Jerky Boys: The Movie (soundtrack album)
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The Jerky Boys is the original soundtrack album
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 of the film of the same title, starring The Jerky Boys. It was released on January 24, 1995.

The Jerky Boys had a busy year in 1995; they took the year off as far as recording an album, however. They did not release a new album until they departed from Select Records
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 and signed to Mercury Records
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 for their third album The Jerky Boys 3, which would be released the following year.

Track listing

  1. "Accordions & Keyboards" - Jerky Boys
  2. "Gel" - Collective Soul
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  3. "2000 Light Years Away" - Green Day
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  4. "Dial a Jam" - Coolio
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     & The 40 Thevz
  5. "Shallow End" - Superchunk
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  6. "Four Fly Guys" - Hurricane
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     & Beastie Boys
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  7. "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" - Tom Jones
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    , covering Lenny Kravitz
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  8. "Hanging on the Telephone" - L7
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    , covering Blondie
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  9. "Beef Jerky" - House of Pain
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  10. "Symptom of the Universe" - Helmet
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    , covering Black Sabbath
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  11. "Dirty Dancing" - Wu-Tang Clan
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    • "You Got Me Sick as a Dog" - Jerky Boys (hidden track at the end of Dirty Dancing)
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