The viral bops from Heated Rivalry are finally getting a physical release. Billboard reports that the soundtrack album to Crave’s hit gay hockey show will drop this summer on CD and vinyl (in two different variants, no less).
Preorders open this Thursday, March 26 through Milan Records, a Los Angeles-based record label. Fans can sign up for availablity updates on its website. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet.
The album includes 11 songs that were featured in the first season of Heated Rivalry, including Wet Leg’s “mangetout,” t.A.T.u’s “All the Things She Said,” and Harrison’s clubby cover of the latter. It also comes with a previously unreleased bonus track called “One Soul (Cottage Mix),” written by Peter Peter, the Canadian composer behind the show’s original score.
That full 34-track score will be available on the CD, while the vinyl version has a selection of 18 tracks from it. Both formats will ship with a double-sided poster and liner notes by Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney. The vinyl includes two extra trading cards and double-sided disc sleeves printed with imagery from the show, making it a true collector’s item.
Based on author Rachel Reid’s bestselling Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry follows a secret romance between Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), two fictional rival hockey players. The show debuted on HBO Max and the Canadian streaming service Crave last November to surprise success, spawning a passionate fandom and turning its leading men into superstars overnight.
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Season two of Heated Rivalry will begin production this August, a month before Reid releases her seventh Game Changers installment, Unrivaled. It’s now available for preorder.
Heated Rivalry soundtrack variants
The “Icy Inferno” variant will be sold exclusively through Milan Records and Sony Music Canada.
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The Heated Rivalry soundtrack CD features two discs printed with shirtless photos of Rozanov and Hollander. The vinyl comes in two variants that are identical save for their pressing colors:
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The “Montreal vs. Boston Edition” includes two-toned LPs pressed in red/blue and black/yellow, representing the show’s two main hockey teams.
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The “Icy Inferno” variant has two clear LPs.
The CD and the Montreal vs. Boston Edition vinyl will both be widely available at major retailers and indie record stores. The Icy Inferno vinyl variant will only be sold through Milan Records and Sony Music Canada.
Summer playlist secured.
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Listings will start to go live at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday, but don’t bother setting your alarm. “Stock is not limited for the pre-order, so no need to wake up early or worry about missing it!” Milan Records states on an FAQ page. “There will be plenty of options for purchase during the initial pre-order launch.”
The CD and both vinyl variants are slated to start shipping on July 10, the same day the album arrives on digital, per Billboard. Visit Milan Records’ website to check out the complete tracklist.
