Every song on the ‘Boots’ soundtrack

Miles Heizer and Liam Oh lead an irreverent coming-of-age tale in Netflix series Boots.

Based on the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White, the military drama follows the closeted Cameron Cope and his best friend Ray McAffey who join the US Marine Corps in the 1990s, when being gay in the military was illegal.

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The show’s cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Max Parker, Cedrick Cooper, Ana Ayora, Angus O’Brien, Dominic Goodman, Kieron Moore, Nicholas Logan, Rico Paris and Blake Burt.

All eight episodes were released on Netflix on October 9, 2025.

Who composed the soundtrack for Boots?

The show’s score is by Jongnic Bontemps, whose previous credits include Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts, Redfall 4400 and Wedding Season.

You can stream the full soundtrack below.

What other songs appear in the show?

The show features a wealth of needle drops, ranging from the Ramones to Queen. You can check out an episode-by-episode breakdown below.

Episode one – The Pink Marine
‘We Got The Beat’ – The Go Go’s
‘Hold On’ – Wilson Phillips
‘I Want To Break Free’ – Queen
‘Venus’ – Bananarama
‘Run Away (The Escape Song)’ – Oingo Boingo

Episode two – The Buddy System
‘What We All Want’ – Gang Of Four
‘Xtraordinary’ – Domestic Violet
‘Fast and Frightening’ – L7
‘Blue Monday’ – New Order
‘You’re All Talk’ – The Pandoras

Episode three – The Confidence Course
‘What’s A Girl To Do’ – Marcia Ball
‘Little Bit O’ Soul’ – Ramones
‘I’m Done!’ – It’s Dave Init
‘Princes Of The Universe’ – Queen
‘Fernando’ – ABBA
‘Shapeshifter’ – Faded Armor

Episode four – Sink Or Swim
‘Yesterday, Tomorrow, And Today’ – Little David Wilkins
‘Then’ – The Charlatans
‘When The Rainbow Comes’ – World Party

Miles Heizer in ‘Boots’ CREDIT: Netflix

Episode five – Bullseye
‘Wild Wild Life’ – Talking Heads
‘Waiting For The Night’ – Depeche Mode

Episode six – The Things We Carry
‘The Sweetest Taboo’ – Sade
‘Stop’ – Jane’s Addiction
‘Angel Of Mercy’ – David Kauffman
‘A Better Way’ – Johnny Smith Congregation
‘We Are The Champions’ – Queen
‘Elegia’ – New Order
‘Luv Dancin’ – Underground Solution feat. Jasmine

Episode seven – Love Is A Battlefield
‘Here And Now’ – Luther Vandross
‘U Can’t Touch This’ – MC Hammer
‘Bad News’ – J Shaw
‘Black Velvet’ – Alannah Myles
‘The Passenger’ – Iggy Pop
‘No Big Deal’ – Love And Rockets

Episode eight – The Crucible
‘Know Your Rights’ – The Clash
‘Changes’ – David Bowie
‘Hold On’ – Wilson Phillips
‘Under Pressure’ – Queen and David Bowie