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Clean Slate Season 1 soundtrack - A definitive guide to all the songs in the series

Modified Feb 07, 2025 10:39 GMT

Clean Slate Season 1 tells a heartfelt family reconciliation story set in Mobile, Alabama. The show follows Desiree, a New York-based artist, who returns home after 23 years of estrangement from her father.

To his surprise, she comes out as a trans woman and hopes to mend their broken relationship. The series stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace in lead roles. It premiered on February 6, 2025, and is available for streaming on Prime Video.

The story's dramatic and emotional aspects are heightened by the Clean Slate Season 1 soundtrack. The music, which consists of a blend of modern and classic songs, enhances the impact of important moments.

The playlist, which ranges from upbeat pop and hip-hop to soul-stirring gospel, captures the characters' feelings, joys, and hardships. With artists like Stevie Wonder, Chicago, Montell Jordan, Kim Petras, and Brandi Carlile, the songs in Clean Slate Season 1 resonate with the audience.

Every song in Clean Slate Season 1

Below is a comprehensive list of all the songs featured in the series:

For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
What You See Is What You Get – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Work for It (feat. LÒNIS) – Daphne Willis & LÒNIS
I Got the Moves – Devin Hoffman, Radicchio Nash & Dennis Padula
Going For The Juggler – Daniel Holter & Mark Robertson
Insidious 8 – Robert Armani, Dolby D
Every Praise – Hezekiah Walker
You’re The Best – Joe Esposito
High Life – SONNY OH!
Hard to Say I’m Sorry – Chicago
Get Up and Get Out (1964) – Clint Stacey
Boogie Night Bar – Mazelo Nostra
Stick It To The Man – Archie Thompson
Stand Up and Be Counted – Aaron Kaplan
Dynamite Feels So Right – Blues Saraceno
Me So Horny – The 2 Live Crew
Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Aaron Kaplan & Jamison Hollister
Crescent City – Lucinda Williams
When The Saints Go Marching In – Lomax & Barker
Problématique – Kim Petras
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
Now (Drumcomplex Remix) – C. Y. B.
Padam Padam – Kylie Minogue
I Wanna Go (feat. K. O. The Legend) – Photronique
My Babe – Art Neville
You’re the Best – Joan "Bean" Esposito
Heart’s Content – Brandi Carlile
Rain On Me – Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga
Can You Handle My Love – Nine One One
I Want Someone Badly – Jeff Buckley & Shudder to Think

Songs by Episode

Season 1 Episode 1: Desiree. And Whatnot.

For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
What You See Is What You Get – Daryl Hall & John Oates

Season 1 Episode 3: Opal's Day Off

Work for It (feat. LÒNIS) – Daphne Willis & LÒNIS
I Got the Moves – Devin Hoffman, Radicchio Nash & Dennis Padula

Season 1 Episode 4: Chrome Jesus

Every Praise – Hezekiah Walker
You’re The Best – Joe Esposito

Season 1 Episode 5: Closer Than They Appear

Get Up and Get Out (1964) – Clint Stacey
Boogie Night Bar – Mazelo Nostra

Season 1 Episode 6: Pillars

Stick It To The Man – Archie Thompson
Stand Up and Be Counted – Aaron Kaplan

Season 1 Episode 7: Mess and Magic

Crescent City – Lucinda Williams
When The Saints Go Marching In – Lomax & Barker

Season 1 Episode 8: Born Again... Again

My Babe – Art Neville
You’re the Best – Joan "Bean" Esposito

Production and Direction

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In January 2020, Peacock made the initial announcement of the series, which starred George Wallace and Laverne Cox. Later, in February 2021, it switched to Amazon Freevee, and in December 2024, it was revealed that it would be moving to Prime Video.

Norman Lear, Brent Miller and Simran Baidwan served as the executive producers for the program, which was developed by Dan Ewen, Cox, and Wallace. The series, which Nisha Ganatra directed, was mostly shot in Georgia.