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The cover album for the first season's soundtrack.

Music makes us better,
Brings us together,
And it helps me get back that spirit they stole!

Music makes us better,
Brings us together,
And I owe my life to Rock and Roll!
Love Händel, "Music Makes us Better"

One reason why Phineas and Ferb was so popular was because of the many songs used for almost every single episode. So let's take a listen to the many songs that this show has created.


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    General 

    Season 1 
  • The one that started it all, "Gitchee Gitchee Goo" and its extended version. This was the song that convinced the higher ups at Disney to request the show have an original song Once an Episode! And if you listen closely, and have a decent knowledge of cartoon history, you'll easily recognize the song as a parody/homage to a song from The Jetsons, "Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah (Meet Me Tonight)".
  • "Dude, We're Getting The Band Back Together." The whole episode. "History of Rock", "You're Fabulous!", "I Ain't Got Rhythm", and of course: The Concert too.
    • "Ain't Got Rhythm" was actually nominated for the 2008 "Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics" Emmy, which makes it even more impressive. You wouldn't believe a library has so much rhythm until you watch that. Honestly, when Vincent Martella starts harmonizing and the kickass horn section drops in, it becomes the best dancing, most toe-tapping thing ever. Not only that, but the beat sounds suspiciously similar to "We Will Rock You", making it a huge Shout-Out to Queen.
    • The Title Drop in "Fabulous" is the icing on the cake, mainly because of the way Phineas says it.
      Phineas: Nice 'do! But back to the matter at hand.
      So what do you say, are you back in the band?
      Bobbi: Well, maybe if I can find my old leather.
      Phineas: Dude! We're getting the band back together!
    • As if this show needs any more proof that it's filled to the brim with Awesome Music, think about this: after composing a spectacular, authentic-sounding, toe-tapping, undeniably catchy original hardcore rock song, they take this said song, and shove it in their credits. Not just that, but they just make it less than 30 seconds long. That's what Phineas and Ferb did with "Music Makes Us Better", from the band episode.
  • "Squirrels in My Pants". Best Disney song ever made EVER. And the extended version is even better.
  • Basically every song that made it into the Cliptastic Countdown.note  The Countdown itself ended up being an unintended tribute to Candace. She sings in 7 out of the top 10 songs and was prominently featured in all but one, far more than any other character. The Countdown showcased Ashley Tisdale's superb singing voice, the many different music styles that can be found on the show, and how songs can range from catchy to hilarious to touching to sad. And nearly all of it was centered around this one character.
  • Even when it's not an original song, the music in this show is still awesome. Watch the episode "Mom's Birthday" and listen hard when the wax presidents melt. Is that song you're hearing in the background Jimi Hendrix's version of 'The Star Spangled Banner'? Yes, yes it is.
  • At one point during Candace's Mushroom Samba in "The Ballad of Badbeard", you can hear a Suspiciously Similar Song version of Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe" for a few seconds. Just... yes.
  • "Ready for the Bettys". No wonder Stacy and Candace are such big fans.
  • "Fish out of Water", the first episode to humanize Buford outside of Phineas' sort-of-rival and Baljeet's tormentor, showing off just how lonesome the poor kid is and how much that fish means to him. And Laura Dickinson's vocals are just so earnest, you'd be forgiven for crying too.
  • "One Little Scare Ought To Do You Some Good". There's the shipping, yes (Phineas, is there a reason you needed to hold Isabella's hand throughout the entire song, even while standing still?) but even better there's the Danny Elfman-esque track (complete with creepy lalalalas in the background), Phineas as a mad scientist, and Baljeet and Buford's hilarious attempts to terrify Isabella. The instrumental version of it playing when Candace runs through is awesome as well.
  • "E.V.I.L. B.O.Y.S". Yes, you will believe a middle-class teenage white girl can sing the Blues.
  • "The F Games" An arena-rock-sounding song that feels so authentic and engaging, you'll swear Freddie Mercury had a hand in composing it.
  • "Disco Miniature Golfing Queen". An insanely catchy disco-themed song about miniature golf? ABBA would be proud.
  • "My Chariot" from "Greece Lightning" has its merits. What other song has the word 'anachronistic' in it?
  • "Missing My Nemesis" (possibly better remembered as "The Moments When We Didn't Get Along") manages to be tear-jerking and hilarious AT THE SAME TIME. "But now you're doing battle/With a panda from Seattle"? That's genius, man. There's also Dan Povenmire's cover of the song as Doofenshmirtz.
  • "Queen Of Mars". Ultra-catchy, probably the best of Ashley Tisdale's singing... and she's just so happy.
  • The birthday song that Candace wrote for her mom is a sweet little melody to express Candace's love for her mother, another sign that she's still capable of caring.
  • "Busted", a superb duet between Candace and Vanessa. Especially the Brazilian Portuguese and Hebrew versions.
  • "I'm Lindana And I Wanna Have Fun", anyone? Olivia Olson shows a great voice in that one.
  • "Let's take A Rocket Ship To Space" is beautiful, romantic, and like every other song on this page, incomparable.
  • "Little Brothers" will have you both in tears and bursting into laughter, with its Shaped Like Itself lyrics but powerful visuals and stirring melody.
  • "S'Winter" is Isabella's winter song with a cool tune to welcome in the snow and the frosty season.
  • "He's Bigfoot". Barry Bostwick ought to sing more often, especially with his booming vocals.
  • "She's A Truck Driving Girl" tells you exactly why Candace is a tire-spinning, gear-grinding, clutch-burning', back-firing, paint-trading, red-lining, over-heating, throttle-stomping Truck-Drivin' Girl!
  • There's the rocking "Shooting Star Milkshake Bar" guaranteed to make you shake your asteroid.note 
  • "The Black Knight of Worcestershire", exactly what you would expect a medieval folk ballad to song like in this show's weird and wonderful world.
  • The kids go Pin Bowlin' through town. Yes, a hard rock version of a bowling/pinball hybrid game exists, and it is marvelous.
  • "Gotta Make Summer Last",a lively little ditty that plays as the kids enjoy their fun in "Leave the Busting to Us!". They liked it enough for it to pop up again in the "Fun Preservers" scene in "That Sinking Feeling" next season.

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    Season 3 

    Season 4 

    Specials 

    Across the 2nd Dimension 

  • "Everything's Better with Perry". It even wins the second Musical Cliptastic Countdown, beating "Summer Belongs to You" among others.
  • Though it's been cut, "Some Mysterious Force" qualifies.
  • "A Brand New Best Friend" qualifies as the most awesomely charming villain song ever in a Disney movie.
  • Special mention to many people's favorite, "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)". It will stand the test of time not only for Vincent Martella's wonderfully uplifting vocals and the excited yet soothing music, but also as the absolute be-all-and-end-all representation of summer to a child. Who can go against "Ice cream cones and/Cherry soda/Dripping down your chin"? That's it. That's summer.
  • "I Walk Away", as the inability to communicate causes Phineas to lose trust in Perry and send him away as the platypus is going to turn himself in an an effort to protect the boys. Phineas, Perry, and the audience are all devastated and heartbroken.
  • "Brand New Reality". Played as the five main characters travel across dimensions to return to theirs.
  • "Robot Riot". Seeing every single invention that Phineas and Ferb made up to that point fighting the Norm-bots with this song playing in the background is just epic. And the extended version.
  • Also special mention to "Kick It Up A Notch," which has the be the most epic ending song ever. How epic? It has majorly cool guitar playing by Slash. Who said he did it because he likes the show. How did the show's creators get Slash to do a song for the movie? He called them and asked.
  • Last but not least, "Takin' Care of Things", an equally heartwarming and thrilling tribute to the relationship between the title characters.
  • This one is from the video game based on it rather then the movie itself, but Gonna Get Gone is just as awesome as any song from the show itself.
    Candace Against the Universe 
  • "Such a Beautiful Day", sung by Candace, was released on July 24th, 2020, in time with the Comic-Con@Home panel, and proved to be very catchy. The show may have been off the air for some time, but this song proves they still got it!
  • "We're Back", the song written for the end credits. The title sums it up. The cast is singing about how they're back and ready for this new movie. It also still has a super fun catchy beat and is extremely upbeat. Also, the accompanying music video does something really unique, it adds new lip-sync to pre-existing clips from the series.
  • "Us Against the Universe sees Candace realize that she isn't alone, that the boys are always with her, she's special in her own way and that the universe isn't all against her. With the boys and all the siblings' friends joining in as a show of True Companions.
  • "Adulting" sees Doof and Isabella finally get a song together about who is better fit to lead the group and it is just as awesome and silly as it sounds.
  • The film used a live orchestra for its score, which is used to its full advantage, as evidenced by the four score tracks on the soundtrack album.
  • The Cut Song "Step into the Great Unknown" is a great song about how Phineas and the kids will do whatever they need to in order to bring Candace home, no matter how dangerous the situation might be.

    Miscellaneous 

Alternative Title(s): Phineas And Ferb The Movie Across The2nd Dimension, Phineas And Ferb Christmas Vacation, Phineas And Ferb Mission Marvel, Phineas And Ferb Star Wars, Phineas And Ferb The Movie Candace Against The Universe

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