The cover for the soundtrack used in the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
Espionage is an instrumental song written and performed by the band Green Day. The song first appeared as a B-side for the 1997 Nimrod single, "Hitchin' a Ride" but would later be used as part for the "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Music from the Motion Picture" soundtrack. It later appears as the sixth but only instrumental track in Green Day's 2002 compilation album, Shenanigans. With a runtime of 3:23, it is the longest song to appear on the album.
Austin Powers Soundtrack[]
The song appears as the seventh track in the soundtrack, and is the only song by Green Day made for the movie. The song plays during a car chase scene in the movie. The song would later be nominated at the 2000 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Release History[]
- B-side for "Hitchin A Ride" single (1997)
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me OST (1999)
- Shenanigans (2002)