The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More...

{{Infobox album

| name = {{nowrap|The SpongeBob}} {{nowrap|SquarePants}} {{nowrap|Movie: Music}} {{nowrap|from the Movie}} {{nowrap|and More...}}

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = various artists

| cover = Spongebob soundtrack.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2004|11|9}}

| recorded = 1992
1997
July 1–16, 2004 in New Orleans{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Surf|alternative rock|pop rock|hard rock|hip hop|heavy metal|soundtrack}}

| length = 40:16

| label = {{flatlist|

}}

| producer = Stephen Hillenburg (exec.)
Karyn Rachtman

| chronology = SpongeBob SquarePants

| prev_title = SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = The Yellow Album

| next_year = 2005

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r715090/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2= Empire

|rev2Score={{rating|2|5}}{{cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Will|url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?SID=9922|title= The Spongebob Squarepants Movie Soundtrack Review|work=Empire|access-date=July 16, 2014}}

|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev3score = (positive){{Cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1008439,00.html |title=Entertainment Weekly review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2010-07-23 |archive-date=2018-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928141142/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1008439,00.html |url-status=dead }}

|rev4 = IGN

|rev4score = (8.9/10.0)[https://web.archive.org/web/20041120002444/http://music.ign.com/articles/567/567453p2.html IGN review]

|rev5 = Pitchfork Media

|rev5score = (3.9/10){{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7892-the-spongebob-squarepants-movie/|title=Various Artists: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|last=Moore|first=David|date=November 8, 2004|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=July 16, 2014}}

}}

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More... is the soundtrack to the 2004 animated film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and the second soundtrack album focused on the American animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. It was released on November 9, 2004 by Sire Records and Nick Records.

Background

The album is an example of the crew of SpongeBob SquarePants{{'}} eclectic musical tastes. When The Flaming Lips member Wayne Coyne suggested a duet with Justin Timberlake, series creator Stephen Hillenburg responded with, "I don't want any of those sort of commercial weirdos on there. I don't like those commercial people. I like you guys, and Wilco and Ween."{{cite web|last= D'Angelo|first=Joe|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/x1s2j8/flaming-lips-wilco-commercial-weirdo-avril-lavigne-head-up-spongebob-lp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131110957/https://www.mtv.com/news/x1s2j8/flaming-lips-wilco-commercial-weirdo-avril-lavigne-head-up-spongebob-lp|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2023|title=Flaming Lips, Wilco, 'Commercial Weirdo' Avril Lavigne Head Up 'SpongeBob' LP|work=MTV News | publisher = Viacom |date=2004-09-30 |access-date=2010-06-18}} The Flaming Lips performed "SpongeBob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien the night before the film's release on November 19, 2004. During the performance, Wayne Coyne was encased in a giant bubble (similar to zorbs).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWLeD0Xgs9Y Late Night 'The Flaming Lips (Live) Ad's 11/18/04] A music video for the song was filmed as well.{{cite web |url=http://www.spike.com/video/flaming-lips/2788810 |title=The Flaming Lips - Spongebob & Patrick Confront The Psychic Wall of Energy |publisher=Spike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929140607/http://www.spike.com/video/flaming-lips/2788810 |archive-date=September 29, 2009}}

The song "Goofy Goober Rock" is a parody of "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister,{{cite web|title= Twisted Sister's Dee Snider: Why I Allowed 'I Wanna Rock' to Be Re-Recorded with New Lyrics for 'The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie' |website= Blabbermouth.net |date= April 18, 2020 |access-date= March 27, 2021 |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/twisted-sisters-dee-snider-why-i-allowed-i-wanna-rock-to-be-re-recorded-with-new-lyrics-for-the-spongebob-squarepants-movie/}} and Motörhead's "You Better Swim" is a rewritten version of "You Better Run" from their 1992 album March ör Die.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = SpongeBob SquarePants Theme

| note1 = Avril Lavigne

| writer1 = Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith

| length1 = 0:46

| title2 = SpongeBob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy

| note2 = The Flaming Lips

| writer2 = Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins

| length2 = 3:39

| title3 = Just a Kid

| note3 = Wilco

| writer3 = Jeff Tweedy

| length3 = 2:51

| title4 = The Goofy Goober Song

| note4 = Mike Simpson with SpongeBob, Patrick, and Goofy Goober

| writer4 = Eban Schletter, Mike Simpson, Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt, Aaron Springer

| length4 = 2:41

| title5 = Prince Paul's Bubble Party

| note5 = The Waikikis, Prince Paul, & Wordsworth

| writer5 = Setsuo Ohashi, Yasuteru Miura, Wordsworth, Drymon, Hill, Hillenburg, Osborne, Springer, Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, Eric Weise

| length5 = 2:29

| title6 = Bikini Bottom

| note6 = Electrocute

| writer6 = Nicole Morier, Ghazi Barakart

| length6 = 3:40

| title7 = The Best Day Ever

| note7 = SpongeBob SquarePants (End Credits)

| writer7 = Andy Paley, Tom Kenny

| length7 = 3:02

| title8 = They'll Soon Discover

| note8 = The Shins

| writer8 = James Mercer

| length8 = 3:24

| title9 = Ocean Man

| note9 = Ween

| writer9 = Michael Melchiondo, Aaron Freeman

| length9 = 2:07

| title10 = Under My Rock

| note10 = Patrick

| writer10 = Paley, Kenny

| length10 = 3:17

| title11 = Now That We're Men

| note11 = SpongeBob, Patrick, and The Monsters with the London Metropolitan Orchestra

| writer11 = Will Schaefer, Hillenburg, Drymon, Hill, Osborne, Tibbitt, Springer

| length11 = 1:50

| title12 = Goofy Goober Rock

| note12 = Tom Rothrock with Jim Wise

| writer12 = Dee Snider, Drymon, Hill, Hillenburg, Osborne, Springer, Tibbitt

| length12 = 2:54

| title13 = You Better Swim

| note13 = Motörhead

| writer13 = Ian Fraser Kilmister

| length13 = 5:14

| title14 = The Jellyfish Song by The Jellyfish Band

| note14 = Plus-Tech Squeeze Box (featuring SpongeBob SquarePants)

| writer14 = Tomonori Hayashibe

| length14 = 1:15

| title15 = SpongeBob SquarePants Theme (Movie Version)

| note15 = The Pirates

| writer15 = Drymon, Hillenburg, Harrison, Smith

| length15 = 1:01

}}

Personnel

:All information is derived from the booklet enclosed with the album.The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More... booklet and liner notes

;Production

Stephen Hillenburg – Producer
Karyn Rachtman – Producer
Andrew Weiss – Producer (uncredited)
Andy Paley – Producer, vocals, instrumentation
Gina Shay – Co-producer
Tom Whalley – Executive album producer for Sire/Warner Bros. Records
Seymour Stein – Executive album producer for Sire/Warner Bros. Records
Craig Aaronson – Executive album producer for Sire/Warner Bros. Records
Sessing Music Services – Music clearance
Eban Schletter – Music consultant
Pat Kraus – Mastering
Michael Hately – Mastering
Andrew Scheps – Engineer
Heavy Iron Studios - Developer for Sire/Warner Bros. Records

Chart positions

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Chart (2004) !Peak position
scope="row"\| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209041957/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html\|archivedate=December 9, 2004\|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html\|title=Top 100 Albums\|website=Jam!\|accessdate=November 18, 2023}} \| style="text-align:center"\| 79
scope="row"\|U.S. Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-spongebob-squarepants-movie-music-from-the-movie-and-more-mw0000674021/awards\|title=The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music From the Movie and More \|work=AllMusic\|publisher=Rovi Corporation\|access-date=July 16, 2014}} \|align=center\|76
scope="row"\|U.S. Top Soundtracks (Billboard) \|align=center\|4

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Chart (2004)

!Peak
position

scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209041957/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html|archivedate=December 9, 2004|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html|title=Top 100 Albums|website=Jam!|accessdate=November 18, 2023}}

| style="text-align:center"| 79

scope="row"|U.S. Billboard 200{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-spongebob-squarepants-movie-music-from-the-movie-and-more-mw0000674021/awards|title=The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music From the Movie and More |work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=July 16, 2014}}

|align=center|76

scope="row"|U.S. Top Soundtracks (Billboard)

|align=center|4