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{{Infobox album
| name       = Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album
| type       = Soundtrack
| artist     = Various artists
| cover      = transformers_dark_of_the_moon_soundtrack.png
| alt        =
| released   = June 14, 2011
| recorded   = 2009–2011
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[alternative metal]]|[[hard rock]]|[[post-grunge]]}}
| length     = 39:29 (standard edition)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00535BZKG |title=Transformers: Dark of the Moon — The Album |website=Amazon}}</ref>
| label      = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| producer   = {{flatlist|
* [[Randy Spendlove]]
* Livia Tortella
}}
| chronology = ''Transformers'' film soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Score]]
| prev_year  = 2009
| next_title = [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Score]]
| next_year  = 2011
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album
 | type        = soundtrack
 | single1     = [[Iridescent (song)|Iridescent]]
 | single1date = May 27, 2011
 | single2     = [[Monster (Paramore song)|Monster]]
 | single2date = June 7, 2011
 | single3     = [[All That You Are (Goo Goo Dolls song)|All That You Are]]
 | single3date = June 14, 2011
}}
}}

'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album''''' is a compilation album of various artists music from the 2011 film ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''. The first official single from the album is the radio edit version of "[[Iridescent (song)|Iridescent]]" by [[Linkin Park]]. The second single released for the film is "[[Monster (Paramore song)|Monster]]" by [[Paramore]]. The third single released is "[[All That You Are (Goo Goo Dolls song)|All That You Are]]" by [[Goo Goo Dolls]]. The [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Score|score]] was released digitally 10 days after the album. [[U2]] song "North Star" was used in the movie.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column  = Artist(s)

| title1        = [[Iridescent (song)|Iridescent]]
| note1         = Radio Edit
| extra1        = [[Linkin Park]]
| length1       = 3:59

| title2        = [[Monster (Paramore song)|Monster]]
| extra2        = [[Paramore]]
| length2       = 3:20

| title3        = [[The Only Hope for Me Is You]]
| extra3        = [[My Chemical Romance]]
| length3       = 4:32

| title4        = [[Taking Back Sunday (album)|Faith (When I Let You Down)]]
| extra4        = [[Taking Back Sunday]]
| length4       = 3:08

| title5        = [[Staind (album)|The Bottom]]
| extra5        = [[Staind]]
| length5       = 4:21

| title6        = Get Thru This
| extra6        = [[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]]
| length6       = 2:43

| title7        = [[All That You Are (Goo Goo Dolls song)|All That You Are]]
| extra7        = [[Goo Goo Dolls]]
| length7       = 3:12

| title8        = [[The Truth Is... (Theory of a Deadman album)|Head Above Water]]
| extra8        = [[Theory of a Deadman]]
| length8       = 3:32

| title9        = [[Set the World on Fire (Black Veil Brides album)|Set the World on Fire]]
| extra9        = [[Black Veil Brides]]
| length9       = 3:40

| title10       = [[Awake and Alive]]
| extra10       = [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]]
| length10      = 3:29

| title11       = [[Rio Grande Mud|Just Got Paid]]
| note11        = [[ZZ Top]] cover
| extra11       = [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]]
| length11      = 3:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline      = UK / European edition exclusive
| extra_column  = Artist(s)

| title12       = House On Fire
| extra12       = [[Beatsteaks]]
| length12      = 3:51
}}
{{Track listing
| headline      = iTunes deluxe edition exclusive
| extra_column  = Artist(s)

| title12       = [[Many Of Horror]]
| extra12       = [[Biffy Clyro]]
| length12      = 4:10

| title13       = The Pessimist
| extra13       = [[Stone Sour]]
| length13      = 3:22

| title14       = [[Imperfect Remixes|Goodbye - Gate 21]]
| note14        = Rock Remix
| extra14       = [[Serj Tankian]] featuring [[Tom Morello]]

| length14      = 3:39
| title15       = North Star
| extra15       = [[U2]]
| length15      = 2:36

| title16       = [[Sweet Emotion]]
| extra16       = [[Aerosmith]]
| length16      = 4:35
}}
{{Track listing
| headline      = GameStop exclusive
| extra_column  = Artist(s)

| title12       = Lifelong Dayshift
| extra12       = [[Middle Class Rut]]
| length12      = 4:28

| title13       = [[D.R.U.G.S. (album)|Graveyard Dancing]]
| extra13       = [[Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows|D.R.U.G.S.]]
| length13      = 3:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline      = Russian exclusive
| extra_column  = Artist(s)

| title12       = House on Fire
| extra12       = [[Beatsteaks]]
| length12      = 3:51

| title13       = Many of Horror (When We Collide)
| extra13       = [[Biffy Clyro]]
| length13      = 4:17

| title14       = The Pessimist
| extra14       = [[Stone Sour]]
| length14      = 3:23

| title15       = Goodbye — Gate 21
| note15        = Rock Remix
| extra15       = [[Serj Tankian]] featuring [[Tom Morello]]
| length15      = 3:39

| title16       = Lifelong Dayshift
| extra16       = [[Middle Class Rut]]
| length16      = 4:28

| title17       = Graveyard Dancing
| extra17       = [[Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows|D.R.U.G.S.]]
| length17      = 3:01

| title18       = [[Burning in the Skies]]
| extra18       = [[Linkin Park]]
| length18      = 4:13

| title19       = Running Blind
| note19        = Transformers Remix
| extra19       = [[t.A.T.u.]]
| length19      = 3:51
}}

==Usage in the film==
Despite the numerous songs contributed to the soundtrack, only five songs from the album are used in the film. "All That You Are" is played during the scene where [[Shia LaBeouf]]'s character [[Sam Witwicky]] is at work. U2's "North Star" is briefly played at the start of the scene where Sam Witwicky visits his girlfriend's office. "Iridescent"'s intro is played during the scene when Sam rides through the devastated [[Chicago]] city. "Iridescent", "Monster" and "Many of Horror" are used at the end credits.

==Reception==
Chad Grischow of [[IGN]] gave a favorable review of the album, saying the album has "few too many tracks here you likely have lurking elsewhere on your iPod and not enough new treats to wholly recommend" but assures the listener "will definitely find pieces here worth saving from the scrap heap."<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/16/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-soundtrack-review |title=Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Soundtrack Review |last=Grischow |first=Chad |date=June 16, 2011 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=May 18, 2024}}</ref>

Irving of [[Sputnikmusic]] described it as "shiny and heartless as its predecessors, the compilation features cut after cut of tunes carelessly prepared by a loose collection of knuckle-dragging rock outfits who were either always unbelievably mediocre or are already way past their prime", but believed Mastodon's cover of "Just Got Paid" to have "enough purposeful kitsch present herein to at least send ''Music From Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' out on a non-sour note."<ref name="sputnikmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/44130/Soundtrack-Film-Transformers-Dark-of-the-Moon/ |title=Soundtrack (Film) - Transformers: Dark of the Moon (album review) |website=[[Sputnikmusic]] |date=June 22, 2011 |author=Irving |access-date=May 18, 2024}}</ref>

{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=transformers-dark-of-the-moon-mw0002149838 |label=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |first=James Christopher |last=Monger |access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[IGN]]
| rev2score = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN"/>
| rev3 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev3score = 2.0/5<ref name="sputnikmusic" />
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529073726/http://transformers3music.com/ |date=May 29, 2011 |title=Official Album Website}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602043045/http://www.transformersmovie.com/ |date=June 2, 2011 |title=Official Movie Website}}
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