Back In Action Soundtrack Guide: A complete list of the music in the Netflix action comedy

The Netflix action comedy, Back In Action starring Jamie Foxx revolves around a retired spy, Matt who assumes the responsibility of protecting his family along with his wife, Emily played by Cameron Diaz. In a series of high-stakes situations involving international espionage, they navigate through dangerous situations.

The film is not just packed with action, thrilling dialogues, and car chases but comes with an amazing soundtrack designed to match the high-energy visuals. Here is the full soundtrack guide.

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Back In Action Soundtrack Guide: A complete list of the music

The film intelligently complements its visuals with thrilling scores and upbeat songs. The album features the movie's original music composed by Christopher Lennertz, an American music director and composer. Here is the list of the complete list of songs the film features.

• “Doo Wop (That Thing)” Written and Performed by Ms. Lauryn Hill
• “L-O-V-E” Performed by Nat King Cole
• “Ain’t That A Kick in the Head” Performed by Dean Martin
• “Hot Dish” Performed by Myrs
• “Crazy” Performed by Doechii
• “Can’t Stop” Performed by Max Mill
• “Love T.K.O” Performed by Teddy Pendergrass
• “Push It” Performed by Salt-N-Pepa
• “At Last” Performed by Etta James
• “Make Me Feel” Performed by John Summit
• “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bac” Written and Performed by James Brown

These soundtracks are available to stream on Amazon or other digital streaming platforms.

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What Back In Action is about?

Back In Action is an action comedy that revolves around a couple who leave their job as CIA spies when Emily gets pregnant with Alice, their daughter. They decide to focus on building a family, however, an unaccomplished mission starts to haunt them forcing them to bring back to their spy selves.

The film opens fifteen years back when Matt receives a call telling him about his mission being greenlit by his superiors. Emily is in the bathroom taking a pregnancy test, later the couple is seen attending a birthday party. Emily asks Matt not to carry weapons in the party but he secretly carries two guns.

They further navigate through a dangerous situation involving a high-tech key that controls energy supplies. This sets the perfect tone for the film complimented with an upbeat soundtrack and suspenseful background music.

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When is Back In Action releasing and where to watch?

Back In Action is released exclusively on Netflix on January 17, 2025, at midnight PST. This time may vary as per the time zones. Back In Action is rated 6/10 on ImDb and 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Foxx revealed in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that he persuaded Diaz to come out of retirement for the film and join its cast.

"Cameron is such an incredible force and she has done so much in this business" he said. '"Do you wanna have some fun? Just have some fun!' And I think that's what brought her to it...we're so happy that it's happening and looking forward to it"