Sliver (soundtrack)

{{Infobox album

| name = Sliver: Music from the Motion Picture

| type = soundtrack

| artist = various artists

| cover = Sliveralbum.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 1, 1993

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| genre =

  • Trip hop{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: UB40’s “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You|website= Stereogum |date= February 11, 2022|url= https://www.stereogum.com/2175090/the-number-ones-ub40s-i-cant-help-falling-in-love-with-you/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= November 17, 2024|quote=The [Sliver] soundtrack does a pretty good job at tapping into the cool, fringey trip-hop and industrial sounds that were coming out at the time.}}
  • industrial

| length = 55:15

| label = Virgin Movie Music

| producer = various; for album: Tim Sexton (executive album producer)

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| misc = {{Singles

| name = Sliver: Music from the Motion Picture

| type = soundtrack

| single1 = Can't Help Falling in Love

| single1date = May 10, 1993

| single2 = Carly's Song

| single2date = 1 November 1993

}}

}}

Sliver: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 1993 film Sliver. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1993-06-26|title = Billboard 200 Chart|magazine = Billboard}} and was certified gold by the RIAA on December 17, 1993.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database|publisher=RIAA}} (search term: Sliver)

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r184093}}

| rev2 = Music Week

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|work=Music Week|date=21 August 1993|page=15|accessdate=30 January 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-08-21.pdf}}

| rev3 = Philadelphia Inquirer

| rev3score = {{Rating|2|4}}Wood, Sam (6 July 1993). "The Music from Some Summer Movies". Philadelphia Inquirer.

}}

Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

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| title1 = Can't Help Falling in Love

| note1 = performed by UB40

| writer1 = {{hlist | George David Weiss | |Hugo Peretti | Luigi Creatore }}

| extra1 = UB40

| length1 = 3:26

| title2 = Carly's Song

| note2 = performed by Enigma

| writer2 = Michael Cretu

| extra2 = Michael Cretu

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Slid

| note3 = performed by Fluke

| writer3 = {{hlist | Michael Bryant | Michael Tournier | Jonathan Fugler }}

| extra3 = Fluke

| length3 = 3:46

| title4 = Unfinished Sympathy

| note4 = performed by Massive Attack

| writer4 = {{hlist | Grantley Marshall | Robert Del Naja | Andrew Vowles | J. Sharp | Shara Nelson }}

| extra4 = Massive Attack with Jonny Dollar

| length4 = 5:09

| title5 = The Most Wonderful Girl

| note5 = performed by Lords of Acid

| writer5 = {{hlist | Oliver Adams | Nikki Van Lierop | Maurice Engelen }}

| extra5 = {{hlist | Jade 4 U | Oliver Adams | Praga Khan }}

| length5 = 4:47

| title6 = Oh Carolina

| note6 = performed by Shaggy

| writer6 = John Folkes (uncr.)

| extra6 = Sting International

| length6 = 3:06

| title7 = Move with Me

| note7 = performed by Neneh Cherry

| writer7 = {{hlist | Neneh Cherry | Cameron McVey }}

| extra7 = {{hlist | Booga Bear | Jonny Dollar | Neneh Cherry }}

| length7 = 5:21

| title8 = Slave to the Vibe

| note8 = performed by Aftershock

| writer8 = {{hlist | V. Jeffrey Smith | Peter Lord | Guy Routte }}

| extra8 = {{hlist | V. Jeffrey Smith | Peter Lord}}

| length8 = 5:45

| title9 = Penthouse and Pavement

| note9 = performed by Heaven 17

| writer9 = {{hlist | Ian Craig Marsh | Martyn Ware | Glenn Gregory }}

| extra9 = British Electric Foundation

| length9 = 3:58

| title10 = Skinflowers

| note10 = performed by The Young Gods

| writer10 = music: {{hlist | The Young Gods | Roli Mosimann}} lyrics: Franz

| extra10 = Roli Mosimann

| length10 = 5:08

| title11 = Star Sail

| note11 = performed by Verve

| writer11 = {{hlist | Simon Jones | Peter Salisbury | Nick McCabe | Richard Ashcroft }}

| extra11 = John Leckie

| length11 = 3:58

| title12 = Wild at Heart

| note12 = performed by BIGOD 20

| writer12 = {{hlist | Marcus Nikolai | Zip Campisi }}

| extra12 = {{hlist | BIGOD 20 | Nino Tielmann }}

| length12 = 4:15

| title13 = Carly's Loneliness

| note13 = performed by Enigma

| writer13 = Michael Cretu

| extra13 = Michael Cretu

| length13 = 3:11

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= Notes =

Chart history

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!align="left"|Chart (1993)

!align="left"|Peak
position

align="left"|U.S. Billboard 200

|align="center"|23

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