The soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 20 and peaked at number two. The iTunes version of the album includes bonus features such as the bonus track 'I Can Wait' (a song written for the film but cut), the 'Ladies' Choice' music video, an instructional dance video for 'Ladies' Choice', and a digital version of the album booklet. iTunes released the single on May 15, 2007. 'Ladies' Choice', a new song performed by Zac Efron, was the 'Hairspray' soundtrack's first single. 'Hairspray's' music is written and performed to conform to the story's 1962 setting, with influences spanning the genres of rock and roll, soul, and pop.

Shaiman, who produced the original cast album for the Broadway musical, produced the songs for the film musical as well. The soundtrack contains nineteen songs from the film written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, three of which were not included in the stage musical version. The album has sold 1,291,075+ copies to date in the U.S., and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It features performances from the film's cast, which includes John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, and Nikki Blonsky as the lead character of Tracy Turnblad. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters's original 1988 film.

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