Suicide Squad (soundtrack)

This article is about the 2016 film soundtrack. For the 2021 standalone sequel film soundtrack, see The Suicide Squad (soundtrack).

Suicide Squad: The Album is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. It was released on August 5, 2016, by Atlantic Records and WaterTower Music.^[6] A separate film score album, titled Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score and composed by Steven Price, was released on August 8, by WaterTower Music.^[7] The digital edition of the film score album contains eight bonus tracks. It received mixed reviews by critics, but the Collector's Edition received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 2017 ceremony. It won the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Soundtrack.

Suicide Squad: The Album
Standard cover
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	August 5, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Alternative pop[1] hip hop[1][2] rock[1][2] indie rock[2]
Length	50:31
Label	Atlantic WaterTower Warner Bros.
Producer	Alex da Kid Beat Billionaire Butch Walker Claire Boucher Djemba Djemba DJ Head Eminem Erik Jacobsen Grimes Kyle Biane Jason Evigan Jeff Bass Jerry Goldstein JMIKE John Fogerty John Samuel Hanson Mark Ronson Mike Elizondo Parker Ighile Quincy Jones Rick Hall Rick James Skrillex T-Collar Tyler Joseph
DC Extended Universe soundtrack chronology
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Suicide Squad: The Album (2016) Wonder Woman (2017)
Singles from Suicide Squad: The Album
"Heathens" Released: June 16, 2016 "Sucker for Pain" Released: June 24, 2016 "Purple Lamborghini" Released: July 22, 2016 "Gangsta" Released: August 1, 2016

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
Pitchfork	4.0/10[5]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the soundtrack debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with 182,000 equivalent album units.^[8] It was also the best-selling album of the week, selling 128,000 copies in its first week on the chart.^[9]

Suicide Squad was certified gold in the United States on September 23, 2016, for 500,000 units composed by sales, streaming and track-equivalent units.^[10] It was certified platinum for shipping over 1 million equivalent-units on November 16. As of April 2017, it has sold 548,000 copies in the country.^[11][12]

Track listing

Suicide Squad: The Album track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Lamborghini" (Skrillex and Rick Ross)	Sonny Moore William Roberts Shamann Cooke	Skrillex Beat Billionaire	3:35
2.	"Sucker for Pain" (Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X Ambassadors)	Alexander Grant Dwayne Carter Cameron Thomaz Daniel Sermon Daniel Reynolds Benjamin McKee Daniel Platzman Robert Hall Tyrone Griffin Jr Sam Harris	Alex Da Kid	4:04
3.	"Heathens" (Twenty One Pilots)	Tyler Joseph	Mike Elizondo Joseph	3:15
4.	"Standing in the Rain" (Action Bronson, Mark Ronson and Dan Auerbach)	Vincent F. Bell Ariyan Arslani Mark Ronson Dan Auerbach	Ronson	3:22
5.	"Gangsta" (Kehlani)	Skylar Grey Jeremy Coleman Jason Evigan Jacob Luttrell Kehlani Parrish Andrew Swanson	Djemba Djemba JMIKE	2:57
6.	"Know Better" (Kevin Gates)	Kevin Gilyard Coleman Tinashe Sibanda Jim Lavigne James "Jhart" Abrahart Gamal Lewis Frank "Nitty" Brim	JMIKE T-Collar	3:28
7.	"You Don't Own Me" (Grace featuring G-Eazy)	John Madara David White	Parker Ighile Quincy Jones	3:19
8.	"Without Me" (Eminem)	Marshall Mathers Jeffrey Bass Anne Dudley Kevin Bell Trevor Horn Malcolm McLaren	Eminem Jeff Bass (co.) DJ Head (add.)	4:22
9.	"Wreak Havoc" (Skylar Grey)	Grey Evigan Glenda "Gizzle" Proby	Evigan	3:48
10.	"Medieval Warfare" (Grimes)	Claire Boucher	Grimes	3:01
11.	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Panic! at the Disco (originally made by Queen))	Freddie Mercury	Butch Walker	6:01
12.	"Slippin' into Darkness" (War)	Papa Dee Allen Harold Brown B.B. Dickerson Lonnie Jordan Charles Miller Lee Oskar Howard E. Scott	War	3:47
13.	"Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)	John Fogerty	Fogerty	2:18
14.	"I Started a Joke" (ConfidentialMX featuring Becky Hanson)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	John Samuel Hanson Kyle Biane	3:10
Total length:				50:31

Collector's Edition^[13]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Purple Lamborghini" (Skrillex and Rick Ross)	Skrillex Beat Billionaire	3:35
2.	"Sucker for Pain" (Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X Ambassadors)	Alex Da Kid	4:04
3.	"Heathens" (Twenty One Pilots)	Mike Elizondo Tyler Joseph	3:15
4.	"Standing in the Rain" (Action Bronson, Mark Ronson and Dan Auerbach)	Mark Ronson	3:22
5.	"Gangsta (Harley Quinn & Joker Flashback Version)" (Kehlani)	JMIKE Djemba Djemba	2:49
6.	"Know Better" (Kevin Gates)	JMIKE T-Collar	3:28
7.	"You Don't Own Me" (Grace featuring G-Eazy)	Quincy Jones Parker Ighile	3:19
8.	"Without Me" (Eminem)	Eminem Bass (co.) DJ Head (add.)	4:52
9.	"Super Freak" (Rick James)	Rick James	3:26
10.	"Wreak Havoc" (Skylar Grey)	Jason Evigan	3:48
11.	"Medieval Warfare" (Grimes)	Grimes	3:01
12.	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Panic! at the Disco)	Butch Walker	6:01
13.	"Slippin' into Darkness" (War)	War	3:47
14.	"Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)	John Fogerty	2:18
15.	"Spirit in the Sky" (Norman Greenbaum)	Erik Jacobsen	3:10
16.	"I'd Rather Go Blind" (Etta James)	Rick Hall	2:35
17.	"I Started a Joke" (ConfidentialMX featuring Becky Hanson)	John Samuel Hanson Kyle Biane	3:10

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 8 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[19] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 8 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 6 French Albums (SNEP)[23] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 9 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25] 20 Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[26] 4 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[27] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[30] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 3 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[32] 2 UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[33] 8 US Billboard 200[34] 1 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[35] 1 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[36] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[37] 1

Year-end charts 2016 year-end chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2016) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[38] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[39] 140 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[40] 163 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[41] 19 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[42] 88 French Albums (SNEP)[43] 123 Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[44] 23 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[45] 13 US Billboard 200[46] 20 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[47] 2 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[48] 5 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[49] 5 2017 year-end chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[50] 36 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[51] 40 French Albums (SNEP)[52] 151 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[53] 33 US Billboard 200[54] 34 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[55] 7 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[56] 3 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[57] 5 2018 year-end chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2018) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[58] 68 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[59] 12 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[60] 54 2019 year-end chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2019) Position US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[61] 12 2020 year-end chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2020) Position US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[62] 20 2021 year-end chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2021) Position US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[63] 9 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for Suicide Squad Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200[64] 96

Certifications

Certifications for Suicide Squad

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65]	Gold	35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[66]	Gold	40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[67]	Gold	10,000‡
France (SNEP)[68]	Platinum	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[69]	Gold	7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[70]	Platinum	300,000‡
United States (RIAA)[71]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score

Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score
Film score by Steven Price
Released	August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Film score
Length	72:33 (physical edition) 93:38 (digital edition)
Label	WaterTower
Producer	Steven Price
Steven Price chronology
The Hunt (2015) Suicide Squad (2016) Baby Driver – Music from the Motion Picture (2017)
DC Extended Universe soundtrack chronology
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Suicide Squad (2016) Wonder Woman (2017)

Track listing

Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Task Force X"	4:53
2.	"Arkham Asylum"	3:23
3.	"I'm Going to Figure This Out"	1:41
4.	"You Make My Teeth Hurt"	2:30
5.	"I Want to Assemble a Task Force"	2:52
6.	"Brother Our Time Has Come"	4:42
7.	"A Serial Killer Who Takes Credit Cards"	2:09
8.	"A Killer App"	2:53
9.	"That's How I Cut and Run"	3:09
10.	"We Got a Job to Do"	1:41
11.	"You Die We Die"	4:01
12.	"Harley and Joker"	2:49
13.	"This Bird Is Baked"	4:42
14.	"Hey Craziness"	4:01
15.	"You Need a Miracle"	2:36
16.	"Diablo's Story"	1:42
17.	"The Squad"	3:58
18.	"Are We Friends or Are We Foes?"	4:16
19.	"She's Behind You"	3:02
20.	"One Bullet Is All I Need"	3:32
21.	"I Thought I'd Killed You"	3:49
22.	"The Worst of the Worst"	4:11
Total length:		72:33

Digital edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
23.	"June Moone"	2:37
24.	"Did That Tickle?"	3:41
25.	"You Know the Rules Hotness"	1:58
26.	"Enchantress in the War Room"	2:35
27.	"Introducing Diablo and Croc"	2:09
28.	"Task Force X Activated"	2:11
29.	"Can Everyone See This Trippy Stuff"	4:25
30.	"I Promised My Friends"	1:29
Total length:		93:38