The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond

The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
Producer(s)	T-Bone Burnett
Publisher	Universal Republic Records
Artist	Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists (more...)
CD info	Soundtrack for The Hunger Games
Single(s)	Safe & Sound One Engine Eyes Open
Release date	March 16, 2012 (Australia) March 19, 2012 (UK)March 20, 2012 (USA)

The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond is the official companion album for the 2012 film 'The Hunger Games. "Safe & Sound" by Taylor Swift and featuring The Civil Wars was released as a promotional single for the soundtrack. On February 14, 2012, "One Engine" was made available for digital download on iTunes. The soundtrack was released on March 20, 2012, three days before the film's release in the United States.

Track listing

Standard listing

1. "Abraham's Daughter" by Arcade Fire
2. "Tomorrow Will Be Kinder" by The Secret Sisters
3. "Nothing to Remember" by Neko Case
4. "Safe & Sound" by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars
5. "The Ruler & The Killer" by Kid Cudi
6. "Dark Days" by Punch Brothers
7. "One Engine" by The Decemberists
8. "Daughter's Lament" by Carolina Chocolate Drops
9. "Kingdom Come" by The Civil Wars
10. "Take the Heartland" by Glen Hansard
11. "Come Away to the Water" by Maroon 5 featuring Rozzi Crane
12. "Run Daddy Run" by Miranda Lambert ft Pistol Annies
13. "Rules" by Jayme Dee
14. "Eyes Open " by Taylor Swift
15. "Lover is Childlike" by The Low Anthem
16. "Just a Game" by Birdy

iTunes digital album

A digital version of the album, available for purchase on iTunes, includes a digital booklet with artwork and images from The Hunger Games.

Charts

The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond starts at no.1 in Billboard 200 with 175,000 sales in its first week. The soundtrack also hits the number one in Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, Folk Albums and Soundtracks. Around the world, it opens at no.13 in New Zealand, no.14 in Australia, no.32 in Norway and no.61 in Austria

Promotion

"Safe & Sound" by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, was released on December 23, 2011, as a promotional single. It reached number one on the iTunes overall charts in 12 hours. The music video for Safe & Sound was released on 13th February 2012. Along with separate songs from Swift and The Civil Wars, the soundtrack will also feature songs by The Decemberists, Maroon 5, Arcade Fire, The Secret Sisters, Miranda Lambert featuring The Pistol Annies, Neko Case, Kid Cudi Academy Award winner Glen Hansard, The Low Anthem, Punch Brothers, Birdy, Jayme Dee and Carolina Chocolate Drops. The soundtrack will be released on March 20, 2012. The soundtrack track list was revealed on iTunes On 13th February 2012. Jennifer Lawrence singing "Rue's Lullaby" will be released as a bonus download on March 27, 2012. On 14th February 2012, "One Engine" was released as the second promotional single by iTunes. Taylor Swift's second song,"Eyes Open", was the first official single to be released following two Digital/Promotional singles. "Eyes Open" was officially released to mainstream radio on March 27, 2012. A lyric video for the song was released on May 12, 2012 on Vevo.