Question: Kevin, love your stuff, man. I have one question, though. Your other two movies had fantastic soundtracks. Why did "Chasing Amy" not have one?

Kevin: Interesting story there. Long one, though. Got a minute? So this local Jersey rocker tells us that he wants to record a song for the flick. And at this point, we were out to other labels, seeing if they were interested in picking the soundtrack up (which admittedly was somewhat unappetizing for any label, being that it was made up largely of what they call 'catalogue songs' (older, previously released material). So Jersey Rocker Boy has Scott (my producer) and I over to his house, and not only does he hand us a song he's written, but he's also recorded it! He plays the tune for us, and it's tremendous. We're giving him huge props ("Oh, Jersey Rocker Boy - you're the man!" and that kind of thing). He says "If you like it, it's your's. Do whatever you want with it," and makes mention that his label would probably want to put it out, and we could do the soundtrack there. So at this point, all bets elsewhere are off, and we're doing the soundtrack at his label. But then, a week later, we get a call - it's not going to happen. It seems that Jersey Rocker Boy's label put the fear of God in him about his own upcoming album release, maintaining that it'll canibalize sales of said release if they release a soundtrack with a song by the artist before release of his new album. Confused? So were we. Suddenly, Jersey Rocker Boy was out, and other labels were even less receptive than they were before. Then, good ol' Dave Pirner (who is really the Man), gets involved and does not just the score, but also a song or two, and helps pick out all the tunes for the flick. Unfortunately, it was too close to the release for a lot of labels (who consider soundtracks to be a commercial for the flick and vice versa). Hence, no soundtrack. It's a shame too, because it was my fave of the three. Pirner did a tremendous job.
-- AOL Chat Session, May 21st, 1997

And so we present... build your own Chasing Amy Soundtrack
(NOTE: Please do not contact us about artist/song information (not to mention anything else about the soundtrack). We will not help you.. you're on your own)

"ALIVE"
Written and Performed by Joey Lauren Adams
Download an MP3 here

"LET'S GO"
Written by Ric Ocasek
Performed by Ernie Isley

"LIVE WIRE"
Written by Leo Nocentelli, Arthur Neville,
George Porter and Joseph Modeliste
Performed by The Meters

"THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET"
Written by Dicky Barrett and Joe Gittleman
Performed by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
(Played during the bar scene after the comicom)

"AIN'T NOTHIN' GOIN'
ON BUT THE RENT"
Written and Performed by Gwen Guthrie

"RUN'S HOUSE"
Written by D. McDaniels, J. Mizell, D. Reeves
Performed by Run-DMC
(Played during the first scene in the Bank Hold Up)

"MY STOMP, MY BEAT"
Written by Gerard McMahon
Performed by Vicki Sue Robinson

"IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY"
Written by Luther Campbell
Performed by Luke
(Played during/after Holden does his dance for Banky)

"RED ALERT"
Written by KJ
Performed by K5

"INSOMNIA (MONSTER MIX)"
Written by Rollo Armstrong, Ayalah Benlovin
and Maxi Jazz
Performed by Faithless

"PASSION"
Written by KJ
Performed by K5

"I DON'T CARE"
Written by Brynn Arens
Performed by Flipp

"WE'RE IN IT FOR THE MONEY"
Written by Philip Owen, Jeremy M. Mitchell
and Christopher D. Bates
Performed by Choreboy

"CALIFORNIA"
Written and Performed by Liz Phair

"JUMP START"
Written by Brian Tighe
Performed by The Hang Ups
(Played during the Holden/Alyssa hanging out montage)

"PUPPY LOVE"
Written and Performed by Barbara Lewis

"BACH: PRELUDE #2 IN C MINOR"
Vocal arranged by Petra Haden
Performed by Petra Haden
(Played after Alyssa storms out of Holden's car)

"RED"
Written and Performed by Petra Haden

"MY MAMA NEVER TAUGHT ME HOW TO COOK"
Written by Annette Peacock
Performed by Annette Peacock

"LUCKY ONE"
Written by Dave Pirner
Performed by Soul Asylum

"CAN'T DO NUTTIN' FOR YA MAN"
Written by Keith Shocklee, William Drayton
and Eric Sadler
Performed by Public Enemy

"HAVE YOU SEEN MARY"
Written by Vin E. Dombrowski and Mike Cross
Performed by Sponge
(Played while Holden and Hooper are at Jack's Music Shoppe)

"BE YOURSELF"
Written by K. Atkins, J. Hutchins and H. York
Performed by Whodini

"STAY"
Written by Mary DeTravis
Performed by Coal
(Played after Holden and Alyssa fight outside of the ice rink)

"WE 3"
Written by David Pirner
Performed by Soul Asylum
(Played during the closing credits)