Descendants 3 (soundtrack)
| Descendants 3 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Descendants cast | ||||
| Released | August 2, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | April—May 2018 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Descendants soundtracks chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Descendants 3 | ||||
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Descendants 3 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) is the soundtrack accompanying the film of the same name. The soundtrack and lead single, "Good to Be Bad", was released on May 31, 2019, along with the pre-order of the soundtrack. The soundtrack was released on August 2, 2019. It reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart,[1] and number 1 on the Billboard Kid Albums chart.[2]
Descendants 3 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album by the cast of the film of the same name, released on August 2, 2019 by Walt Disney Records.[3] The soundtrack was announced on May 31, 2019, with the lead single "Good to be Bad" being released on the same date. Two other songs: "VK Mashup" and "Queen of Mean" were released on July 19 and August 2, respectively; the latter accompanied the soundtrack release.
Background
Descendants 3 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) was released on August 2, 2019, along with the parent film, and featured 13 tracks, with much of the songs are written originally for the film. Also included in the album are: "Dig a Little Deeper" from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog, two songs from the first film's soundtrack, "Did I Mention" and a remixed version of "Rotten to the Core".
Steven Vincent, Disney Channel's VP of music and soundtracks, said in an interview to Variety, that he went "through the script looking for musical opportunities where could we use big numbers and where could we do character numbers". He added that Sofia Carson's character Evie did not have a song herself in the first two films, hence he "looked for a spot where she could have a number to herself and it would be fresh for this film".[4]
About the opening number, "Good to be Bad", songwriter Antonina Armato, who worked on the first two films, had said that " We wanted to make sure that those lyrics made you feel like, it was a celebration. These are the misfit kids and they have a sense of pride all of a sudden. Maybe we’re the bad kids. Maybe we’re the bad apples, but guess what? We made applesauce and it tastes good and everyone is stoked."[4] On the song "Queen of Mean" sung by Sarah Jeffrey as Audrey, Armato added " At first, her character was always doing the right thing and, all of a sudden, everything you thought was gonna happen didn’t and she said, “Well, I could either take this or I can empower myself.” … I thought a lot of young girls would enjoy that sort of just the way it sounds. It was fun and Sarah embodied that song in such a great way."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good to Be Bad" |
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| 3:09 |
| 2. | "Queen of Mean" |
| Sarah Jeffery | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Do What You Gotta Do" |
|
| 2:57 |
| 4. | "Night Falls" |
|
| 3:08 |
| 5. | "One Kiss" |
|
| 2:29 |
| 6. | "My Once Upon a Time" | Cameron | 3:48 | |
| 7. | "Break This Down" |
|
| 3:29 |
| 8. | "Dig a Little Deeper" | Randy Newman | McClain | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Did I Mention" | Adam Schlesinger | Hope | 0:29 |
| 10. | "Rotten to the Core" (D3 Remix) |
|
| 2:47 |
| 11. | "Happy Birthday" | Traditional | Jeffery | 0:36 |
| 12. | "VK Mashup" |
|
| 1:59 |
| 13. | "Descendants 3 Score Suite" | David Lawrence | David Lawrence | 5:01 |
Notes
- "VK Mashup" contains samples of "Rotten to the Core", "Ways to Be Wicked", and "Good to be Bad", from the first, second and third soundtracks.
Chart performance
The album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200,[5] and in its second week the album dropped to number 14.[6]
The single "Queen of Mean" reached number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100,[7] number 57 on the Canadian Hot 100,[8] and number 89 on the UK Singles Chart.[9]
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 36 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 109 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 36 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 74 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 166 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] | 82 |
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[16] | 10 |
| US Billboard 200[1] | 7 |
| US Kid Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[19] | 15 |
| Chart (2020) | Position |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[20] | 21 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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- ^ "Kid Albums week of August 17, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Gibson, Kelsie (2019-08-02). "The Descendants 3 Soundtrack Will Have You Even More Hype About the Movie". POPSUGAR Entertainment UK. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ a b c Tangcay, Jazz (2020-07-07). "Behind the Musical Magic of 'Descendants 3' With Songwriter Antonina Armato and Disney Channel's Steven Vincent". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Drake Achieves Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Care Package'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums | Billboard 200 chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Sarah Jeffrey Chart History Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Jeffrey Chart History Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100, 16 August 2019 - 22 August 2019". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Descendants 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Descendants 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "On The Charts: August 12, 2019". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Descendants 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 44, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 45: del 01.11.2019 al 07.11.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 | August 2–9, 2019". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Soundtrack albums – August 17, 2017". Billboard. August 17, 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Soundtrack albums – August 17, 2017". Billboard. August 17, 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-08-13. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Soundtracks – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Soundtracks – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Descendants 3". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 10, 2022.