Ferris Bueller's Day Off Soundtrack

Sorry, there was never an "official" soundtrack to the film - John Hughes (the director) was worried about the mix of songs in the movie being too eclectic to sell as an album. But this is the list of what's used in the movie and where you can find most of it. If you can find all the songs on the soundtrack and compile them I just might send flowers to you out of appreciation.

Track:

1 (opening, after Ferris psychs his parents)

Song:

Love Missile F1-11 (Dance Mix)

Album:

"Love Missile F1-11" 12" (US), edited for the movie

Artist:

Sigue Sigue Sputnick

Writer:

Tony James, Neil Whitmore & Martin Degville

Publisher:

EMI Records Ltd. / Manhattan Records, A Division of Capitol Records, Inc.

Track:

2 (Ferris is trying to get Cameron to come over)

Song:

Jeannie (Theme From I Dream Of Jeannie)

Album:

"Television's Greatest Hits"

Artist:

Writer:

Hugo Montenegro

Publisher:

TeeVee Toons, Inc.

Track:

3 (the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California)

Song:

Oh Yeah

Album:

"Stella" and "One Second" and elsewhere

Artist:

Yello

Writer:

Boris Blank & Dieter Meier

Publisher:

Elektra/Asylum Records by arrangement with Warner Special Products and Phonogram GmbH

Track:

4 (aerial shots entering Chicago)

Song:

Beat City

Album:

"Janice Long Sessions" EP

Artist:

The Flowerpot Men

Writer:

Ben Watkins & Adam Peters

Publisher:

Fireball Records

Track:

5 (leaving the Ferarri with the garage psychos, heard on the radio)

Song:

B.A.D.

Album:

"Big Audio Dynamite"

Artist:

Big Audio Dynamite

Writer:

Mick Jones & Don Letts

Publisher:

CBS Records

Track:

6 (Rooney stalks - he thinks - Ferris)

Song:

Album:

Artist:

Writer:

Publisher:

Track:

7 (the garage psychos in the Ferarri)

Song:

Star Wars (main title)

Album:

"Star Wars soundtrack"

Artist:

Writer:

John Williams

Publisher:

Track:

8 (the art museum)

Song:

Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

Album:

"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" 12" single (Blanco y Negro NEG 20T, UK 1985)

Artist:

The Dream Academy

Writer:

Steve Morrissey & Johnny Marr

Publisher:

Warner Bros. Records Inc. by arrangement with Warner Special Products

Track:

9 (The parade)

Song:

Danke Shoen

Album:

Artist:

Wayne Newton

Writer:

Bert Kaempfert, Kurt Schwabach & Milt Gabler

Publisher:

Capitol Records, Inc.

Track:

10 (The parade)

Song:

Twist and Shout

Album:

"Please Please Me"

Artist:

The Beatles

Writer:

Bert Russell & Phil Medley

Publisher:

Capitol Records, Inc. / EMI Records Ltd.

Track:

11 (returning from Chicago)

Song:

Radio People

Album:

"The New Zapp IV U"

Artist:

Zapp

Writer:

Larry Troutman & Zapp Troutman

Publisher:

Warner Bros. Records Inc. by arrangement with Warner Special Products

Track:

12 (at the beach)

Song:

I'm Afraid

Album:

Artist:

Blue Room

Writer:

David Joyner & Paul Mansfield

Publisher:

Track:

13 (at the pool)

Song:

Taking the Day Off

Album:

"Too Much or Nothing" single (US) or "Faults and All" single

Artist:

General Public

Writer:

David Wakeling

Publisher:

I.R.S. Records / Virgin Records Ltd.

Track:

14 (Ferris says goodbye to Sloane)

Song:

The Edge of Forever

Album:

"The Dream Academy" LP

Artist:

The Dream Academy

Writer:

Nick Laird-Clowes & Gilbert Gabriel

Publisher:

Warner Bros. Records Inc. by arrangement with Warner Special Products

Track:

15 (Ferris beats feet for home)

Song:

March of the Swivelheads

Album:

"Jeanette" 12" single B-side (UK)

Artist:

The (English) Beat

Writer:

The (English) Beat

Publisher:

Arista Records Ltd. / I.R.S. Records

Track:

16 (closing credits)

Song:

Oh Yeah (Dance Mix)

Album:

"Oh Yeah" 12" (US & UK)

Artist:

Yello

Writer:

Boris Blank & Dieter Meier

Publisher:

Elektra/Asylum Records by arrangement with Warner Special Products and Phonogram GmbH