It's hard to believe it's been twenty years since the release of the original Mean Girls, which is still a major cultural touchstone two decades on.

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And now a Gen Z version has landed in cinemas, boasting a largely new cast as well as songs from the Broadway show of the same name which premiered in 2017.

However, not every song will feature in the movie version. Tracks cut from the stage version include It Roars, Where Do You Belong, Stop, Whose House Is This, Fearless, More Is Better and Do This Thing, while other songs including Meet the Plastics have been pared back.

In addition, several songs in the movie version are sung by different characters.

In the film, Cady’s opening number It Roars has been replaced with What If, presumably to suit Angourie Rice’s vocal range.

Meanwhile, in the stage version, Apex Predator is a duet between Cady and Janis, but in the movie, Damian sings Cady’s parts, again likely to suit their vocal ranges.

Mean Girls 2024 also features two brand new original tracks which didn't feature in the stage version.

These include the end credits song Not My Fault which is performed by Regina George star Reneé Rapp alongside Megan Thee Stallion.

Read on for the full list of songs to feature in the Mean Girls soundtrack.

Mean Girls musical soundtrack: How many songs are in the movie?

Jaquel Spivey plays Damian, Angourie Rice plays Cady and Auli'i Cravalho plays Janis in Mean Girls
Jaquel Spivey plays Damian, Angourie Rice plays Cady and Auli'i Cravalho plays Janis in Mean Girls Paramount

There are 13 songs in total in the new movie – all of which were composed by Jeff Richmond with lyrics by Nell Benjamin. You can find the full list of songs below.

Reneé Rapp also had a lyrics credit on What If's, while Alexander 23, Billy Walsh, Jasper Harris, Jeff Richmond, Megan Pete, and Ryan Tedder also contributed lyrics to Not My Fault.

  • A Cautionary Tale performed by Auliʻi Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey
  • What If's performed by Angourie Rice
  • Meet the Plastics performed by Reneé Rapp
  • Stupid with Love performed by Angourie Rice and the cast
  • Apex Predator performed by Auliʻi Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey
  • What’s Wrong with Me? performed by Bebe Wood
  • Sexy performed by Avantika
  • Someone Gets Hurt performed by Reneé Rapp
  • Revenge Party performed by Auliʻi Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Angourie Rice, Tim Meadows, and the cast
  • World Burn performed by Reneé Rapp and the cast
  • I'd Rather Be Me performed by Auliʻi Cravalho and the cast
  • I See Stars performed by Angourie Rice and the cast
  • Not My Fault performed by Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion

Mean Girls was released in UK cinemas on Wednesday 17th January 2024. Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what’s on.

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