Sounds of The Stig
Sounds of The Stig was a tongue-in-cheek "album" whose cover was briefly shown on the dashboard of a Volkswagen Golf R32 as it was taken around by The Stig for a power lap. The selection of these music tracks set the tone for the character of The Stig, who would be characterised as a listener of easy-listening and blues music long after the character ventured into other genres throughout later series.
| # | Track name | Artist | Length | Episode | Heard during |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Guy's In Love With You" | Herb Alpert | 3:55 | Episode 1 | Pagani Zonda power lap |
| 2. | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B.J. Thomas | 3:02 | Episode 1 | Speed camera challenge (Honda Civic Type-R) |
| 3. | "Alfie" | Cilla Black | 2:40 | Episode 1 | Speed camera challenge (Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG) |
| 4. | "(They Long To Be) Close To You" | The Carpenters | 3:40 | Episode 1 | Speed camera challenge (TVR Tuscan S) |
| 5. | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross | 4:14 | Episode 2 | Ford Focus RS power lap |
| 6. | "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" | Doris Day | 3:44 | Episode 2 | Noble M12 GTO power lap[1] |
| 7. | "Hotel California" | Eagles | 6:30 | Episode 4 | Saloon Grand Prix |
| 8. | "We've Got Tonight" | Ronan Keating and Lulu | 3:39 | Episode 5 | Bentley Arnage T power lap |
| 9. | "Streets of London" | Ralph McTell | 4:20 | Episode 6 | Honda NSX-R power lap |
| 10. | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Elton John and Kiki Dee | 4:28 | Episode 6 | Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG power lap |
| 11. | "True" | Spandau Ballet | 5:39 | Episode 7 | Lotus Elise 111S power lap |
| 12. | "Copacabana" | Barry Manilow | 3:57 | Episode 8 | Maserati Coupé Cambiocorsa power lap |
| 13. | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 4:27 | Episode 9 | Volkswagen Golf R32 power lap |
| 14. | "Nights in White Satin" | The Moody Blues | 4:26 | Episode 10 | Lotus Esprit power lap |
If compiled together and made into a real album, its fourteen tracks would total a length of 54:15. Boston's "More Than A Feeling" was also heard during the power laps for the Aston Martin Vanquish and Ferrari 575M Maranello, but Jeremy Clarkson claimed that The Stig had bought the CD himself, so has not been included. If included, the album's length would extend further to 15 tracks and precisely 59:00 long.
It is worth mentioning that every track heard during the show's inaugural episode was composed by Burt Bacharach, who along with The Carpenters, gave their namesakes to corners of the Top Gear Test Track.
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- ↑ This track may not have had its use authorised, as it can only be heard for very brief snippets and host Jeremy Clarkson pretends not to know the name of the song.
