs featured on the Bridget Jones’s Diary soundtrack? Picture: Alamy

The second Bridget Jones’s Diary soundtrack track listing is:

  • Me and Mrs Jones, The Dramatics
  • Someone Like You, Van Marrison
  • My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It), En Vogue
  • My Funny Valentine, Elvis Costello
  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Diana Ross
  • Yes, McAlmont and Butler
  • Woman, Neneh Cherry
  • Without You, Nilsson
  • Do What You Gotta Do, Nina Simone
  • Say What You Want, Texas
  • Don’t Get Me Wrong, The Pretenders
  • Out of Reach, Gabrielle
  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles
  • Let’s Get It On, Marvin Gaye
  • Waterfalls, TLC
  • Angels, Robbie Williams
  • It Should Have Been Me, Yvonne Fair
  • Ooo Baby Baby, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
  • I Don’t Want to Talk About It, Dina Carroll
  • Passionate Kisses, Mary Chapin Carpenter
What songs featured on the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason soundtrack?
What songs featured on the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason soundtrack? Picture: Alamy

What songs feature on the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason soundtrack?

Released three years after the first Bridget Jones movie, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason picked up with Bridget and her relationship with Mark Darcy, and followed the pair as things were complicated once again by the return of Daniel Cleaver.

‘Stop’ by Jamelia was released as a single along with the film.

The songs featured on the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason soundtrack are:

  • Your Love Is King, Will Young
  • Stop, Jamelia
  • Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, Kylie Minogue
  • Super Duper Love, Joss Stone
  • Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Mary J. Blige
  • Misunderstood, Robbie Williams
  • Everlasting Love, Jamie Cullum
  • You’re the First, The Last, My Everything, Barry White
  • Crazy in Love, Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
  • I Eat Dinner (When The Hunger’s Gone), Rufus Wainwright feat. Dido
  • I’m Not In Love, 10cc
  • Nobody Does It Better, Carly Simon
  • Loaded, Primal Scream
  • Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?, Amy Winehouse
  • Lovin’ You, Minnie Riperton
  • Calling, Leona Naess
  • We’ll Be Together, Sting and Annie Lennox
  • Bridget’s Theme, Harry Gregson-Williams
What songs featured on the Bridget Jones’s Baby soundtrack?
What songs featured on the Bridget Jones’s Baby soundtrack? Picture: Alamy

What songs feature on the Bridget Jones’s Baby soundtrack?

Over ten years on from Bridget Jones’ previous screen outing, Bridget Jones’s Baby was released in 2016 and featured the return of Bridget and Mark, and the arrival of new love interest, Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey).

Just like its two predecessors, Bridget Jones’s Baby had a jampacked soundtrack, including two original singles: ‘Still Falling for You’ by Ellie Goulding and ‘Meteorite’ by Ollie Alexander.

Bridget Jones’s Baby’s full soundtrack is:

  • Still Falling for You, Ellie Goulding
  • Meteorite, Olly Alexander
  • Reignite, Knox Brown and Gallant
  • Thinking Out Loud (Campfire version), Ed Sheeran
  • Hold My Hand, Jess Glynne
  • Slave to the Vibe, Billon
  • King, Years & Years
  • Run, Tigga Da Author
  • F**k You, Lily Allen
  • The Hurting Time, Lennox
  • Jump Around, House of Pain
  • That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2, The Isley Brothers
  • Walk On By, Dionne Warwick
  • Jest My Imagination (Running Away with Me), The Temptations
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye
  • We Are Family, Sister Sledge
  • Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now, McFadden and Whitehead
  • Race to Mark’s Flat, Armstrong
  • Wedding, Armstrong
What songs will be on the Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy soundtrack?
What songs will be on the Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy soundtrack? Picture: Alamy

What songs will be on the Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy soundtrack?

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy will be released in cinemas on February 13, 2025, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

The film, based on Helen Fielding’s Bridget book of the same name, will see Bridget Jones reunited with Daniel Cleaver after the death of Mark Darcy.

Two new love interests will be introduced in the movie, 29-year-old Roxster (Leo Woodall) who Bridget meets on Tinder, and Bridget’s son’s science teacher, Scott Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor).

Soundtrack wise, Olivia Dean is releasing the new single 'It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be' for the film, and naturally, Dinah Washington’s ‘Mad About The Boy’ also features.

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’s full soundtrack is:

  • Weeds, Rose Morris
  • The Sweetest Gift, Sade
  • Modern Love, David Bowie
  • Worth It, RAYE
  • Love Is Back, Celeste
  • Pearls, Jessie Ware
  • What a Wonderful Thing Love Is, Al Green
  • Light Work, Elmiene
  • Mad About The Boy, Dinah Washington
  • Praise You, Fatboy Slim
  • I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl, Nina Simone
  • A Little Respect, The Hanseroth Twins
  • Til I'm Done, Paloma Faith
  • Should I Stay Or Should I Go, The Clash
  • Turn On The Lights, Jamie Cullum
  • Blame It On Me, George Ezra
  • Am I the Same Girl, Barbara Acklin
  • Dive, Olivia Dean
  • It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be, Olivia Dean
  • Have You Met Miss Jones?, Robbie Williams

What songs will feature on Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Mixtape?

Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Mixtape will feature a selection of songs from all four of the Bridget Jones films’ soundtracks.

The special edition album is set to be released on CD and streaming on Feburary 14, and vinyl on March 28.

What songs will feature on Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Mixtape?
What songs will feature on Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Mixtape? Picture: Getty

The songs featured on Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Mixtape are:

  • All By Myself, Jamie O’Neal
  • Respect, Aretha Franklin
  • Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart), Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
  • I’m Every Woman, Chaka Khan
  • It’s Raining Men, Geri Halliwell
  • Out of Reach, Gabrielle
  • Have You Met Miss Jones?, Robbie Williams
  • Stop, Jamelia
  • Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, Kylie Minogue
  • I’m Not In Love, 10cc
  • Misunderstood, Robbie Williams
  • Everlasting Love, Love Affair
  • You’re The First, The Last, My Everything, Barry White
  • Jump Around, House of Pain
  • Hold My Hand, Jess Glynn
  • Thinking Out Loud (Campfire version), Ed Sheeran
  • Reignite, Knox Brown and Gallant
  • Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me), The Temptations
  • Still Falling For You, Ellie Goulding
  • Worth It, RAYE
  • Pearls, Jessie Ware
  • What A Wonderful Thing Love Is, Al Green
  • Mad About That Boy, Dinah Washington
  • A Little Respect, The Hanseroth Twins
  • It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be, Olivia Dean