Moulin Rouge! was a defining movie of 2001. Based not-so-loosely on the opera La Traviata, new interpretations of modern songs were woven into to the plot. While the film was nominated for eight Oscars, it only received two.
Several songs on the soundtrack broke into the mainstream during Moulin Rouge!'s run. Fatboy Slim's "Because We Can", a manic, high energy electronic piece, was probably most commonly heard in spin classes around the nation, but did have some radio play.
The song that really broke out was "Lady Marmalade", performed by P!nk, Lil' Kim, Christina Aguilera, and Mya. "Lady Marmalade" became the song of the summer.
A second volume of music was released in early 2002, nearly a year after the first. While Moulin Rouge! Vol. 2 did not do as well as the first soundtrack, it featured remixes, instrumentals, and music from the film that had not been included in the original movie.
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