Mission: Impossible (soundtrack)

Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various artists and Danny Elfman
Released	May 14, 1996
Recorded	1995 – 1996
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	64:40
Label	Island Records
Producer	Various artists and Danny Elfman
Mission: Impossible chronology
More Mission: Impossible (1969) Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (1996) Mission: Impossible (1996)
Singles from Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
"Theme from Mission: Impossible" Released: June 3, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Smash Hits	[2]

Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack for the 1996 film Mission: Impossible. The soundtrack was a success, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and spawning the top-10 hit "Theme from Mission: Impossible" by U2 members Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.

"Theme from Mission: Impossible" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 500,000 copies on July 2, 1996, while the soundtrack reached gold status just two weeks later on July 16.

Track listing

1. "Theme from Mission: Impossible" – Larry Mullen & Adam Clayton (3:27)
2. "Spying Glass" – Massive Attack (5:21)
3. "I Spy" – Pulp (5:56)
4. "Impossible Mission" – Danny Elfman (5:35)
5. "Headphones" – Björk (5:40)
6. "Weak" – Skunk Anansie (3:31)
7. "On and On" – Longpigs (4:11)
8. "Claire" – Danny Elfman (2:55)
9. "Dreams" (Radio Edit) - The Cranberries (4:13)
10. "You, Me and World War III" ('Big' Single Remix) - Gavin Friday (4:28)
11. "So" – Salt (3:33)
12. "Trouble" – Danny Elfman (3:32)
13. "No Government" – Nicolette (5:31)
14. "Alright" – Cast (3:35)
15. "Mission: Impossible Theme (Mission Accomplished)" – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen (3:05)

Note: Only five of the fifteen tracks on the album (Clayton & Mullen's first rendition of Lalo Schifrin's theme music, the contribution of The Cranberries and the three Danny Elfman score suites) are actually heard in the movie.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 21 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 65 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 12 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 16 US Billboard 200[9] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200[10] 192

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[11]	Gold	250,000^^
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Johnson, Howard (July 3, 1996). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 62. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
7. "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
9. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
11. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (O.S.T. - Various; 'Mission Impossible')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
12. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Mission Impossible". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 July 2019.