17 Scenes From 2000s Movies That Were Accompanied By The Perfect Song

Raise your hand if your introduction to "Bohemian Rhapsody" was Anne Hathaway singing it in Ella Enchanted.

1. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson — 13 Going on 30

Sony Pictures Releasing

An absolutely iconic music AND dance moment. You're lying if you didn't try to learn the dance.

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2. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (covered by Anne Hathaway) — Ella Enchanted

Miramax Films

A top 3 cover of the song, TBH.

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3. "Stupid Cupid" by Mandy Moore — The Princess Diaries

Buena Vista Pictures

Technically, this is a Disney villain song.

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4. "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield — Bend It Like Beckham

Helkon SK

A song to make you feel ~sporty~.

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5. "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai — Napoleon Dynamite

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Another dance that we all tried to learn.

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6. "4ever" by The Veronicas — She’s the Man

DreamWorks Pictures

The anxiety in this scene!!

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7. "This Is Me" by Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas — Camp Rock

Disney Channel

When Joe/Shane came out singing....we all collectively, as a generation, cried.

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8. "Dirty Little Secret" by The All-American Rejects — John Tucker Must Die

20th Century Fox

This song gets a rep for playing in every teen movie, but this is its most iconic, imo.

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9. "This Woman's Work" by Maxwell — Love & Basketball

New Line Cinema

This scene got us all feeling ~some type of way~.

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10. "One Way or Another" by Blondie — Mean Girls

Paramount Pictures

"IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S HEADING TO THE PROJECTION ROOM ABOVE THE AUDITORIUM!"

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11. "Freeze Frame" by Jump5 — Sleepover

MGM Distribution Co.

Name a better matchup of a song and a movie scene. I'll wait.

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12. "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse — Twilight

Summit Entertainment

The Twilight soundtrack did NOT have to go this hard.

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13. "Bet on It" by Zac Efron — High School Musical 2

Disney Channel

A song perfect for every angsty teenager moment.

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14. "Get Up offa That Thing / Release the Pressure" by James Brown (covered by Oliver James) — What a Girl Wants

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures

I miss teen movies having big group song-and-dance breaks. Let's bring those back.

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15. "Mickey" by Toni Basil — Bring It On

Universal Pictures

This song may have played during the credits, but it still feels like an iconic part of this movie.

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16. "Perfect Day" by Hoku — Legally Blonde

MGM Distribution Co.

I cannot even listen to this song without thinking of Legally Blonde.

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17. And finally, "Only Hope" by Mandy Moore from A Walk to Remember

Warner Bros. Pictures

I think we all collectively fell in love with Mandy Moore in this moment.

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