Artist	Song
The Beach Boys	Wouldn't It Be Nice
from Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of The Beach Boys (2003)
Billy Idol	White Wedding, Pt. 1
from Billy Idol: Greatest Hits (2001)
INXS	Never Tear Us Apart
from The Best of INXS (2003)
Blue October & Imogen Heap	Congratulations
from Foiled (2006)
Plain White T's	Take Me Away
from All That We Needed (2005)
Jack's Mannequin	Dark Blue
from Everything In Transit (2005)
Fuel	Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
from The Best of Fuel (2005)
Aerosmith	What It Takes
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Aerosmith (2007)
Incubus	Earth to Bella, Pt. 1
from Light Grenades (2006)
Interpol	No I In Threesome
from Our Love to Admire (2007)
Korn	Twisted Transistor
from See You On the Other Side (2005)
TV On the Radio	Wolf Like Me
from Return to Cookie Mountain (2006)
My Chemical Romance	The Sharpest Lives
from The Black Parade (2006)
Motion City Soundtrack	Point of Extinction
from Even If It Kills Me (2008)
R.E.M.	Accelerate
from Accelerate (2008)
Right Said Fred	I'm Too Sexy
from Up (1992)
Jimmy Eat World	Chase This Light
from Chase This Light (2007)
Jackie Wilson	(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher
from Jackie Wilson: 20 Greatest Hits (2002)
Linkin Park	Pts. of. Athrty
from Reanimation (Bonus Track Version) (2006)
3 Doors Down	Duck and Run
from The Better Life (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Simon & Garfunkel	A Hazy Shade of Winter
from The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (1999)
Death Cab for Cutie	I Will Follow You Into the Dark
from Plans (2005)
Muse	Take a Bow
from Black Holes and Revelations (2009)
Muse	Assassin
from Black Holes and Revelations (2009)
OK Go	Invincible
from Oh No (2005)
Travis	Safe
from The Invisible Band (2009)
Arcade Fire	No Cars Go
from Neon Bible (2007)
Vertical Horizon	Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)
from Everything You Want (1999)
Hoobastank	The Reason
from The Reason (2003)

Comment:

If the daydream pop of the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” makes for a perfect intro to the married life of Bella and her beloved vampire Edward, then the rest of Stephenie Meyer’s carefully chosen musical muses for the twists and turns of [i]Breaking Dawn[/i] shows that the path of even true love is rarely smooth. The proof is in the playlist — from the bleeding hearts of Fuel’s dark and dangerous “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” to TV On the Radio’s wild alt-rock window onto the inner beast, “Wolf Like Me,” and the bitter song of vengeance "Take a Bow" from Meyer's most cherished muse of all, Muse. Lucky for us, Meyer loves a happy ending, one marked beautifully by Death Cab for Cutie’s solemn promise of loyalty and faith, “I Will Follow You Into the Dark,” and by the sweet sonic refuge of Travis’ “Safe.”

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