Note: Below is a complete playlist of all 12 songs that can be heard in the movie “Super 8”. Some of these commercial songs are not included on the official soundtrack album but are used in the movie.
All 12 songs featured in “Super 8”:
| Song: | Listen on: |
|---|---|
| Don’t Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra Timestamp: 0:04 | Scene: The students are released for summer vacation. Charles shows Joe his script for a new movie he plans to make. |   |
| Match Game Theme - Robert Arnold Timestamp: 0:06 | Scene: Short shots of a game show on TV. While Charles family prepare everything for dinner. | --- |
| Easy - The Commodores Timestamp: 0:08 | Scene: Jackson tries to convince Joe to go to baseball camp with him. | |
| My Sharona - The Knack Timestamp: 0:10 | Scene: Joe, Charles, Preston, Cary and Martin sing this song while waiting for Alice. | |
| Bye Bye Love - The Cars Timestamp: 0:11 | Scene: Alice drives the boys around. Charles would like to shoot his film at the railroad station. | |
| Silly Love Songs - Wings Timestamp: 0:32 | Scene: The group sits in Diner talking about last night's train accident. | |
| Heart of Glass - Blondie Timestamp: 0:35 | Scene: The gas station attendant listens to music. | |
| High Diving Hare - Carl Stalling Timestamp: 0:44 | Scene: Runs in the background in Charles room. | |
| Undercover Angel - Alan O’Day Timestamp: 1:16 | Scene: Donny is sitting in his car smoking in front of the school. He doesn't know that Nelic is watching him. | |
| Le Freak - Chic Timestamp: 1:25 | Scene: The boys watch Donny drive away. | |
| Don’t Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra Timestamp: 1:44 | Scene: First song of the credits. | |
| My Sharona - The Knack Timestamp: 1:49 | Scene: Second song of the credits. | |
What’s the movie about?
In the summer of 1979, a small group of young adolescents witness a horrific train accident. In the process, they investigate subsequent inexplicable events in their small town.