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GLEE: THE GRADUATION ALBUM Set for May 15 Release

By: Apr. 17, 2012
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Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album will become available May 15. The album includes the Glee versions of Queen's "We Are The Champions," Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory" and Jason Mraz's "I Won't Give Up."

Glee fans will get a sneak peek of 8 new songs recorded for the season finale, including Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days," Beyoncé's "I Was Here," Madonna's "I'll Remember," and Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)." The season 3 finale will air at a special time following American Idol on Tuesday, May 22 at 9PM ET/PT on FOX. Also included in this collection is the GLEE Cast's version of "We Are Young" by fun., which sold over 137,000 tracks in its first week and debuted at the top of the digital charts (see below for full track listing).

Glee returned last week from its mid-season hiatus with the cast "embarking on the journey to graduation. With the school year drawing to a close, New Directions get ready to take on the competition at nationals and its members prepare themselves for one of high school's biggest milestones - the prom. The remainder of the season will feature highly-anticipated selections from Saturday Night Fever as well as a poignant Whitney Houston tribute episode."

Glee has sold more than 43 million songs and over 12 million albums worldwide. The show scored three consecutive #1 releases with Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, and Glee: The Music, Journey To Regionals. The RIAA has certified Glee: The Music, Volume 1 and Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Platinum (sales in excess of 1 million units) as well as Glee: The Music, Volume 2, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 and Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Gold (sales in excess of 500,000 units).

The full track listing for Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album is as follows:

1. We Are Young
2. Edge Of Glory
3. I Won't Give Up
4. We Are The Champions
5. School's Out
6. I Was Here
7. I'll Remember
8. You Get What You Give
9. Not The End
10. Roots Before Branches
11. Glory Days
12. Forever Young
13. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)



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