Sweethearts Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play (2024)

Warning: This article includes MAJOR SPOILERS for Max's Sweethearts!

Max’s Sweethearts is packed with upbeat songs that help shape the pacing and tone of the movie. While Christmas and New Years Eve-themed rom-coms are abundant, Thanksgiving-themed films aren’t a staple of the genre, setting apart the HBO Max original movieSweethearts. The show follows Jamie and Ben, a pair of best friends who make a pact to break up with their high school sweethearts on Drunksgiving – the day before Thanksgiving, where all the high schoolers party and drink. However, their plan doesn’t go as smoothly as they hoped, taking the pair all across a rural Ohio city.

The Keirnan Shipka movie might have a divisive ending, with the lead couple not getting together, but it’s still a fantastic movie that keeps the audience's attention. The story includes laugh-out-loud moments and likable moments that are held together with an A+ soundtrack. Despite being understated, the music is an integral part of the movie, helping push forward the story in an exciting, fast-paced way.

When Every Song On The Sweethearts Soundtrack Plays In The Movie

The Sweethearts Soundtrack Is Packed With Upbeat Music

"I Want To Dance With You" by Royel Otis: During the introduction, the Royel Otis song plays in the background while home videos and Polaroid pictures show Ben and Jamie. At the same time, the intro credits roll.

"To The Letter" by The Palmer Squares: Ben walks down the hall from Ben’s dorm to Jamie's room while “To The Letter” plays in the background.

"Sour Patch Kids" by Bryce Vine: The song “Sour Patch Kids” plays when Ben goes without his phone for a day. When he's outside having fun skateboarding, smoking, and lying in the grass, Claire repeatedly texts and calls his phone. Jamie gets annoyed at how frequently Ben’s phone is going off while she’s trying to study.

"Leva Livet" by Lili-Babs: Jamie narrates the homewrecker story to the song “Leva Livet” during a flashback. A young version of Jamie gets stung by a bee, runs to the house, and takes off her shirt to show him the spot.

"Bye Bye" by Haiku Hands: This song plays when Ben and Jamie party and drink with the other freshmen in Ben's room.

"Fruit Punch” by Kaiydo: Ben and Jamie arrive at the party while the song “Fruit Punch” plays as diegetic music. Ben goes over to his roommate and gets bottles taped to his hands so they can play Edward Fortyhands together.

"Girls" by The Dare: Jamie talks to Kappa girls at the party with the song “Girls” in the background. At the same time, a young woman dances up against Ben, and he can’t physically stop her because he has bottles taped to his hands. So, he tells her that he has a girlfriend.

"Pain" by King Princess: “Pain” plays when Jamie walks away from the Kappas and gets a text from her boyfriend asking if she wants to have dirty texts and phone sex.

"Good Puss (feat. Cupcakke) [Remix]" by COBRAH: Ben tries to remind the young woman about his girlfriend during the COBRAH song, and Jamie goes to a room to take a nude photo. She takes off her clothing and has to run into the bathroom when a couple comes in to have sex.

"Let's Get Weird" by Nico: Ben pushes the woman away while “Let’s Get Weird” plays. It continues as Jamie realizes that she can't get her clothes from the bedroom. She then sees Luther aspirating on his own vomit. Jamie tries to roll him over, and he pees on her instead.

"Shotgun" by The Belgana: Ben goes upstairs to save Jamie after her S.O.S. text message as this song plays. He gives her his shirt, then sneaks into the room on hands and knees to get her clothes. Unfortunately, Ben interrupts the couple having sex when he reaches up to grab the clothes, and his finger goes into the young man’s mouth.

"Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield: During the song “Unwritten,” establishing shots show Ohio and Palmer's bedroom. The music shifts from non-diegetic to diegetic when Sweethearts shifts to the character Palmer. He then sings alternate lyrics while choosing an outfit.

“L'Homme D'Amour" by Jeanne Moreau: This French song plays when Palmer serves Claire and Simon drinks. He then talks to them about France and Hemmingway despite Claire and Simon acting disinterested in what he’s saying.

"C'est La Vie (Ft. BBNO$, Rich Brian)" by Yung Gravy: “C’est La Vie” plays when Claire and Simon sneak out of Simon's house while drunk on absinthe. Palmer follows them out of the house and down the road, leaving his phone at the house. Jamie and Ben arrive at Palmer's front door when the song ends.

"Bo Diddley" by Bo Diddley: Jamie and Ben grab Palmer's tandem bicycle as the song “Bo Diddley” plays, and it continues when Coach Reese gets food with Palmer for his two drunk friends.

"Blue" by Jarv: Jamie and Ben show up at the bar, Duffy's, with the song “Blue” playing in the background. The pair try to use fake IDs to sneak in, but Ben gets yelled at by the bouncer for using a dead guy's fake ID.

"Good Rockin' Tonight" by Jimmy Witherspoon: When Palmer and Coach Reese walk into the bowling alley, the song by Jimmy Witherspoon plays. They walk up to the group, and Coach Reese introduces Palmer to the LGBTQ+ bowling team.

"Hyped Up" by Pana uh Kalayeh: Jamie and Ben talk to two former classmates outside the back of the bar with the song “Hyped Up” playing softly from inside the bar. The four walk into the bar through the back entrance. Then, Jamie and Ben split up while looking for Claire and Simon on the inside.

"Unwritten (The 2019 Remix)" by Natasha Bedingfield: After talking to the coach and his boyfriend about finding a happy life as an LGBTQ+ person in Ohio, Palmer bowls to a remix of the song he listener to earlier.

"Onset (feat Mad Zach)" by Haiku Hands: The song by Haiku Hands plays when Ben freaks out when he realizes the photo from the photo booth isn't in the slot on the outside.

"Pop Panic (feat. Just John)" by Lex Junior: “Pop Panic” plays in the bar when Ben tries to get the photo back from the girl who kissed him. Her friend thinks Ben’s trying to rob her, so the two go over to the bouncer, accusing Ben of trying to rob her.

"Power Power (feat. Shaun Ross)" by Duckworth: After the woman shows the bouncer his photo, the song by Duckworth plays when the bouncer chases after Ben.

"Zou Bisou Bisou" by Go Mod Go!: After Jamie and Ben pull the fire alarm, they see Palmer ride on the back of a fire truck to the bar with the French song “Zou Bisou Bisou” playing.

"Love Is an Accident" by Flyte: Lukas agrees to drive Palmer, Jamie, and Ben home. In the car, the Flyte song plays on the radio as Palmer asks what happened during their breakups with Claire and Simon. As the end of Sweethearts reveals, this song title is a misnomer as Ben and Jamie aren’t in love with each other.

"Nothing Can Change This Love" by Sam Cooke: Ben walks up to his front door when the Sam Cooke song plays. It continues throughout a montage that shows Ben, Jamie, and Palmer on Thanksgiving – Ben and Jamie with their families and Palmer with the LGBTQ+ community.

"Changes (feat. Kerry McCoy)" by Antonio Williams: This song plays when Ben runs out his front door and across the neighborhood to talk to Jamie about their kiss.

"Are We Still Friends?" by Tyler, The Creator: “Are We Still Friends?” plays when Jamie and Ben agree they have zero sexual or romantic chemistry, and the pair decide they can still be best friends. Then, the movie shows short clips of Jamie talking to Simon and Ben talking to Claire, with this song playing at the same time.

"Cut to the Feeling" by Carly Rae Jepson: Jamie dances to the Carly Rae Jepson song at the dance marathon with her Kappa sisters, and Ben surprises her by showing up early. The song ends with them dancing together like they did during their first college party at the beginning of the movie.

Where To Listen To Sweethearts' Soundtrack

Songs From The Sweethearts Soundtrack Are Widely Available For Streaming And Download

While most great romantic comedies have very subtle soundtracks, the songs in Sweethearts are especially enjoyable and fans may enjoy re-listening to them after finishing the movie because of how upbeat they are. Though the music isn’t available in an album format, all the songs in the movie are widely available for streaming and purchase. Fans can listen to the music from the soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, and Pandora. As such, individuals can recreate the Sweetheart soundtrack by creating personal playlists if they so choose.

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Sweethearts

R

Comedy

Romance

Director

Jordan Weiss

Release Date

November 28, 2024

Writers

Jordan Weiss , Dan Brier

Cast

Kiernan Shipka , Nico Hiraga , Caleb Hearon , Tramell Tillman , Christine Taylor , Zach Zucker , Subho Basu , Aja Hinds , Charlie Hall , Jake Bongiovi , Sophie Zucker

Main Genre

Comedy