List of Miami Vice soundtracks

The following is a list of soundtrack releases for the American crime drama television series Miami Vice (1984–1990).

Miami Vice

Miami Vice
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	October 1985
Genre	Pop rock synth-pop
Label	MCA
Producer	Allan Blazek Phil Collins Glenn Frey Melvin Glover Jan Hammer Rupert Hine Arif Mardin Joe Mardin Leland Robinson
Various artists chronology
Miami Vice (1985) Miami Vice II (1986)
Singles from Miami Vice
"Miami Vice Theme" Released: August 1985 "You Belong to the City" Released: September 1985[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Original Miami Vice Theme" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	1:00
2.	"Smuggler's Blues" (performed by Glenn Frey)	Frey Jack Tempchin	Frey Allan Blazek	3:48
3.	"Own the Night" (performed by Chaka Khan)	Franne Golde M.D. Lauria Marti Sharron	Arif Mardin Joe Mardin	4:49
4.	"You Belong to the City" (performed by Glenn Frey)	Frey Tempchin	Frey	5:49
5.	"In the Air Tonight" (performed by Phil Collins)	Collins	Collins	5:27
6.	"Miami Vice" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	2:27
7.	"Vice" (performed by Grandmaster Melle Mel)	Melvin Glover Leland Robinson Sylvia Robinson	Glover L. Robinson	4:59
8.	"Better Be Good to Me" (performed by Tina Turner)	Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn Holly Knight	Rupert Hine	5:08
9.	"Flashback" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:20
10.	"Chase" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	2:38
11.	"Evan" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:06

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Miami Vice Chart (1985–1987) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 17 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 1 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 18 European Albums (Music & Media)[7] 32 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 38 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 7 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[10] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 5 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 11 US Billboard 200[13] 1

1985 year-end chart performance for Miami Vice Chart (1985) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14] 16 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 41 1986 year-end chart performance for Miami Vice Chart (1986) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[16] 83 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[17] 69 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 37 US Billboard 200[19] 25 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[20] 2 1987 year-end chart performance for Miami Vice Chart (1987) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 15 European Albums (Music & Media)[22] 91 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 47 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 41

Certifications

Certifications for Miami Vice

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[25]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	3× Platinum	300,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[29]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Miami Vice II

Miami Vice II
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	November, 1986
Genre	Pop rock synth-pop
Length	43:11
Label	MCA
Producer	Stephen Bray Jackson Browne Phil Collins Rhett Davies Jay Graydon Jan Hammer Steve Jones Jon Kelly Hugh Padgham Howie Rice Bob Rose Roxy Music Andy Taylor Michael Verdick
Various artists chronology
Miami Vice (1985) Miami Vice II (1986) Miami Vice III (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[30]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mercy" (performed by Steve Jones)	Jones	Bob Rose	4:27
2.	"Send It to Me" (performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips)	Allee Willis Lauren Wood	Michael Verdick Stephen Bray Howie Rice	4:12
3.	"Take Me Home" (performed by Phil Collins)	Collins	Collins Hugh Padgham	5:51
4.	"The Last Unbroken Heart" (performed by Patti LaBelle and Bill Champlin)	Paul Gordon Joseph Williams Jay Gruska	Jay Graydon	3:53
5.	"Crockett's Theme" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:25
6.	"When the Rain Comes Down" (performed by Andy Taylor)	Taylor Jones	Taylor Jones George Tutko[a]	3:52
7.	"Lover" (performed by Roxy Music)	Bryan Ferry Phil Manzanera	Roxy Music Rhett Davies	3:52
8.	"Lives in the Balance" (performed by Jackson Browne)	Browne	Browne	4:13
9.	"In Dulce Decorum" (performed by The Damned)	The Damned	Jon Kelly	4:34
10.	"Miami Vice: New York Theme" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:53
11.	"The Original Miami Vice Theme" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	0:59

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Miami Vice II Chart (1987) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[31] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] 2 European Albums (Music & Media)[33] 24 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 27 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[34] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[36] 71 US Billboard 200[13] 82

Year-end chart performance for Miami Vice II Chart (1987) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 28 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[37] 7 European Albums (Music & Media)[22] 39 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 28

Certifications

Certifications for Miami Vice II

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[39]	Platinum	500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[40]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41]	Platinum	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Miami Vice III

Miami Vice III
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	October 1988
Genre	Pop rock synth-pop
Label	MCA
Producer	Babyface Eric Bazilian Rick Chertoff Bob Crewe Jan Hammer Don Henley Rob Hyman Danny Kortchmar Greg Ladanyi L.A. Reid Stray Cats Yello
Various artists chronology
Miami Vice II (1986) Miami Vice III (1988) The Best of Miami Vice (1989)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Follow My Rainbow" (performed by Sheena Easton)	Babyface	L.A. Reid Babyface	4:52
2.	"Satellite" (performed by The Hooters)	Rob Hyman Eric Bazilian Rick Chertoff	Chertoff Hyman Bazilian	4:12
3.	"Looking for Someone to Love" (performed by the Stray Cats)	Norman Petty Buddy Holly	Stray Cats	1:50
4.	"Moon on Ice" (performed by Yello)	Boris Blank Dieter Meier Billy Mackenzie	Yello	4:13
5.	"New York Theme" (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:42
6.	"Dirty Laundry" (performed by Don Henley)	Henley Danny Kortchmar	Henley Kortchmar Greg Ladanyi	5:34
7.	"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (performed by James Brown)	Brown	Brown	2:44
8.	"Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly" (Medley) (performed by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels)	William Stevenson Frederick Long John Marascalco Robert Blackwell	Bob Crewe	3:03
9.	"Call It Love" (performed by Yello)	Blank Meier Mackenzie	Yello	5:04
10.	"The Wedding" (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:22

Charts

Chart performance for Miami Vice III

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[42]	25
European Albums (Music & Media)[43]	79
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[44]	32

The Best of Miami Vice (1989)

The Best of Miami Vice
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	1989
Length	64:50
Label	MCA
Producer	Babyface Eric Bazilian Allan Blazek Jackson Browne Rick Chertoff Phil Collins Rhett Davies Glenn Frey Melvin Glover Jay Graydon Jan Hammer Rupert Hine Rob Hyman Hugh Padgham L.A. Reid Leland Robinson Roxy Music
Various artists chronology
Miami Vice III (1988) The Best of Miami Vice (1989) Miami Vice: The Complete Collection (2002)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Original Miami Vice Theme" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	1:00
2.	"Better Be Good to Me" (performed by Tina Turner)	Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn Holly Knight	Rupert Hine	5:12
3.	"In the Air Tonight" (performed by Phil Collins)	Collins	Collins	5:29
4.	"Smuggler's Blues" (performed by Glenn Frey)	Frey Jack Tempchin	Frey Allan Blazek	3:45
5.	"The Last Unbroken Heart" (performed by Patti LaBelle and Bill Champlin)	Paul Gordon Joseph Williams Jay Gruska	Jay Graydon	3:53
6.	"One Way Out" (Instrumental) (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	4:15
7.	"Satellite" (performed by The Hooters)	Rob Hyman Eric Bazilian Rick Chertoff	Chertoff Hyman Bazilian	4:12
8.	"Vice" (performed by Grandmaster Melle Mel)	Melvin Glover Leland Robinson Sylvia Robinson	Glover L. Robinson	5:00
9.	"Crockett's Theme" (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:25
10.	"Take Me Home" (performed by Phil Collins)	Collins	Collins Hugh Padgham	5:51
11.	"Heartbeat" (performed by Don Johnson)	Eric Kaz Wendy Waldman	Chas Sandford	4:21
12.	"You Belong to the City" (performed by Glenn Frey)	Frey Tempchin	Frey	5:30
13.	"Lives in the Balance" (performed by Jackson Browne)	Browne	Browne	4:13
14.	"Lover" (performed by Roxy Music)	Bryan Ferry Phil Manzanera	Roxy Music Rhett Davies	3:52
15.	"Follow My Rainbow" (performed by Sheena Easton)	Babyface	L.A. Reid Babyface	4:52

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Miami Vice (1989)

Chart (1990)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[45]	27

Miami Vice: The Complete Collection

Miami Vice: The Complete Collection
Soundtrack album by Jan Hammer
Released	April 23, 2002[46]
Genre	Electronic
Length	131:46
Label	One Way
Producer	Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer chronology
The Best of Miami Vice (1989) Miami Vice: The Complete Collection (2002) The Best of Miami Vice (2006)

In 2002, after extensive pressure from fans of the show, Jan Hammer finally released a more comprehensive collection of the score music he wrote for Miami Vice. While the first disc contained music that had already been released on previous soundtracks (namely the three Miami Vice albums and Hammer's own album, Escape from Television), the second CD featured cues that had never previously been released in any format. However, the album was released in only limited numbers and today copies can sell for over $100. The album can be downloaded in its entirety, along with a bonus track, from Hammer's official website.

All tracks are written by Jan Hammer.

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Original Miami Vice Theme"	1:00
2.	"Crockett's Theme"	3:32
3.	"New York Theme"	2:59
4.	"Tubbs and Valerie"	3:32
5.	"Evan"	3:06
6.	"Rum Cay"	3:03
7.	"One Way Out"	4:15
8.	"Flashback"	3:19
9.	"Chase"	2:39
10.	"Theresa"	3:07
11.	"Colombia"	2:39
12.	"Marina"	3:41
13.	"Last Flight"	3:30
14.	"Night Talk"	2:44
15.	"Payback"	3:45
16.	"Poem"	3:05
17.	"Rico's Blues"	2:54
18.	"The Trial and the Search"	4:55
19.	"Wedding"	3:23
20.	"Miami Vice Theme"	2:26

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Candy"	3:03
2.	"Voodoo Dance"	3:48
3.	"Lombard Trial"	2:35
4.	"Boat Party"	3:06
5.	"Angelina Flashback"	3:26
6.	"Rain"	2:33
7.	"Clues"	3:53
8.	"Crockett's Return"	3:23
9.	"Shadow in the Dark"	3:08
10.	"Incoming"	2:06
11.	"The Talk"	5:11
12.	"Gina"	3:01
13.	"Stone's War"	2:02
14.	"El Viejo Mix"	3:05
15.	"Airport Swap"	2:20
16.	"Russian Story"	4:13
17.	"Cool Runnin'"	2:35
18.	"Texas Ranger"	2:21
19.	"The Great Boat Race"	2:52
20.	"Golden Triangle"	2:47
21.	"Runaround"	3:22
22.	"Turning Point"	1:25

The Best of Miami Vice (2006)

The Best of Miami Vice
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	July 4, 2006[47]
Genre	Electronic rock
Length	55:18
Label	Hip-O UMe
Producer	Allan Blazek Jackson Browne Glenn Frey Jan Hammer Mick Jones Neil Kernon Terry Manning Keith Olsen Richard Perry Prince Bob Rose Alex Sadkin
Various artists chronology
Miami Vice: The Complete Collection (2002) The Best of Miami Vice (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[47]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Miami Vice Theme" (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	2:27
2.	"You Belong to the City" (performed by Glenn Frey)	Frey Jack Tempchin	Frey	5:52
3.	"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (performed by Pat Benatar)	Edward Schwartz	Keith Olsen	2:52
4.	"Bad to the Bone" (performed by George Thorogood and The Destroyers)	Thorogood	Terry Manning	4:50
5.	"Better Be Good to Me" (performed by Tina Turner)	Holly Knight Nicholas Barry Chinn Mike Chapman	Rupert Hine	5:10
6.	"I'm So Excited" (performed by The Pointer Sisters)	Anita Pointer June Pointer Ruth Pointer Trevor Lawrence	Richard Perry	3:54
7.	"Mercy (Where Is the Love I Lost)" (performed by Steve Jones)	Jones	Bob Rose	4:29
8.	"Crockett's Theme" (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	3:26
9.	"Smuggler's Blues" (performed by Glenn Frey)	Frey Tempchin	Frey Allan Blazek	3:50
10.	"The Glamorous Life" (performed by Sheila E.)	Sheila E.	Prince	3:42
11.	"I Want to Know What Love Is" (performed by Foreigner)	Mick Jones	Alex Sadkin Jones	5:00
12.	"Lives in the Balance" (performed by Jackson Browne)	Browne	Browne	4:15
13.	"Turn Up the Radio" (performed by Autograph)	Steve Plunkett Randy Rand Steven Isham Steve Lynch Keni Richards	Neil Kernon	4:36
14.	"The Original Miami Vice Theme" (performed by Jan Hammer)	Hammer	Hammer	1:02

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Miami Vice (2006)

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[48]	12