Note: Below is a complete playlist of all 20 songs that can be heard in the movie “Zoolander”. Some of these commercial songs are not included on the official soundtrack album but are used in the movie.
All 20 songs featured in “Zoolander”:
| Song: | Listen on: |
|---|---|
| "Start the Commotion" by The Wiseguys (Feat. Greg Nice) contains samples from "Wild Child" by The Ventures Timestamp: 0:02 | Scene: Matilda interviews Derek as he has his make-up applied for a photo-shoot. |   |
| "Call Me" by Nikka Costa Timestamp: 0:03 | Scene: Opening credits. Celebrities talk about Derek on the red carpet. Derek mentions magnum to Matilda. Derek arrives at the VH1 Fashion Awards. Hansel arrives. | |
| "I Started a Joke" by The Wallflowers Timestamp: 0:11 | Scene: Derek walks the streets after Hansel wins male model of the year. He arrives at home and lies on his bed. | |
| "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! Timestamp: 0:14 | Scene: Derek and his friends drive in their jeep after getting frappuchinos. They have a water fight at the petrol station. Derek spots himself on the cover of TIME magazine as his friends play fight with petrol. | |
| "He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" by The Hollies Timestamp: 0:19 | Scene: Derek arrives in Southern New Jersey at a coal mine where his father and brothers work. His welcome isn't warm. | |
| "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy Timestamp: 0:22 | Scene: Derek works down the mine. | |
| "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood Timestamp: 0:32 | Scene: Derek is forced to listen to the song in the spa. Mugatu brainwashes him with a video. | |
| "Official Chemical" by Dub Pistols Timestamp: 0:37 | Scene: Derek enters the party. Paris Hilton says hello, as does Billy Zane. Hansel bumps into him as he walks past. | |
| "Madskillz-Mic Chekka" by BT Timestamp: 0:40 | Scene: Derek, Hansel and the rest head towards the warehouse for the walk off. | |
| "Beat It" by Michael Jackson Timestamp: 0:42 | Scene: Walk off between Derek and Hansel. | |
| "Love to Love You Baby" by No Doubt Timestamp: 0:59 | Scene: Derek and Hansel make love to Matilda. | |
| "Shake Ya Ass" by Mystikal Timestamp: 1:03 | Scene: Derek and Hansel arrive in disguise Instrumental. | |
| "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss Timestamp: 1:06 | Scene: Derek and Hansel slowly descend into apes as they try to get the files out of the Apple computer. | |
| "Ruffneck" by The Freestylers (Feat. Navigator) Timestamp: 1:09 | Scene: The Derelicte fashion show begins. | |
| "Now Is the Time" by The Crystal Method Timestamp: 1:10 | Scene: Derek appears on the runway during the Derelicte fashion show. | |
| "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood Timestamp: 1:11 | Scene: At the Derelicte show the DJ switches the song to Relax to trigger Derek to kill the president. | |
| "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock Timestamp: 1:11 | Scene: Hansel manages to switch the records as he break dance fights with the DJ. They music switches between Relax and Rockit. | |
| "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! Timestamp: 1:19 | Scene: Derek reads at his new centre in front of a fountain of his dead friends. | |
| "Relax" by Powerman 5000 (Feat. Dannyboy) Timestamp: 1:19 | Scene: 1st song in end credits. | |
| "He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" by Rufus Wainwright Timestamp: 1:21 | Scene: 2nd song in end credits. | |
What’s the movie about?
At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.