I watched Mean Girls for the first time when I was 11 and I was instantly hooked. How could you not be with Regina George flipping her hair elegantly while Missy Elliottâs âPass That Dutchâ plays in the background? Itâs an iconic movie, and thatâs why thereâs been so many attempts to recreate its magic.Â
I saw the Mean Girls musical in high school, and I was equally in love. I didnât know that I needed a song about the Plastics being apex predators, but I was wrong. So, when it was announced that there would be a new movie of the musical version of Mean Girls, I was thrilled.Â
Although the film and soundtrack are being released on Jan. 12, the soundtrack tracklist was just announced on Jan. 3. The tracklist has 13 songs compared to the musicalâs 21 songs, so some are definitely cut out.Â
The tracklist starts with âA Cautionary Tale,â a classic song from the musical that sums up the plot as an introduction to the movie. The movie cut âWhere Do You Belong?â which is about the main character Cady Heronâs first time finding where to sit in the lunchroom. Another missing classic is âFearless,â which is about the Plastics being free of Regina.Â
The new movie is also missing âStop,â âWhose House is This?â âMore is Better,â which is when Cady reveals to her crush Aaron Samuels that she faked being bad at math, and âDo This Thing.âÂ
The new movie also added their own song, âNot My Fault,â with ReneĂ© Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion. While most people are familiar with other songs on the tracklist because of the Broadway musical, weâre still waiting patiently for the ReneĂ© and Megan Thee Stallion duo, because I think we all know itâs going to be iconic.Â
However, not every fan is so impressed with the movieâs updated tracklist.Â
Some are trying not to jump to any conclusions before the movie is actually released, but itâs hard not to.Â
Some of us are just excited and hoping it does well, OK?
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