The Back to Black soundtrack includes songs by Amy Winehouse, Marisa Abela and The Shangri-Las. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Sam Taylor-Johnson’s 2024 movie on Peacock. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.
Back to Black stars Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse, a legendary English musician. Jack O’Connell co-stars as Blake, the protagonist’s husband. The storyline follows Amy as she attempts to survive addiction issues while developing her music career. Composers Nick Cave (Blonde) and Warren Ellis (The Proposition) scored the 122-minute film; music supervisor Iain Cooke (The Crown) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Back to Black.
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Back to Black Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2024 Movie
- “Tzur Mishelo” by Traditional (00:03:00): The Back to Black soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. Amy talks to a caged bird. Her family members sing together in Hebrew.
- “Fly Me to the Moon” by Bart Howard (00:04:00): An interior sequence continues. Amy begins a musical number. A piano player joins the performance.
- “Straight, No Chaser” by Thelonious Monk (00:05:00): Amy rides a cab. Music plays from the speaker system. Amy says, “Turn it up, driver!”
- “What Is It About Men” by Marisa Abela (00:09:00): Amy develops a tune in her bedroom. She plays the Back to Black soundtrack song on a guitar. Amy sighs and clears her throat.
- “Doo-Wop (That Thing)” by Ms. Lauryn Hill (00:14:00): Amy wears white earbuds and looks at her reflection in a mirror. She sings along to the music. Amy walks down a street during a transition sequence.
- “Stronger Than Me” by Marisa Abela (00:16:00): Amy takes the stage a night club. She performs for a live audience. The track is featured again at 00:18:00.
- “I Heard Love Is Blind” by Marisa Abela (00:21:00): Amy watches a television show. She sings the Back to Black soundtrack song on the program. Mitch (Eddie Marsan ) drives a vehicle during a transition sequence.
- “Ghost Town” by The Specials (00:26:00): Amy walks away from a conversation with Nick (Sam Buchanan). The music continues during a transition sequence. Amy arrives at a pub called The Good Mixer.
- “Big Spender” by Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields (00:27:00): A pub scene continues. Blake sings along to the music. He begins a conversation with Amy.
- “Now You Know” by Amy Winehouse (00:30:00): A pub sequence continues. The Back to Black soundtrack song plays from a jukebox. Blake teases Amy with his musical selection.
- “I’m on the Outside (Looking In)” by Little Anthony & The Imperials (00:32:00): Amy continues hanging out with Blake at The Good Mixer. The track plays from the speaker system. Nick makes a feminist joke.
- “Leader of the Pack” by The Shangri-Las (00:35:00): Blake picks a jukebox tune during a pub sequence. He dances to the Back to Black soundtrack song. The music plays again at 01:51:00.
- “All of Me” by Billie Holiday (00:37:00): Amy arrives at her home. She plays a jukebox song. The track continues as Amy vomits in a bathroom.
- “Dressed in Black” by The Shangri-Las (00:41:00): Amy processes news from her grandmother, Cynthia (Lesley Manville), during a park scene. The track continues during a transition sequence. Amy enters a pub and kisses Blake.
- “I Love You More Than You Ever Know” by Donny Hathaway (00:44:00): Amy wakes up next to Blake. She prepares breakfast during a transition sequence. The Back to Black soundtrack song plays from a speaker system.
- “Don’t Look Back Into the Sun” by The Libertines (00:46:00): Amy hangs out with Blake during an exterior sequence. The characters visit a zoo. Amy and Blake observe a lion.
- “Fuck Me Pumps” by Marisa Abela (00:51:00): The music is featured during an interior scene. Amy performs for a live audience. Blake briefly sings the song earlier at 00:32:00 during a pub scene.
- “Body & Soul” by Tony Bennett (01:01:00): Amy groans during a tattoo sequence. The music continues during a transition scene. Mitch meets his daughter’s new manager, Raye (Ansu Kabia); Amy receives advice from Cynthia.
- “Back to Black” by Marisa Abela (01:05:00): Amy enters a vehicle. The Back to Black soundtrack song continues during a flashback sequence. Amy hooks up with Blake.
- “Valerie” by Marisa Abela (01:13:00): A studio sequence begins. Amy records a new tune. Blake hangs out at a pub during a transition scene.
- “Les Fleurs (Vocal Version)” by Minnie Riperton (01:16:00): Amy finishes a conversation with her father. She giddily runs during an exterior scene. Amy kisses Blake.
- “That’s Life” by Willie Nelson (01:18:00): Amy talks to Blake about being a mother. The Back to Black soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Amy marries Blake in Miami.
- “Mad About the Boy” by Dinah Washington (01:20:00): A bedroom sequence begins. Blake smokes a cigarette. Amy gets a new tattoo.
- “(There Is) No Greater Love” by Marisa Abela (01:23:00): Amy performs for a live audience. She whispers to Blake. Amy performs the Back to Black soundtrack song.
- “Me & Mr. Jones” by Marisa Abela (01:30:00): Amy performs for a live audience. She briefly kisses a Black venue employee. Amy says, “Don’t tell my husband.”
- “Love Is a Losing Game” by Marisa Abela (01:41:00): Amy takes the stage at Ronnie Scott’s. She performs for a live audience. Amy visits a diner during a transition sequence.
- “Rehab” by Marisa Abela (01:44:00): Amy performs in London during a Grammy Awards live broadcast. She wears a black outfit. The music is featured again at 01:19:00.
- “Embraceable You” by Sarah Vaughan, Clifford Brown (01:49:00): Amy stands by herself during an exterior scene. The Back to Black soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Amy talks to her father, Mitch, about Cynthia.
- “Tears Dry on Their Own” by Marisa Abela (01:52:00): Amy listens to “Leader of the Pack” through a jukebox. She hums to herself. The track is featured again at 01:55:00 during a performance scene after the epilogue.
- “Song for Amy” by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (01:57:00): The music plays during the film’s end credits.
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The Back to Black soundtrack also includes:
- “Valerie” by Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse
Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.

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