''Meet the Parents'' is the

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that accompanies the 2000 film ''

Meet the Parents ''Meet the Parents'' is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. It chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good-hearted but hapless nurse (Ben Stiller as Greg Focker) while v ...

''. The soundtrack album was released on September 26, 2000 on the

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label. "A Fool in Love", an original composition by

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featured on the album, was nominated for an

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at the 73rd Academy Awards which marked the 14th time that Newman's music was nominated for an Oscar. The same song also won the 16th Annual

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Track listing

– "A Fool in Love" (2:16) # Randy Newman – "Poor Me" (1:34) # Randy Newman – "Got My Mojo Working" (1:58) # Randy Newman – "Give Me a Sign" (3:18) # Randy Newman – "Meet the Parents" (2:40) # Randy Newman – "Could You Milk Me?" (2:39) # Randy Newman – "Greg Loses Jinx" (1:48) # Randy Newman – "Burning Down the House" (1:56) # Randy Newman – "Wrong Cat" (1:05) # Randy Newman – "The Car Race" (2:48) # Randy Newman – "Broken Hearted" (1:16) # Randy Newman – "Pam's Problem" (1:50) # Randy Newman – "Jack to the Rescue" (1:05) # Randy Newman – "Together Again" (1:21) # Bobby Womack – " I'm Your Puppet" (3:32) # Lee Dorsey – "

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– "

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" (3:25) # Randy Newman – "A Fool in Love" featuring

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Release history

References

External links

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