# Bad Boys: Ride or Die (soundtrack)
*Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)* is the song album accompanying the 2024 action comedy film *Bad Boys: Ride or Die*, released digitally on June 7, 2024 by [Epic Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/epic-records). It contains ten songs heard in or tied to the film, and is issued separately from Lorne Balfe's orchestral score, which Sony Classical released the same day.[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack/1747999647)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Album | *Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Soundtrack*, credited to Various Artists, 10 songs in 24 minutes, genre listed as Pop[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack/1747999647) |
| Release | Digital release June 7, 2024, on Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack/1747999647) |
| Lead single | "Tonight" by Black Eyed Peas & El Alfa featuring Becky G, released in advance as a digital single[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) |
| Score album | Lorne Balfe's original score, released separately by Sony Classical on the same day[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) |
| Film | Directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah; released in theaters nationwide June 7, 2024 by Sony Pictures[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) |
| Additional film music | Songs in the movie that are not on the album include V.I.C.'s "Wobble", Inner Circle's "Bad Boys (Theme from Cops)", and Barry White's "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Baby"[3](https://soundtracki.com/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-2024) |
## The album and its artists
The ten-track album mixes hip-hop, Latin, dancehall, and electronic performers. Besides the lead single "Tonight", it includes tracks by BIA ("Lights Out" with J.I.D and a solo "Oh No"), ScarLip, Flo Milli, Shenseea and [Myke Towers](https://www.edgepedia.org/myke-towers), 21 Lil Harold, and the Argentine rapper Trueno.[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) Lead actor [Will Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/will-smith) appears on the album, performing "Light Em Up" with [Sean Paul](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-paul), who also closes the album with Trueno on "Bad Boys".[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/)
**Track list.** The album runs in this order, with running times as listed at release:[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/)
1. "Tonight" – [Black Eyed Peas](https://www.edgepedia.org/black-eyed-peas) & El Alfa feat. [Becky G](https://www.edgepedia.org/becky-g) (3:38)
2. "Lights Out" – BIA & J.I.D (3:18)
3. "Mike T" – ScarLip (2:47)
4. "Oh No" – BIA (1:37)
5. "Duh!" – [Flo Milli](https://www.edgepedia.org/flo-milli) (2:12)
6. "Bam Bam" – Shenseea & Myke Towers (2:55)
7. "Brand New" – 21 Lil Harold (2:33)
8. "Flores Pa Ti" – Becky G, Luísa Sonza & Papatinho (1:40)
9. "Light Em Up" – Will Smith & Sean Paul (2:02)
10. "Bad Boys" – Sean Paul & Trueno (2:04)
## The score and the songs
A film soundtrack album of licensed and original songs is distinct from the score, the original instrumental music composed to fit the film against a strict timecode (frame-by-frame timing reference of the finished film); distributors often release the two as separate albums.[4](https://www.classical-music.com/features/tv-and-film-music/what-is-the-difference-between-a-film-score-and-film-soundtrack) *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* follows that pattern: Sony Classical issued the score by **Lorne Balfe**, a composer whose credits include *[Mission: Impossible – Fallout](https://www.edgepedia.org/mission-impossible-fallout)*, *Black Widow*, *The Lego Batman Movie*, and the video games *Assassin's Creed 3* and *Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2*.[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) • [5](https://www.nme.com/news/film/heres-every-song-bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-3763017) The score release lists titles such as "Sugar Rush Shootout", "Fear Is a Tool", and "Reggie in Action".[3](https://soundtracki.com/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-2024)
The songs heard in the film itself go beyond the ten-track album. Scene-by-scene listings identify, among others, V.I.C.'s "Wobble" playing at Mike and Christine's wedding party, Residente's "Dagombas en Tamale" during a surprise party for Marcus, and [Barry White](https://www.edgepedia.org/barry-white)'s "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Baby" under the club shootout in which [jelly beans](https://www.edgepedia.org/jelly-bean) fall in slow motion.[3](https://soundtracki.com/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-2024) The film's official trailer used [Meek Mill](https://www.edgepedia.org/meek-mill)'s "Going Bad (feat. Drake)".[3](https://soundtracki.com/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-2024)
## Context within the franchise
The film, the fourth in the series that began in 1995, reunites Will Smith and [Martin Lawrence](https://www.edgepedia.org/martin-lawrence) as Miami detectives Mike and Marcus, and its music continues the series' practice of drawing on Latin and reggaeton-adjacent artists, a selection reviewers noted had grown even more diverse in this installment.[1](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/) • [6](https://soundnimage.com/en/reviews/bad-boys-ride-or-die-2024-en/) A review at Ratings Game Music judged the album by how well it matched the film's tone, rating it C+ and describing it as built around energetic EDM, rap, and island-flavored tracks in line with the movie's chases and shootouts.[7](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2024/06/08/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-review/)
## References
1. [‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Soundtrack Album Details, Film Music Reporter (May 29, 2024)](https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/29/bad-boys-4-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-details/)
2. [Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Soundtrack – Album by Various Artists, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack/1747999647)
3. [Bad Boys: Ride or Die Soundtrack (2024), Soundtracki](https://soundtracki.com/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-2024)
4. [Score vs soundtrack: what's the difference?, Classical Music (March 19, 2024)](https://www.classical-music.com/features/tv-and-film-music/what-is-the-difference-between-a-film-score-and-film-soundtrack)
5. [Here's every song on the 'Bad Boys: Ride Or Die' soundtrack, NME](https://www.nme.com/news/film/heres-every-song-bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-3763017)
6. [Game-like Realism in Film: "Bad Boys Ride or Die" Review, Sound & Image](https://soundnimage.com/en/reviews/bad-boys-ride-or-die-2024-en/)
7. [Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Soundtrack (Album Review), Ratings Game Music (June 8, 2024)](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2024/06/08/bad-boys-ride-or-die-soundtrack-album-review/)
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