Sweet Home Alabama: A definitive guide to every song in the movie

Some movies are worth a rewatch, and Reese Witherspoon's Sweet Home Alabama is one of the classic romantic comedies from the 2000s that remains fun to watch some 20 years later.

The story follows Melanie's (played by Witherspoon) walk back on memory lane as she revisits the past. That includes the redneck husband she married in high school who doesn't want to divorce her, halting her plan to marry her big-city bachelor fiance. It's a "home sweet home" Alabama story as Melanie realizes that while "you can take the girl out the South, you can't take the South out of the girl."

The movie is a sweet nostalgia for those who like Southern charm in movies, family drama, love triangles, and a fresh-faced, vintage Witherspoon. Another part of Sweet Home Alabama's charm is its catchy and easy-going soundtrack, from Jewel's Sweet Home Alabama to Gwen Stefani's Hella Good. The movie features both easy-listening songs and dance-worthy tunes from some of the biggest names in country and pop music.

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Sweet Home Alabama's title track and other songs in the movie explored

The movie's title track Sweet Home Alabama is an anthem that captures the drinking beer in a small-town bar and riding in a pick-up truck Southern vibe of the film. It's known as the "anthem of Southern pride," which was originally performed by the American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

However, for the movie, the title track that was featured was an alternative glossy rendition by singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher, aka Jewel. In her version, she also sings a bridge that wasn't in the original track:

"You don't gotta be from down here to get along just fine/ Being Southern is a state of mind."

Sweet Home Alabama has been featured in many other movies like Forrest Gump, Despicable Me, Joe Dirt, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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Every song in the movie

Below is the list of all the songs in the movie.

• Bring on the Day by Charlotte Martin
• Weekend Song by The Freestylers
• To Think I Used to Love You by Uncle Kracker (DJ Homicide Remix)
• Keep Your Hands to Yourself by The Calling
• Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Sheryl Crow
• Falling Down by Avril Lavigne
• You Got Me by Jason Chain
• Marry Me by Dolly Parton
• Gonna Make You Love Me by Ryan Adams
• Now That I Know by Shannon McNally
• Mine All Mine by SHeDAISY
• Felony Melanie - Sweet Home Alabama Suite (Score) by George Fenton
• Hella Good by Gwen Stefani/No Doubt
• Bright Lights, Big City by Cornbread
• Shame, Shame, Shame by Cornbread
• What This World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks by The Carlie Daniels Band

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More about Sweet Home Alabama

In the movie, Reese Witherspoon is the New York fashion designer Melanie who has settled into her life in the big city. She has a successful career and is engaged to the most eligible bachelor in The Big Apple. But as she moves forward in her big-city life, and hopefully, marry her new fiance, there's one secret that is holding her back—she's still married to her redneck high school sweetheart.

Determined to cut off all ties from her small-town past, she returns to her home in Alabama to convince her husband to sign the divorce papers. But as her estranged husband isn't willing to simply grant her wishes, she soon realizes that a lot of her rural Alabama hometown still lives within her.

Thanksgiving's Patrick Dempsey and Josh Lucas join Reese Witherspoon in the movie as her two leading men.

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Watch Sweet Home Alabama now streaming on Hulu and is available for rent or purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV.