How To Listen To Every Song From The Boys Season 3

Every good superhero story has to have a killer soundtrack, and "The Boys" is no different, even if it is subverting a lot of superhero tropes. The series' third season features a killer soundtrack that includes music from just about every genre. There's electronica, rap, classic pop ... there's even a Spanish-language cover of a Wham! classic. So if you've been watching "The Boys" and want to know who made all of these great songs and where you can find them, look no further! New episodes of "The Boys" debut on Fridays on Prime Video, and this list will be updated as new episodes drop and new songs are added. Pop on some headphones, turn it up loud, and enjoy!

Minor spoilers for "The Boys" season 3, episodes 1 to 4 ahead. 

There are several original songs unique to "The Boys" universe in season 3, and among them is Laurie Holden as the Crimson Countess singing "America's Son." Her singing voice is lovely, but the song is a schmaltzy ballad singing the praises of Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), who probably isn't worthy of all the adoration given what we know about most Vought superheroes. Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) seems pretty impressed when she watches Crimson Countess perform in episode 2, "The Only Man in the Sky," but Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) isn't having it. Later, Crimson Countess shows Kimiko her latest song and music video, but that song has yet to hit the Official "The Boys" playlist. At least you can hear the Countess croon on this track, even if the lyrics are cringe-inducing. 

Hughie (Jack Quaid) and Annie, aka Starlight (Erin Moriarty) haven't had the easiest romance. She's one of the members of the Seven, while he's now working with Victoria Neuman and the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs as a senior analyst, so things seem like they might finally be a bit peaceful for the pair. In episode 1, "Payback," Hughie wakes up in Annie's apartment and we see their morning routine, including sex, a quick workout for Hughie, and a healthy breakfast all set to Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl." The lyrics perfectly fit the differences in Hughie and Annie's lifestyles, as he tries to figure out his place in the corporate-government nightmare of Vought and the FBSA, while she soars as America's sweetheart. The lyric "She'll say I'm not so tough just because I'm in love" is especially sweet, because Hughie clearly is head over heels for Annie. 

"You've Got a License to Drive (Me Crazy)" is a song performed by the in-universe all-superhero boy band Super-Sweet, led by Drummer Boy, who later changes his name to Supersonic. He's played by actor Miles Gaston Villanueva, who also did all of the singing for the role. He's one of three superheroes competing for a spot in the Seven on a reality TV series, and they want him to perform the song live as part of the competition in episode 2. Supersonic is embarrassed, thinking that the song was creepy when he was a teenager and sang it to younger girls, but as an adult he feels even grosser. His old pal Starlight tries to reassure him that he can push back, though she might be trying to keep him out of danger by getting him kicked off the show. 

The episode 3 title credits pop up while N.W.A.'s "Express Yourself" plays, transitioning into Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso) cleaning The Boys' hideout and talking with Frenchie, who's snacking on a very messy powdered jelly donut. The song appears to be playing diegetically in the scene, maybe on the radio or MM's iTunes playlist. Either way, we know he's a fan of the rap group, because he's wearing an N.W.A. shirt in the scene while he tells Frenchie to watch himself so he doesn't make a wreck of the building. 

In episode 3, we learn that Vought sent the superhero team Payback, including Crimson Countess and Soldier Boy, to assist the Contra rebel faction in Nicaragua in partnership with the American government. The superheroes clearly aren't taking it too seriously, blasting the 1984 Scorpions hit "Rock You Like a Hurricane" as they pose for photos. It's probably not the best idea to have a bunch of egomaniacal supes involved in what could easily become an international incident, but Vought's always going to try to have a hand in the chaos. 

Episode 4 begins with a fake video from the real 1980s series "Solid Gold," featuring Soldier Boy singing Blondie's "Rapture" in front of the "Solid Gold" dancers. "Rapture" is kind of a weird song, mixing poppy beats with rap, and seeing Ackles practically deliver a Shatner-esque line reading as rap is a work of art. Thankfully, the full-length "Solid Gold" performance is available online, so you can watch it over and over (and over) again. Because who wouldn't? 

Russian rock band Jane Air appear on the soundtrack with their 2005 song "Junk," which plays immediately after a scene where Maeve (Dominique McElligott) and Starlight have a conversation about who gave Butcher Temp V. The song actually plays during the transition in scenes as the members of The Boys over in Russia looking for Soldier Boy zip around in their van, setting up the next sequence and getting us in the mood for some raucous Russian action. The song is pretty punk, the kind of thing Frenchie might actually play in his van, though its twisting guitars also make it kind of unsettling.