Not Suitable For Work is Mindy Kaling’s new comedy series, but what songs appear in the show? Find out below.
The nine-episode show has been created by Kaling, the comedy writer and actor known for The Office and The Mindy Project. It follows five ambitious twenty-somethings in Manhattan as they try to make it in their careers while navigating their messy personal lives.
It follows on from Kaling’s other workplace/coming-of-age comedies including The Sex Lives Of College Girls and Never Have I Ever, and it stars Ella Hunt, Avantika Vandanapu, Will Angus, Jack Martin, Nicholas Duvernay and Jay Ellis.
The first three episodes premiered on June 2, with further instalments arriving weekly until the season finale on June 23. It is airing on Hulu in the US, while UK viewers can watch it on Disney+.
Watch the trailer here:
The show has received mixed reviews so far from critics, with the aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes currently giving it a 47 per cent critics’ rating.
Never Have I Ever, however, scored a four-star review from NME in 2020, which noted: “Showrunners Kaling and Fisher make use of many genre tropes throughout this tongue-in-cheek exploration of trauma, but thanks to its screwball script and kooky characters, the result is a sharp, thoughtful comedy you’ll probably watch in one sitting.”
Every song on the Not Suitable For Work soundtrack
The show includes an original score from composer Gabriel Mann, who is known for his work on huge shows such as Modern Family and Emily In Paris.
In addition, it makes use of a number of needle drops from big names, including Dua Lipa, James Brown and LCD Soundsystem.
The full list so far is:
EPISODE ONE
Shirley Ellis – ‘The Clapping Song’
Dua Lipa – ‘Levitating’
The Meters – ‘Hand Clapping Song’
Keith – ‘I Only See You’
NoMBe – ‘Wait’
The Magnetic Fields – ‘The Dreaming Moon’
LCD Soundsystem – ‘Dance Yrself Clean’
EPISODE TWO
James Brown – ‘The Boss’
Harry Nilsson – ‘I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City’
Edwin Starr – ‘Twenty Five Miles’
Craig Gildner – ‘One Hour To Love Me’
Richard Swift – ‘Lady Luck’
The Kinks – ‘Waterloo Sunset’
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – ‘Better Things’
EPISODE THREE
The Screaming Gypsy Bandits – ‘Prematurely (Fly Me Away)’
Rubber Band Gun – ‘Tug Of War’
Soul Heirs – ‘Hot Links’
Silver Synthetic – ‘Only Time’
The KVB – ‘Submersion’