''Annie'' is a soundtrack to the
2014 film of the same name, released by
Roc Nation
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,
Overbrook Entertainment
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The name "Ove ...
,
Madison Gate Records
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History
Madison Gate Records ...
and
RCA Records
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on November 17, 2014. The soundtrack's executive producer was
Greg Kurstin
Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs t ...
, who also collaborated with
Sia
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
to create new arrangements for three songs from the original
Broadway production of ''Annie'': "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here", "
You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
"You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" is a song from the Broadway musical ''Annie'', written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin.
Sia cover
Sia covered the song for the soundtrack
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" and "Little Girls." Additionally, Sia and Kurstin wrote three new songs for the soundtrack, including "Opportunity", "Who Am I?" and "Moonquake Lake" featuring
Beck
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.
Singles
"You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile" by Sia was released as the lead single on October 22, 2014.
"Opportunity" by Sia was released as the second single. It officially impacted Hot/Modern/AC radio on January 19, 2015.
In July 2021, the song "Little Girls" by
Cameron Diaz
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started to go viral on
TikTok
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, appearing in many videos.
Reception
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Vulture
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'' Lindsey Weber called Sia's "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" "different" and wrote, "If you push the original deep into the back of your brain, her modern-day modified version seems to work."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Footnotes
Sources
{{Little Orphan Annie
2014 soundtrack albums
Albums produced by Greg Kurstin
Comedy film soundtracks
Little Orphan Annie
Madison Gate Records soundtracks
Musical film soundtracks
RCA Records soundtracks
Roc Nation soundtracks