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The Office

Music Featured in The Office.

Theme tune

  • "Handbags and Gladrags" by Mike d'Abo, arranged and rerecorded specifically for the show by George Webley. Vocals by Fin Muir. David Brent performs a cover of this song over the end credits of the Training episode.

Season One

  • "Spaceman" By David Brent (The first song David plays after going home to get his guitar) (Training)
  • "Serpent (Who Guards the Gates of Hell)" By David Brent (a short interlude piece played by David between songs) (Training)
  • "Free Love Freeway" By David Brent (Another song written and performed by David Brent this time with backing vocals provided by Gareth Keenan). (Training)
    • This song was later recorder in a studio with help from Noel Gallagher and can be heard on The Office Christmas Special DVD special features.
  • "Paris Night" By David Brent (David's tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. David plays this song for Dawn Tinsley after her fight with Fiance Lee. (Training)
  • "Out Of Your Mind" By Victoria Beckham (The first song heard playing in Chasers) (New Girl)
  • "Get Get Down" By Paul Johnson (Can be heard in the background at Chasers when David and Chris Finch first introduce themselves to the three girls at the bar) (New Girl)
  • "Spinning Around" By Kylie Minogue (Playing in Chasers as David, Finchy, Tim and Gareth are dancing) (New Girl)
  • "Ebeneezer Goode" By The Shamen (Playing in Chasers when Gareth First dances with the biker girl) (New Girl)
  • "Macarena" By Los del Rio (Playing in Chasers when Gareth is kissing the biker girl) (New Girl)
  • "Rendez Vu" By Basement Jaxx (Playing in Chasers when Ricky Howard first arrives) (New Girl)
  • "Oops!...I Did It Again (Def in Remix)" By Helen (Playing in Chasers when Gareth meets the biker girls husband "Paul") (New Girl)
  • "Tainted Love" By Soft Cell (Playing in Chasers whilst Finchy is kissing one of the girls they met at the bar) (New Girl)
  • "Don't You Want Me" By Felix (Playing at Chasers when Ricky and Donna talk to David) (New Girl)
  • "Spirit in The Sky" By Doctor and the Medics (The first song played by Keith Bishop at the office party celebrating the end of the financial year) (Judgement)
  • "Walking On Sunshine" By Katrina & The Waves (Playing as David first enters the office party) (Judgement)
  • "Sex Bomb" By Tom Jones (Played by big Keith right after David tells the employees that they will not be losing their jobs) (Judgement)
  • "Tragedy" By Steps (Playing as Lee is winding Tim up about asking Dawn out) (Judgement)
  • "The Only Way is Up" By Yazz (Playing as Ricky and Donna tell David that they are really impressed by his seemingly selfless act) (Judgement)
  • "S Club Party" By S Club 7 (Playing as Malcolm questions Davids reasons for not taking the new position) (Judgement)
  • "I'm Not in Love" By 10cc (Playing as several employees are slow dancing and Dawn Sits next to Tim to talk to him about leaving his job) (Judgement)
  • "True" By Spandau Ballet (Playing as Dawn sits alone after finding out that Tim will not be leaving Wernham Hogg) (Judgement)

Season Two

  • "Groovejet (If this ain't love)" By Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor (Can be heard playing in the background at Trudy's birthday party as Gareth tells her that "he will do her from behind") (Party)
  • "Red Red Wine" By UB40 (Can be heard in the background as David tells Trudy she is "an embarrassment") (Party)
  • "Dreams" By The Corrs (This song leads to David announcing to the room what he would do to the popular Irish folk band if he met them) (Party)
  • "Simply the Best" By Tina Turner (David plays this on his boom box as he finishes his motivational speech) (Motivation)
  • "More Than A Woman" By The Bee Gees (The first song that Neil Godwin and Rachel dance to for comic relief) (Charity)
  • "You Should Be Dancing" By The Bee Gees (Neil dances solo to this song after dancing with Rachel) (Charity)
  • "Disco Inferno" By The Tramps (Although this song is not actually played, it is the song David hums and has the employees clap along to when he does "the dance") (Charity)

The Christmas Specials

  • "If You Don't Know Me By Now" By David Brent (This is the song and music video funded by David himself after suing Wernham Hogg. Released by David's own record label "Juxtaposition Records") (Christmas Special Part 1)
  • "Hot, Hot, Hot" By Buster Poindexter (A brief clip of this is played at Mumbo Jumbo's after the host tells the clubbers that Sarah Whatmore is looking "Hot". It is played again as David Leaves the stage) (Christmas Special Part 1)
  • "Turn Around" By Phats and Small (This is the song playing at the club when David is hit in the head by a plastic bottle) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Merry Christmas Everyone" Shakin' Stevens (The first song heard at the office christmas party) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "The Look of Love" By ABC (Playing at the christmas party as Tim is talking to Lee about Dawn giving up on her dream to become an illustrator) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Last Christmas" By Wham! (Playing at the christmas party when David's date arrives) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "You're a Superstar" By Love Inc. (Playing at the christmas party as Gareth tries to talk to Geoff Lamp) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Sing it Back" By Moloko (Playing at the christmas party when Glynn informs Anne that he shouldn't have to stop smoking "just because she let some useless tosser blow his beans up her muff) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Merry Christmas Everybody" By Slade (Played over a montage of everybody dancing and having fun at the party) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "2 Become 1" By The Spice Girls (Playing at the christmas party as Tim and Dawn are winding Gareth up about being gay, followed by Lee informing Dawn that they are leaving the party) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Back for Good" By Take That (Playing as Lee and Dawn leave the christmas party) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Mary's Boy Child" By Boney M (playing at the christmas party as employees dance and David talks about how his date went) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Be With You" By Atomic Kitten (Can be heard in the background at the christmas party as Carol talks about David) (Christmas Special Part 2)
  • "Only You" By Yazoo (Playing as Dawn comes back to the office party to kiss Tim) (Christmas Special Part 2)

Trivia

  • The theme tune was originally going to be "Sitting" By Cat Stevens.

Extras

Theme Tune

  • "Tea for Tillerman" By Cat Stevens (In the Series 2 - Chris Martin episode, Chris Martin performs a cover of this song over the end credits)

Season One